Minor in Aquatic Ecology

Minor Programme in Aquatic Ecology

A Minor programme offered by the Department of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with Department of Geography.

Updated 12 July 2024 – Students reading the BES XDP from Cohort AY2021/2022 may now declare to read the Minor in Aquatic Ecology.

Updated 12 July 2024 – For Cohorts AY2021/2022 onwards, LSM2251 is not required as an essential course; it is regarded as an elective option. Please refer to the revised requirements for the Minor in Aquatic Ecology below.

The revised set of Minor requirements accommodates the previous set of requirements. Students who have been following the previous set of requirements are expected to fulfill the Minor.

Updated 12 July 2024 – Two courses have been added as elective options for Cohorts AY2021/2022 onwards.

GE3216 Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing
HS2906 Saltwater: Society and the Sea

    The Minor in Aquatic Ecology aims to expose students to the important disciplines of marine and freshwater ecological studies while developing relevant specific skills, knowledge, and experience among them. With the increasing governmental, private, and societal interests in aquatic sciences, there is a growing demand for manpower with expertise in freshwater and/or marine ecology. This Minor complements aptly the primary disciplines of students from the Life Sciences Major and Geography Major. It will also enhance the training for students keen in related career opportunities at relevant governmental and private institutions in Singapore, including Public Utilities Board (PUB), National Environment Agency (NEA), National Parks Board (NParks), The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), DHI Group, and Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA).

    To be awarded the Minor, the following requirements are to be fulfilled:

    Minor in Aquatic Ecology Requirements
    (For Cohorts AY2016/17 to AY2020/21)    		 Minor in Aquatic Ecology Requirements
    (For Cohort AY2021/22 onwards)

    Essential Courses – Pass all of the following.

    • LSM2251 Ecology and Environment
    • LSM3254 Ecology of Aquatic Environments
    • GE2229 Water and Environment OR GE3255 Aquatic, Riparian and Coastal Systems
    • SP3203 Aquatic Ecology Research

    Essential Courses – Pass all of the following.

    • LSM3254 Ecology of Aquatic Environments
    • GE3255 Aquatic, Riparian and Coastal Systems
    • SP3203 Aquatic Ecology Research

    Elective Courses

    – Pass 1 of the following for Cohorts AY2019/20 and AY2020/21
    –     Pass 2 of the following for Cohorts AY2016/17 to AY2018/19.

    [For students reading Life Sciences Major, please select at least one non-LSM-prefixed course.]

    • GE2103 Our Planet: An Earth Systems Science Perspective
    • GE2215 Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing
    • GE2220 Terrestrial and Coastal Environments
    • GE2228/3253 Weather and Climate
    • GE3216 Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing
    • GE3221 Ecological Systems
    • GE3223/4234 Environmental Change in the Tropics
    • GE3246/4237 Environmental Pollution
    • GE3231 Natural Hazards
    • GE3256 Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Ecosystems
    • LSM2252 Biodiversity
    • LSM2253 Applied Data Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
    • LSM4257 Aquatic Vertebrate Diversity
    • LSM4260 Plankton Ecology
    • LSM4261 Marine Biology
    • LSM4264 Freshwater Biology
    • LSM4266 Aquatic Invertebrate Diversity

    Elective Courses – Pass 2 of the following.

    – For students reading Life Sciences Major/Second Major/Minor, at most one LSM-prefixed course is allowed.
    – For students reading Geography Major/Second Major, at most one GE-prefixed course is allowed.
    –For students reading BES XDP, please select from HS2906, GE3216 and LSM4260.

    • GE2103 Our Planet: An Earth Systems Science Perspective
    • GE3216 Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing
    • GE3231 Natural Hazards
    • GE3253 Weather and Climate
    • GE3256 Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Ecosystems
    • HS2906 Saltwater: Society and the Sea
    • LSM2251 Ecology and Environment
    • LSM4257 Aquatic Vertebrate Diversity
    • LSM4260 Plankton Ecology
    • LSM4261 Marine Biology
    • LSM4264 Freshwater Biology
    • LSM4266 Aquatic Invertebrate Diversity

     

    Note:
    For Life Sciences Major students, please take note that the double-counting between Life Sciences Major and this Minor in Aquatic Ecology is up to 8 units or two courses only. Please read sufficient additional LSM courses to fulfill the two programmes.

     

    Application

    This is an open Minor and is available to undergraduate students from all disciplines, except those who are reading the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) degree from Cohorts AY2020/21 and earlier. The declaration to join the Minor should be made by the start of the fifth semester of the undergraduate candidature.

    Declaration is via EduRec. Please refer to the Academic Plan Application/Declaration (APAD) website for more details.

    For enquiry on Minor in Aquatic Ecology, you may contact the Programme Coordinator, Assoc Prof Peter Todd dbspat@nus.edu.sg.