spring 2019 BIO-2003 From Individuals to Ecosystems - 10 ECTS
Admission requirements
Nordic applicants: Admission requirements are generell studiekompetanse + REALFA.
Application code: 9336
International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. 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
All applicants: The course requires basic knowledge in biology and ecology at university level. Basic knowledge in chemistry and mathematics is an advantage.
Course content
The course builds on prevailing ecological understanding from the level of individuals to populations and communities and finally to the ecosystem level. Each level will be addressed through current theoretical frameworks and methodologies within the associated research disciplines such as ecophysiology, life history, population, community and ecosystem ecology. The course will provide insight into how abiotic environmental factors and biotic interactions affect biodiversity, biological production in species and ecosystem function in different ecosystems. The course also examines how the adaptation of individual organisms to environmental variation in space and time can provide dynamics and structure at the population, community and ecosystem level.Objectives of the course
After completing the course the student should have acquired knowledge in ecological theory and introduction to key ecological studies. Study examples will largely be sourced from northern ecosystems and current research topics at UiT. Students should also have acquired introduction to basic ecological modeling.Language of instruction and examination
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language. When only Scandinavian students attend, language of instruction is Scandinavian.Error rendering component
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: BIO-2003
- Responsible unit
- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology