Maria Island marine biology experience

Delivery

Field trip

When

2025 dates to be announced

Cohort

Senior secondary

Where

Maria Island

Capacity

24 students

About the program

This predominately field-based unit consists of 5 days on picturesque Maria Island on the Tasmanian East Coast. The unit is open to 24 students and is designed to engage, challenge, excite and inspire you through a hands-on marine science program. It will encourage you to explore issues threatening biodiversity as well as the productivity of the marine system. Climate change, invasive species, pollution, debris and their associated social and economic impacts will be covered.

Get a head start in a career on the water

• Get credit for one unit towards your degree at the University of Tasmania
• Learn practical techniques normally taught on the job or at university
• Spend five days on Maria Island exploring the marine environment
• Day six is spent presenting your research findings in Hobart at the state-of-the-art Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
• This unit is offered via the University Connections Program at the University of Tasmania, and open to year 11 and 12 students.

This unit, Introduction to temperate marine biology (XAS101), is an introduction to our Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science.

We encourage you to complete A Primer for Marine and Antarctic Science before applying for this Maria Island unit. Taking A Primer for Marine and Antarctic Science not only helps you understand the subject better but also helps your chances of getting a place in the XAS101 unit.

What’s included*

The field trip contribution fee covers the following:

• Hobart airport transfers**
• Your accommodation in Hobart on the first and last night***
• Your transport from IMAS in Hobart to Maria Island and return
• Accommodation on Maria Island
• Hire of all required diving and survey gear
• All your meals.

*Please note, all inclusions are based on the 2024 program. Fees and details for 2025 are to be confirmed.
**For interstate students only.
**Accommodation on the first and last night is included only for students living 30 minutes or more by car from Hobart.

The University of Tasmania is committed to creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible educational experiences. Please let us know when registering how we can best support your needs.

Links to the Australian Curriculum

Ethical understanding

General capability

Creative and critical thinking

General capability

Personal and Social

General capability

Sustainability

Cross-curriculum priorities

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