Admission requirements are:

• 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.

For more information please see:

https://www.nord.no/en/studies/admission

https://www.nord.no/en/studies/admission/how-to-apply-master

 
Applicants are ranked by:

1. Motivational letter

2. Grades of the Bachelor’s degree

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.

Knowledge:

Upon completion of the course the students will have advanced knowledge and broader perspective of the sustainable production and use of marine bioresources, including 

• aquaculture from a Nordic perspective.
• understanding of Food webs in the ocean,
• aquaculture and fishery industry globally.

Skills:

At the end of the MAR-BIO programme, the student is able to

• independently select and use relevant methods for research and development work
• carry out an independent and limited research or development project under supervision and in compliance with applicable research ethics standards
• present the knowledge acquired and his/her 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 within the field of marine bioresources
• communicate academic issues, analyses and conclusions both with specialists and the general public

The mandatory course will prepare  the students to a wide range of employment  opportunities, as a PhD student or in industry, in the field of circular bioeconomy and blue growth.

Depending on the master's thesis profile, candidates will be well qualified for positions in relevant business sectors such as Aquaculture, Fisheries, further development and production of marine food, utilization of waste bi-products, Biological Consultancy, Municipal Planning, municipal and state management of environment, nature and aquaculture resources, as well as the development of coastal communities.