Marine
Sciences course
South Africa's newest matric subject, built around the CAPS curriculum. Two oceans. Four strands. Thirty topics. One year to fall in love with the sea.
Oceanography
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Humans & the Ocean
Topicsin study order
01
Orientation to Marine Science
Humans & the Ocean
02
South African Marine Ecosystems
Marine Ecology
03
Topography of the Ocean Floor & Basins
Oceanography
04
The Open Ocean
Marine Ecology
05
Scientific Inquiry
Humans & the Ocean
06
Physical Properties of Water
Oceanography
07
Energy Transmission — Heat
Oceanography
08
History of Marine Sciences Research
Humans & the Ocean
09
Origin of Planet Earth
Oceanography
10
Interior of the Earth
Oceanography
11
Plate Tectonics
Oceanography
12
Geological Time
Oceanography
13
Life Processes & the Chemistry of Life
Marine Biology
14
Cell Biology
Marine Biology
15
Basic Classification
Marine Biology
16
Viruses and Bacteria
Marine Biology
17
Plankton
Marine Biology
18
Protists
Marine Biology
19
Sediments
Oceanography
20
Energy Transmission — Light
Oceanography
21
Important Metabolic Processes
Marine Biology
22
Cyanobacteria, Phytoplankton & Microalgae
Marine Biology
23
Seaweeds — Green & Red
Marine Biology
24
Brown Algae (Chromista)
Marine Biology
25
Vascular Plants
Marine Biology
26
Atmosphere
Oceanography
27
Human Impacts on Ocean Biodiversity
Humans & the Ocean
28
Evolutionary Trends, Body Plans, Symmetry
Marine Biology
29
Porifera (Sponges)
Marine Biology
30
Cnidaria
Marine Biology