Studies are carried out in subtidal, intertidal and pelagic environments in both temperate and tropical systems. There are many opportunities for carrying out research on fish and other marine organisms. The influence of pollutants on marine organisms. There is always a large number of postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students at the School, that facilitate productive levels of interaction among researchers. Honours is an undergraduate course.
Postgraduates can, however, apply for entry to the course at the end of each year.
There are two course work units and they are usually completed in the first half of the year. The course work components of this course are identical to that of Honours, if the Diploma is done with the School of Biological Sciences. Part of the assessment for this course usually involves the submission of a thesis proposal. Other graduate diplomas include the Diploma of Environmental Sciences. This course has a heavy course work component.