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Course structure: Biology - master



Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Animal Biology: Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Biological timekeeping (10 ects)
Arctic Animal Biology: Exploring Physiological Control Mechanisms (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Animal Biology: Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment (10 ects)
Optional courses
Biological timekeeping (10 ects)
Arctic Animal Biology: Exploring Physiological Control Mechanisms (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Ecological Interactions (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Northern inland waters and global change (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Ecological Interactions (10 ects)
Optional courses
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Northern inland waters and global change (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Marine System Ecology and Climate Change (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Marine System Ecology and Climate Change (10 ects)
Optional courses
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Northern food web ecology (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Northern food web ecology (10 ects)
Optional courses
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Molecular Methods in Plant Biology (10 ects)
Molecular methods in environmental microbiology (10 ects)
1. year
2. semester:
Scientific Programming with Python in the life sciences (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Molecular Methods in Plant Biology (10 ects)
Molecular methods in environmental microbiology (10 ects)
Scientific Programming with Python in the life sciences (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Marine Pollution (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Arctic Marine Pollution (10 ects)
Optional courses
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester

Compulsory safety courses at semester start (no ECTS): HMS-0501, HMS-0502, HMS-0503 and HMS-0504
1. year
1. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Sustainability Science (10 ects)
Optional courses
1. year
2. semester:
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
2. year
3. semester:
Master's Thesis Biology (goes over 4 semesters) (60 ects)
2. year
4. semester:
Bærekraft og innovasjon (10 ects)
Sustainability Science (10 ects)
Optional courses
Ecological methodology: Study design and statistical analysis (10 ects)
Optional courses
Master's Thesis Biology (60 ects)
1. semester
2. semester
3. semester
4. semester