6 ECTS credits
178 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021324ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Biology
Educational team
Sven Sebastian Uhlmann
Marc Kochzius (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
36 contact hours Lecture
20 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
40 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course covers different aspects of marine ecology and fisheries. The lecture will give an overview on:

1st semester:

  • oceanography
  • pelagic biological processes
  • benthic biological processes
  • coral reef ecology
  • the Southern Ocean
  • global change in the ocean
  • connectivity and larval dispersal

 

2nd semester (M. Kochzius):

  • global status of marine fisheries
  • industrial fisheries
  • small-scale (artisanal) fisheries
  • fishing techniques
  • socio-economics of fisheries
  • management of fisheries
  • international seafood trade
  • stock assessment
  • fisheries ecology
  • overfishing and sustainability

 

The practical part will focus on:

  • sampling techniques in fisheries research on board of a research vessel
  • analysis of the data collected during the excursion on the research vessel
Course material
Digital course material (Required) :
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General competences

ILO 1  Knowledge in the field of marine and lacustrine studies, advanced knowledge in one of the subdisciplines and in the interaction of the various subdisciplines within the broader field of application.

ILO 5  The ability to assume a responsible role in a pluridisciplinary team and, with overarching knowledge and insight, to develop collaboration with various sectors of society including the corporate sector (e.g. the harbour industry, tourism, fisheries, aquaculture).

ILO 6  Advanced and thorough practical skills in field research, experimental research, research in a laboratory context and in processing data, in order to solve scientific questions.

ILO 7  Advanced organisational skills in relation to research (teamwork, task division, development and logistics of a research approach).

ILO 11  The ability to translate scientific views and results into a feasible and realistic management plan or to give an expertise-based contribution to a governance plan in (inter)national perspective.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Reports with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The mode of assessment will be based on two parts.

Theoretical part (70%): oral examination

Practical part (30%): report(s)

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management: Standaard traject