Course code: BIO-2610

Bachelor Thesis in Marine Biotechnology

Apply between November 1 and January 6
Campus Tromsø
Semester / Year Spring 2015
Credits 10

About the course

Practical or theoretical. The course can also be taken as a singular course
 

  • Practical laboratory work on a given subject in biotechnology that is given in agreement with the student at the beginning of the semester (Bachelor thesis).
  • Written term paper on the work of the subject

Admission requirements

Applicants from Nordic countries: Generell studiekompetanse + Matematikk R1 eller (S1+S2) og enten Matematikk (R1+R2) eller Fysikk (1+2) eller Kjemi (1+2) eller Biologi (1+2) eller Informasjonsteknologi( 1+2) eller Geologi (1+2) eller Teknologi og forskningslære (1+2).

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. It is a requirement that students have  some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics (Participants must have taken introductory level university courses, and achieved pass grades, in these subjects).

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no

Application code: 9336 (Nordic applicants).

Teaching methods

  • There will be an introduction at the beginning of the semester with presentation of the possible projects/tasks available (a given supervisor is appointed for each task)
  • Choice of project (belonging to a specific research groups in the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH))

Guidance, practical and theoretical, by the supervisor(s) in the objective and work of the project.

Language of instruction and examination

Norwegian or English (after agreement).

Recommended reading/syllabus

Will be dependent of the thesis that is chosen.

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

A written term paper (Bachelor thesis). The grading is "passed" or "failed".
A re-sit exam is arranged in the next semester.

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Responsible unit: The Norwegian College of Fishery Science
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