Admission requirements are:

• Higher education entrance qualification

• Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) within bioscience or social science, including socio economy

• Average grade of C or better (laudabilis) in the Bachelor’s degree.

• A motivation letter must be uploaded to the application portal within the specified deadline.

For applicants outside the Nordic countries, applicants are asked to document proficiency in English language.

Applicants are ranked by:

1. Motivational letter

2. Grades of the Bachelor’s degree

3. An interdisciplinary constellation of the class.

Applicants will be ranked by their motivation letters. The applicant’s motivation for the study, and his/her motivation for the idea of travelling between the partner universities, as well as his/her academic background and future career plans will be emphasized.

Applicants apply to the preferred university. It’s possible to apply to more than one.

General admission and documentation requirements

Knowledge:

After completion of the MAR-BIO programme the candidate:

• has thorough knowledge of the broader perspective on sustainable production and utilisation of marine bioresources, especially within aquaculture in a Nordic perspective.
• depending on the profile of the master’s thesis, has an understanding of the impact of marine bioresources on coastal communities
• has thorough knowledge of theories on sustainability and value creation of marine bioresources
• has a thorough knowledge about scientific theories and methods in the field of marine bioresources.
• knows the basics of project formulation and research design.

Skills:

After completion of the MAR-BIO programme the candidate can:

• analyse and relate critically to different sources of information and use these to structure and formulate scholarly arguments
• use relevant methods for research and development work in an independent manner
• carry out an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics
• present acquired knowledge as well as own analyses and syntheses, both orally and in writing

General competence:

After completion of the MAR-BIO programme the candidate can:

• analyse and deal critically with various sources of information and use them to structure and formulate scientific arguments
• evaluate facts from different sources, discuss them and take a stand for the pros and cons with different theories
• communicate academic issues, analyses and conclusions both with specialists and the general public