Career Readiness
Gain unique experience through the opportunity to explore our field stations
Fieldwork is a vital element of environmental education and research within the Bachelor of Maine and Wildlife Conservation. A number of field stations provide excellent facilities to support these activities, some maintained with the support of volunteers, donors and research partners.
Coobowie Marine Research Station - Yorke PeninsulaProviding an ideal base for education and research in South Australian coastal, marine and estuarine environments.The site is used for teaching and research, and by affiliate organisations including the SA Museum for regular monitoring programs. Coobowie is often a base for University scuba enthusiasts diving at the nearby Edithburgh jetty.
The camps pose real-world challenges to students that encourage teamwork. Activities include exploration and sampling of the rocky shore habitats and organisms to understand their ecology and answer research questions.
Koonamore Vegetation Reserve - Far North Koonamore Vegetation Reserve is one of the longest running ecological monitoring sites in the world. Since 1926 the reserve has provided generations of scientists, students and volunteers the opportunity to study and preserve the unique arid ecology of the region.The reserve is set in low open chenopod shrubland and woodlands on Koonamore Station, a sheep grazing lease 400 km north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.
Gain real life experience through participation in our study tours Beneath the Waves - Timor-Leste in the coral triangle region of southeast Asia.Be immersed in a 12-night experience focusing on marine biodiversity, conservation issues and the challenges around ensuring food security today and into the future.
- Undertake a SCUBA diving course and learn monitoring methods for coral reefs, seagrasses and marine debris.
- Experience a young nation rebuilding and quickly developing, but facing numerous challenges.
- Learn about community monitoring of no-take conservation areas, and the increasing ecotourism opportunities.
- Visit the University in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, meet students studying marine biology.
Downstream Traffic - Cambodia
Experience observing ecology and animal trafficking in South Eastern Asia.
- Visit live animal markets, conservation parks and undertake wilderness experiences.
- This immersive cultural experience will enable students to gain knowledge and understanding of the South East Asian animal trafficking trade and conservation efforts.
The University of Adelaide Careers Service prepares, inspires and empowers students to achieve successful career transitions and connect with industry.
Potential careers
Marine Biologist,
Aquaculture,
Catchment Management,
Conservation Officer,
Conservation Scientist,
Conservationist,
Scientist,
Environmental Management,
Environmental Manager,
Environmental Scientist
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