Employers demand graduates with multi-disciplinary skills in physical and life sciences to lead government and industry through the uncharted challenges ahead. There are a number of career opportunities with many different employers relvant to each specialisation.
Coastal Physical Sciences
- Environmental consultant
- Careers in modelling and meteorology
- Oceanographer
Coastal management
- Environmental assessment and planning
- Environmental consultant
Marine Pollution
- Environmental assessment and planning
- Pollution control
- Environmental consultant
- Careers in chemical oceanography
Marine Ecology
- Environmental assessment and planning
- Environmental consultant
- Tourism operator
- Careers in biological oceanography
- Protected area and fisheries management
Employers
- Agencies responsible for coastal resource management (e.g. EPA, NPWS, DPIF) at local, state and federal government levels
- Marine research organisations (e.g. CSIRO)
- Environmental and engineering consultancies involved in coastal management and marine conservation
- Education - Marine Science teachers
- Self-employment in marine tourism and environmental consultancies.