Master of Antarctic Science

University of Tasmania Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology

The Master of Antarctic Science is a specialised coursework Masters program in polar marine biology. It provides students with advanced instruction and training in emerging approaches and technologies in marine biology. The course is designed to produce expertly trained scientists with international experience and research skills in the area of Antarctic marine science.

MAntSc students will develop an understanding of the roles the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic marine ecosystem play in the global climate system. The MAntSc was developed as part of the new International Antarctic Institute (IAI) and the UNESCO/Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Sciences.

The IAI is a multi-disciplinary consortium of international universities. MAntSc students are able to cross-credit study programs and may choose to take electives available at one of the twenty partner universities as well as undertake their research project in association with an IAI partner.