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BIO-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas - 10 stp
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Admission requirements
Local admission, application code 9371 - - Master`s level singular course.
Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) or equivalent qualification, with a major in biology of minimum 80 ECTS.
Objective of the course
Students that have completed Bio-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas will be able to:
Knowledge
- discriminate between biomass and production.
- explain the most important mechanisms that regulate production in the ocean.
- explain processes that link pelagic and benthic production
- evaluate how climate changes may affect marine production in high latitudes
Skills
- apply some of the major methods for measuring primary and secondary production.
- Design simple experiments to carry out on a research cruise
Abilities (generell kompetanse)
- Work independently and in collaboration with scientific topics
- Prepare a scientific topic for oral presentation
- present scientific results in written essays and reports
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Assessment
Portifolio assessment: Two written and one oral presentation. The exam will be assessed with a graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail. The final grade for the course is based upon a complete evaluation of the various components in the portifolio assessment.
Re-sit exam:
There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.