Master's Degree in Marine Ecology
Academic year 2025-26
You can also consult this information for the academic year 2024-25.
See the pre-registration, admission and registration deadlines for the 2025-26 academic year for this master's programme.
In order to be awarded the degree, students must pass 60 ECTS credits as follows:
- 28 credits from mandatory subjects. These subjects provide students with the foundations for a basic understanding of the state of knowledge and research areas currently in play in the field of marine ecology. In turn, they will equip students with the basic practical tools needed to pursue a professional or research career within any field of marine ecology
- 14 credits to be chosen from elective subjects. The content of these subjects provides specific training in various topics enabling students to select the options with the greatest interest for them in terms of future professional or research careers
- 18 credits from the master’s thesis (TFM). This subject comprises undertaking research supervised by a researcher/doctor and submitting a report on said work for a public viva examination. The thesis will focus on one of the work areas within the field of marine ecology.
Subjects
| Name | Type | Credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12005 - Master?_?s Thesis | Master's Thesis | 18,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11665 - Marine Ecology | Mandatory | 6,0 | 1st semester |
| 11667 - Management of Marine Resources | Mandatory | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11985 - Advanced Marine Biology | Mandatory | 6,0 | 1st semester |
| 11986 - Physical Processes in the Marine Environment | Mandatory | 3,0 | 1st semester |
| 11987 - Experimental Design | Mandatory | 3,0 | 1st semester |
| 11988 - General Technique in Marine Ecology | Mandatory | 5,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11671 - Marine Bioindicators | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11672 - Ecosystem Dynamics and Exploitable Living Resources | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11989 - Marine Palaeoecology | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11992 - Marine Molecular Ecology | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11993 - Marine Chemical Ecology and Biotechnology | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11994 - Foundations of Hydrodynamics and Coastal Geology for Ecology and Coastal Management | Elective | 5,0 | 1st semester |
| 11995 - Data Analysis with R | Elective | 2,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11996 - External Academic Placements | Elective | 4,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11997 - Effective Scientific Communication | Elective | 2,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11998 - Ecology of Seagrasses and Mangroves | Elective | 4,0 | 2nd semester |
| 12000 - Ecology and Conservation of Marine Apex Predators | Elective | 4,0 | 2nd semester |
| 12001 - New Techniques in Fish Ecology | Elective | 4,0 | 2nd semester |
| 12003 - Climate and Global Change in Coastal and Ocean Ecosystems | Elective | 4,0 | 2nd semester |
| 11673 - Phytoplankton Ecology | Elective | 5,0 | |
| 11990 - Marine Microbial Ecology | Elective | 5,0 | |
| 11991 - Marine Biodiversity | Elective | 5,0 | |
| 11999 - Marine Pollution | Elective | 4,0 | |
| 12002 - Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems | Elective | 4,0 | |
| 12004 - Integrating Oceanography and Ecology in Advice and Management for Marine Systems | Elective | 2,0 |