Field experience is an essential component of all UQ marine programs – our expert course designers know that you learn best by doing.
Take one or more of the many field courses based at UQ’s marine stations.
Experience the Great Barrier Reef first hand at Heron Island, a tiny coral cay (island or key) 80 kilometres offshore. World experts will support your studies at one of the best equipped island research stations in the world. Share your days surrounded by life – sharks, rays, fishes, turtles and thousands of other species call the island’s fringed reef platform home. No snorkelling experience required.
A visit to Moreton Bay Research Station on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) offers the chance to study Moreton Bay (Quandamooka) and its many subtropical ecosystems, including sea grass, mangroves, coral reefs, rocky intertidal areas, lakes and surf beaches. Learn about the area’s history and culture from the Traditional Owners, the Quandamooka people.