Master in Marine Biology and Global Change

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Study Programme

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Biological Oceanography 1 1st Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Modelling 1 1st Semester Compulsory INTERDISC 6.0
Marine Economic Botany 1 1st Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Population Ecology 1 1st Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Science, history and politics of climate change 1 1st Semester Compulsory INTERDISC 6.0
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources Sustentability 1 2nd Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Conservation and Management of Biodiversity 1 2nd Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Introduction to Marine Policy 1 2nd Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Seminar in Marine Biology 1 2nd Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 6.0
Advanced Topics in Biostatistics 1 2nd Semester Elective * INTERDISC 6.0
Environmental Quality Indicators 1 2nd Semester Elective * BIO MAR 6.0
Marine Resources and Marine Biotechnology 1 2nd Semester Elective * BIO MAR 6.0
Scientific Writing 1 2nd Semester Elective * INTERDISC 6.0
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project in Marine Biology and Global Change 2 1st Semester Compulsory BIO MAR 3.0
Dissertation in Marine Biology, Resources and Climate Change 2 Annual Elective * BIO MAR 57.0
Internship in Marine Biology, Resources and Climate Change 2 Annual Elective * BIO MAR 57.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit