Master's Degree in Marine Ecology (MECO): 2014-15
Branch of Knowledge | Sciences |
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Number of Credits | 60 |
Places available for new applicants | 50 |
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Supervising centre | Centre for Postgraduate Studies |
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Prices regulated by " BOIB, Official Gazette, Núm.094 - July 12, 2014 - Decreto 29/2014 " ( PDF format [es] , PDF format [ca] , HTML format [ca] )
Title Description
Candidate profile and admission requirements
Academic and Professional Objectives
The general aim of this postgraduate course is to train specialists and future professionals in Marine Ecology, with specialist training in the study marine environments, its processes and problems in equipping society with mechanisms and knowledge which would ensure an ability for immediate response in the face of environmental degradation, the fall in marine resources and the fragmentation of habitats and eco-systems. These future professionals will have to: gain knowledge of the marine world and its biological, physical, chemical, geological facets; gain knowledge of management and exploitation of the marine environment, both in its spatial and dynamic dimensions; develop positive attitudes towards sustainable development; and learn techniques that, together with the necessary technical, legal, and economic training, allow students to carry out professional activities related to the sea correctly.
The specific scientific and professional aims are, amongst others:
- Receive training in the environmental characteristics and parameters of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Distinguish and recognise main features of marine plankton, nekton and benthos.
- Be equipped with criteria for the assessment of environmental indicators to be able to suggest management and conservation strategies for species and habitats in decline.
- Be aware of the theoretical and practical aspects of scientific methodologies and in situ working techniques in aquatic environments.
- To promote non-invasive and non-destructive research methodologies (visual censuses, radio tracking, telemetry, ROVs, etc.).
- Identify the most representative habitats and ecosystems of the Balearic seabed.
- Recognise marine biodiversity, especially fragile and vulnerable species in decline.
- Assess functional aspects of marine eco-systems and the link between divisions (plankton, nekton and benthos).
- Be equipped for coastal management: artificial reefs, outlets, uses of the coastline.
- Be aware of the tools and factor to manage fisheries: marine reserves, aquiculture, seasonal bans, fishing typologies.
- Assess anthropic impact on the marine environment: marinas, beach regeneration, pollution, over-fishing.
- Be aware of statistical tools for data handling in the marine environment.
- Design and manage scientific projects in marine ecology.
- Assess the effects of pollutants on marine life: bioaccumulation and bio-indicators.
- Effects of marine reserves: the reserve effect, exportation of biomass, spillover.
- Be aware of unique eco-systems on a global scale: coral reefs, polar seas, etc.
- Study exchanges between the oceans and the atmosphere and recognise the role of marine eco-systems in global change.
- Study the dynamics of ocean nutrients and their importance in primary production: be aware of the connections between hydrodynamics and nutrient cycles.
- Study ocean dynamics from the point of view of interaction with the atmosphere and physicochemical variables which determine thermohaline circulation and the formation of water masses.
- Be aware of different models of trophic networks, and discuss the importance of organic matter and chemolithotrophs as productive factors, from the most up-to-date research.
- Study interactions between marine communities and recognise modifications introduced by human action.
- Study the relationships between land and marine eco-systems by means of transition zones located on land masses.
- Study small land-locked seas and the physicochemical and biological characteristics derived from their morphology and hydrodynamics.
- Acquire skills in handling general bibliography, and bibliography specific to the various field that comprise marine ecology.
- Be aware of the role of micro-organisms in marine eco-systems, and describe their interaction with and influence on humans and their activities.
- Acquire methodologies for the study of environmental microbiology.
Access to other professional courses and pathways
Students who successfully complete this postgraduate course can then apply for the PhD course in Marine Ecology.
Course Structure
The course structure can be found in the publication of BOE No. 262 of October 29, 2010 - 16533 [es] and is available in the website - section " Subjects " of this master's degree.
This course is divided into one obligatory module (Marine Biology, 15 ECTS credits) considered as core content, five optional modules each bearing 15 credits, to be chosen according to the various strands outlined below, and the obligatory practical/placement module, also worth 15 ECTS credits which comprises the final project and a placement in a laboratory.
