The University of Iceland will offer two intensive graduate courses in Marine and Fisheries Sciences during spring and summer of 2015.

The program is focused on providing graduate students a one of a kind, immersive experience in fisheries ecology, marine resource management and marine conservation within the perspective of climate change. To be elligible, students need to be currently enrolled at a University.

Courses and hands-on fieldwork are conducted at various locations in Iceland, to take advantage of the geographical diversity of Iceland and expose students to the rich cultural diversity and local flavor of the many "University Nature Centers" established in fishing villages throughout Iceland.

All lectures are conducted in English by professors and researchers at the University of Iceland. Additional lectures are conducted by invited guest speakers internationally recognized for their outstanding achievements in their respective fields.

Courses vary in size from 2-8 ECTs and each lasts a period of 1-3 weeks. Each course consists of a mixture of formal lectures, discussion groups, field or laboratory exercises, and computer modeling. In some of the courses, students are expected to complete 1-2 weeks of preparation prior to their arrival in Iceland. In others, students will prepare and participate in panel discussions with scientists, managers, advisors, stakeholders and NGOs to gain insight of how science interacts with politics to create policy.

 

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FISHERIES ECOLOGY: MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE RESOURCES IN A CHANGING OCEAN

Graduate-level course focusing on the ecology of exploited marine fisheries resources and the how human activities have resulted in both biotic and abiotic environmental alterations. This course will not be taught in 2015; contact us about a new MS program that will start in January 2016

 

DATA ANALYSIS FOR SCIENTISTS: USING R

The week-long course will take students through the whole process of collecting, analysing and publishing data using a modern computer system. Read more

 

 

STUDYING MARINE MAMMALS IN THE WILD:

A field course in Húsavík north Iceland on fundamentals of a suite of field methodologies used in the study of free-ranging cetaceans (whales and dolphins). During week one, students will receive background lectures on the diverse assemblage of dolphins and whales off Husavik, learn the theory and practice the use of each of the different cetacean research methodologies. Read more

Quantitative Fish Population Dynamics (NOT BEING RUN IN 2014)

Intensive short summer course that covers quantitative population dynamcis and stock assessments along with principles of utilisation using R for modelling. Students will undertake actual assessments and put together various related models such as those describing length distributions and long-term yield potential. Read more

 

ECOLOGICAL MODELLING: ECOLOGICAL AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY MODELLING. (NOT BEING RUN IN 2014)

A general aim in marine management is to devise management strategies that are robust to uncertainties in our understanding of marine ecosystems. It is necessary, therefore, to have a means for testing management strategies under a range of different assumptions. This course aims to introduce a means for achieving this: Management Strategy Evaluations (MSE). Read more

 

INTRODUCTION TO HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING: (Not Being Run In 2014).

The basic physical equations describing the ocean will be discussed. Combined with an introduction to the programming language Fortran, the students will learn how to solve these equations with numerical methods. Read more

 

FISHERIES SCIENCE: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY (NOT BEING RUN IN 2014)

Intensive short summer course providing the student with a practical understanding of the methodologies used in fisheries science. Practical exercises and field work will include hands-on experinece of a multitude of techniques including for example tagging and morphological analysis.

 
Marine Education in Iceland, University of Iceland, Askja Sturlugata 7, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland