Apply for marine sciences subject in 2022
The eighth additional subject is taught at Thomas More College, but online lessons are offered to learners who are unable to attend contact lessons.
APPLICATIONS are now open for marine sciences, a new FET (Grade 10 to 12) subject that was developed by the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town and was approved by the Department of Education in 2019. If you have dreamed of becoming a marine biologist, this eighth additional subject may turn your dream into a reality.
The Thomas More College node offers contact lessons in marine sciences to Grade 10 and 11 learners from schools in the greater Durban area. Online lessons are also offered to learners who are not able to attend contact lessons due to their location.
The subject is taught twice a week for two hours, after school, throughout the school year. Practical sessions and excursions are arranged on weekends during the school term and in the school holidays.
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Marine sciences consists of a range of topics woven together in a transdisciplinary subject. It is designed to educate learners who have an interest in the ocean, its workings and the ocean’s influence on marine and land-based life. It is an ideal subject for those wishing to be employed in ocean-based industries after matric or those wishing to study further in the field of marine sciences.
The subject connects the realms of water, rocks, sediments, air, living organisms that inhabit the ocean, and their engagements with one another.
It draws attention to ocean ecosystems and their sensitivity to human activity and resource use.
This course will also equip learners with a thorough understanding of ways to conserve and sustain the ocean.
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