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The MAR-BIO programme is a 2-year programme of 120 credits. The programme will start with one mandatory hybrid course of 15 credits, jointly taught by the three Nordic universities. This mandatory introductory course will include three 1-week sections, where students gather at the three Nordic partner Universities for an intensive campus course at each site.

The students will be registered at the Consortium University of their respective admission and the successful completion of the programme leads to a double/multiple degree, i.e., separate degree certificates from each Consortium University where the student has studied. The student should apply for the degree at least at two Consortium Universities for the Nordic Master.

Thereafter the students are free to choose courses (5-30 credits) for the rest of the first year from a “smorgasbord” of relevant course offered by the Nordic partner Universities.

The second year of the MAR-BIO programme must be taken as an individual research project course - the degree project. Joint seminar series and shared activities will be planned throughout the programme to help the students communicate and create group cohesion. This will facilitate their academic integration and identify the added value of being part of a unique, international, interdisciplinary master’s programme.

The degree project, of 60 credits, should be conducted at one of the Consortium Universities or at one, to the Consortium University associated partner from industry, authorities or public body. The local master thesis rules and procedures of the chosen university will apply. In preparation for the degree project all students must have taken a relevant methodology course, either during their bachelor or during the first year of the MAR-BIO programme.

After successful completion of the programme, students shall be awarded master’s degrees from at least two of the Consortium Universities where they have been admitted. The Consortium Universities will each issue a degree certificate (including a diploma supplement). A diploma for the Nordic Master will accompany these student degree certificates.

A requirement for a Nordic Master’s programme is a mobility of at least 30 ECTs for all students. This will be fulfilled by course work at one or more of the partner universities that is not the university where the students registered to the programme and will be assured through the establishment of an individual study plan (ISP) for each student.

The student have the possibility to structure the programme in a natural science profile, a social science profile, or a mix, based on the elective courses chosen during the first year. An ISP will be established, in communication between the student and a study counsellor. This is to support and guide each individual student in their course choices and to ensure that the student fulfil the requirements for a degree from two or more of the Consortium Universities.

As the MAR-BIO programme is interdisciplinary in its character, individual study plans crossing over between natural sciences and social sciences will be encouraged. However, the students are also free to choose course profiles focusing mainly on the natural sciences or the social sciences.

During the mandatory course study counsellors will together with the student set up the ISP for each student to support each student’s unique course choices in line with their interests and the courses prerequisites. The ISP will also ensure that the 30 ECTS mobility requirement will be fulfilled. There are more than 50 courses included in the MAR-BIO “smorgasbord”.

The courses are placed at all different positions of the academic year and there are at least 10 recommended courses from each University. Please see the list (that are continuously updated) of all courses, with links to course plans, under "COURSES ON OFFER".

The MAR-BIO programme will educate the next generation professionals with knowledge and skills in production and utilization of marine bioresources. Knowledge of modern transdisciplinary methods to implement the FAO conventions on responsible fisheries and the ecosystems approach to aquaculture are essential for future ocean professionals.

The programme will develop new networking and partnership opportunities between academic institutions and seafood trade, product, and marketing institutions for MAR-BIO students.

The three partner universities have extended networks with relevant stakeholders in the private sector, management authorities, and higher education worldwide. This will ensure good contacts and build student networks for future job opportunities.

MAR-BIO students will have the possibility to apply for PhD positions at all partner universities.

Many employers within the area of production and utilization of marine bioresources require international collaboration, therefore the mandatory mobility between the three Nordic Universities as well as ample possibilities for other mobility is a valuable qualification for future employments.

The master’s programme in Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Marine Bioresources is a programme at the advanced level and is intended as a continuation of a Bachelor’s degree (180 credits) in natural science, social science or arts.

There is one mandatory course (15 credits) needed for the degree and 60 credits should be in the form of a degree project at the advanced level. Of the remaining 45 credits of elective courses to be included in the degree, at most 30 credits can be at the basic level. The programme leads to a Degree of Master of 91̽�� with a major in Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Marine Bioresources.

To apply for the master’s programme in Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Marine Bioresources, please go to any of the following admission sites:

• University 91̽��:

• Nord University, Bodø: applicants from the Nordic countries read ; applicants from non-Nordic countries read ; read more about admission requirements .

• Holar University: Please contact the Division for Graduate Studies by email, kennsla@holar.is

The programme applies separate admission rounds at each Consortium University according to national and local requirements. All applications passing the requirements will be sent to the programme committee together with the letter of intent for discussion and suggestions on students to be admitted. Admission of students will thereafter be decided by each Consortium University. Student complaints pertaining to admission decisions are handled by each Consortium University according to national and local rules and procedures.

The programme follows the local tuition fee policy of each Consortium University. Student Union fees are charged according to the regular procedures of each Consortium University.

When applicable, students will pay tuition fees, student union or registration fees, directly to the universities involved in their study track according to the universities’ regulations. Total fees charged will vary accordingly. Under no circumstances shall a student be charged double fees for any part of the programme.

The MAR-BIO programme have Erasmus agreements between all Consortium Universities that are open for all programme students to apply.

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Furthermore there will be possibilities to apply for mobility grants specifically for the three sections of intensive campus courses during the mandatory course.

The application route for the individual courses, which are part of the master's programme, are according to the national and local rules of the Consortium University that offers the course.

University 91̽��

Autumn period 1:
ES2614 Resource efficiency - energy, material flows and ecosystem services,
MAR440 Marine project - From idea to action
MAR461 The sea and society relationship; historical perspectives, present status and future challenges
BIO333 Applied Project in Biology (internship)

Autumn period 2:
ES2611 Environmental management systems,
MAR462 Blue economy and sustainable use of marine resources,
BIO283 Conservation ecology in water,
BIO333 Applied Project in Biology (internship)

Autumn period 3:
SK1138 Miljöpolitik i teori och praktik

Autumn period 4:
SK1139 Swedish environmental politics in a comparative perspective

Spring period 1:
BIO560 Animal ecophysiology from a climate perspective,
BIO435 Ecological Toxicology: Physiology,
BIO458 Primary Producers of the Sea,

MAR210 Biogeochemical cycles in the sea,
MAR463 European Marine Directives and Policies - an Interdisciplinary Perspective.

Spring period 2:
BIO566 Stream Ecology and Fish Conservation,
BIO267 Marine Biodiversity,
BIO430 Ecological Toxicology: Ecology,
BIO451 Experimental marine ecology,
ES2423 Sustainable development: A case study approach,
MAR450 Chemical Dynamics in the Sea,

Spring period 3 and 4:
SK2221 Environmental politics and institutions
BIO484 Comparative Physiology of Marine Animals including Applications for Aquaculture,
 

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