The different strands for the Master‘s Degree in Marine Ecology are as follows:
- Strand I: Ecology of Organisms and Systems
- Strand II: Coastal Ecology: Coastal Processes
- Strand III: Planktonic and Microbial Ecology
Final Examination
The use of a final exam varies from subject to subject.
The final project must be successfully completed for the degree of Master‘s Degree in Marine Ecology to be awarded. The project must be the student‘s own work, although the project can be developed as part of a group. It will be supervised by a member or group of academic staff, and this supervision will include one-to-one supervision, as well as other activities such as seminars, sessions on specific working techniques, and so on. The project, which can be bibliographical or experimental in nature, will provide evidence that the student has gained the knowledge, abilities and skills established in the description of the award.
The practical/placement will be supervised by a member or group of academic staff. This supervision will include one-to-one supervision and, if necessary, other activities such as seminars, conferences, and so on. The practical module comprises a placement in a UIB laboratory, on with other organisations and laboratories collaborating on the award. These activities, supervision and supervisor will be specified in the project proposal. The formative activities and supervision will be considered as class time for ECTS purposes.
The total credits award for the practical and project will be no more than 15 ECTS credits.
Assessment Criteria and Examinations
Subject name |
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Marine Biology |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, seminars and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Aquatic Ecology |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Management and Conservation of Marine Resources |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Structure and Analysis of Marine Communities |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
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Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Biomass and Planktonic Production |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Environmental Impacts on the Marine World |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Coastal Ecology: Coastal Systems |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Coastal Ecology: Frontiers and Interphases |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Coastal Ecology: Applied Aspects |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Marine Microbiology |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Environmental Microbiology |
Exam: 50% of the final mark. Participation in theory and practical classes, and coursework: 50% of the final mark |
Laboratory Practice |
No exam. Assessment will be based on laboratory work and the student‘s ability to apply concepts and techniques and approach problems technically, as well as the public presentation and defence of the final project. |
ECTS Coordinating Lecturer
Dr. Gabriel Moyà Niell
Department | Department of Biology , UIB. |
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Telephone | (34) 971 17 2098 - 3175 |
biel.moya uib.es |
Administrative Procedures and Other Useful Information
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Quality Assurance System
Nominal Composition of the Quality Assurance Committee (CGQ)
Responsable de qualitat | Gabriel Moyà Niell |
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PDI | Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca |
PDI | Luís Gallego Castejón |
PAS | Margalida Prohens |
Alumne | a determinar |
- Normativa per la qual es creen les comissions de garantia de qualitat (CGQ)
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Les funcions de les CGQ dels títols oficials de la UIB són les següents:
- Vetllar per la qualitat del títol i del professorat.
- Verificar la implantació del SGIQ.
- Desplegar la política de qualitat de la institució en l'àmbit del títol, verificar-ne el compliment i retre'n comptes a la junta de centre o al Centre d'Estudis de Postgrau .
- Realitzar el seguiment de l'eficàcia dels processos, analitzar els resultats i les informacions que rebin relatius a la satisfacció dels grups d'interès, la inserció laboral dels graduats, la valoració del progrés i els resultats d'aprenentatge, el desenvolupament de les pràctiques externes i dels programes de mobilitat i altres informacions, i fer propostes d'actuació amb la finalitat de millorar contínuament el títol.
- Revisar, analitzar i proposar accions de millora en relació amb la qualitat de l'ensenyament i del professorat.
- Elaborar la memòria anual de seguiment, avaluació i millora del títol i elevar-la a la junta de centre o al Centre d'Estudis de Postgrau .
- Qualsevol altra que els assigni la junta de centre o el Centre d'Estudis de Postgrau .
- Compromís del títol amb la qualitat
- Manual de qualitat de la UIB
- Procés de gestió i revisió d'incidències, reclamacions i suggeriments (PDF)
- El Sistema de Garantia de Qualitat d'aquest Programa de Màster es troba recollit i està basat en el Sistema de Garantia Intern de Qualitat de la UIB (SGIQ)
Accountability and transparency
Procedure | Document | Date/Year |
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Monitoring | Annual follow-up and internal assessment report (2014-15) | 2014-15 |
Monitoring | Annual follow-up and internal assessment report (2010-11) | 2010-11 |
Monitoring | External follow-up report (2009-10) | 2009-10 |
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