Course code: BIO-3526

Marine Botany I

Se how you can apply

Apply between July 20 and August 9

Campus Tromsø

Semester / Year Autumn 2014

Credits 10

NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year

About the course

Master course for biology students.The course is available as a singular course.

Geophysical growth regime of northern phytoplankton(hydrophysics, elements and irradiance)
Communities and dynamics (species composition, taxonomy, ice flora, bloom dynamics)
Selected themes, e.g. biological pump,usefulness of field research, is Sverdrup dead

Admission requirements

Local admission, application code 9371 - - Master`s level singular course.
Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) in biology or equivalent qualification in biology.

Objectives of the course

The course deals with important basic (classical) aspects of high latitude phytoplankton, i.e. the species of northern microalgae communities and characteristics of the environment they thrive in. Included is a survey of the hydrophysical and phytoplankton literature of the Norwegian Coast northwards from the Arctic Circle.

Prerequisites

Teaching methods

The course comprise 9 main lectures (2 hrs.) plus 1 hr. seminar folowing each lecture. The students shall prepare thoroughly to each lecture and also organize the seminars (1 hr.). At least 2 of the main teachers are present at each seminar. The syllabus literature (36 review articles) will be handed out

Language of instruction and examination

English

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Assessment

Oral exam. A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.
There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.

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