Erasmus Mundus Master Of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Life sciences From 1 September 2012 - 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||||
120ECTS Master's Degree This program is accredited by the NVAO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full Time English The study programme is divided in 3 thematic modules : (1) Understanding the structure and function of marine biodiversity deals with the fundamental aspects of Oceanography (on a multidisciplinary basis, including physics, chemistry, geology, biology, ecology, biogeography, climate change), the structure and functioning of Marine Biodiversity (from genes to habitats) and with Impact studies. Students need to take at least 24 credits from this first module. (2) Toolbox for investigating marine biodiversity provides an advanced training in Statistics and experimental design, Modelling, Taxonomy, Data and Information Management, Field observations and interpretation and Molecular methods. Students need to take at least 20 credits from this second module. (3) Conservation and Restoration of marine biodiversity deals with the application of the above mentioned theories and methods in order to develop a sustainable use of the marine environment. Students need to take at least 10 credits from this third module. The programme (2 years or 120 ECTS) is complemented with summer schools on specialized topics in European Marine Research Stations operating within the EU-Network of Excellence MarBEF. A research project (Master thesis) of 30 ECTS is presented within the field of one of the three thematic areas. The Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC) is offered by a University consortium consisting of 6 partners (Group I : Ghent University (Belgium), University of Bremen (Germany), University of the Algarve (Portugal), and group II : University Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 006 (France), University of Oviedo (Spain) and University of Klaipèda (Lithuania)) The study programme is divided in 3 thematic modules: (1) Understanding the structure and function of marine biodiversity, (2) Toolbox for investigating marine biodiversity, (3) Conservation and Restoration of marine biodiversity. More information about the study programme can be found here. Student mobility is an integral part of the Master : students start in one of the three group I Universities for 2 semesters; for the third semester, students move to one of the group II Universities. The research project for the thesis work is performed in one of the partner institutions (including institutes of the MarBEF- NoE). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Knowledge of the English language is a basic requirement: A prerequisite for admission is that applicants have a Bachelor (or Master) degree in biology, ecology, environmental sciences, oceanography, marine sciences, geography, geology, or other equivalent degrees with minimum 180 credits. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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