BIO-3009 Arctic Marine Pollution - 10 stp

Master course for biology students - principally aimed at MSc-students specializing in Arctic Marine Ecology and Arctic Marine Ecotoxicology.

The course is available as a singular course.

Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) or equivalent qualification, with a major in biology of minimum 80 ECTS.

Local admission, application code 9371 - Master`s level singular course.

Students who have completed this course will be able to:

Knowledge:

• describe the specificity of Arctic ecosystems.
• know the main types of pollution (persistent organic pollutants, microplastics, radioactivity, heavy metals and hydrocarbons) and explain their occurrence/transport in the Arctic.
• understand the accumulation of contaminants in biota, their trophic transfer and biotransformation.
• describe the effects of pollutants at the individual (physiology), population and ecosystem levels.
• have an understanding of environmental monitoring of pollutants, risk assessment and environmental management in Arctic regions.
• have a basic knowledge of climate change, ocean acidification, impacts of aquaculture.

Skills:

• search for relevant scientific literature
• read scientific publications critically
• write an abstract
• implement relevant study designs in ecotoxicology

General competence:

• have a holistic understanding of marine pollution issues in Arctic environments.
• utilize scientific literature to identify information needed to understand, interpret and critically evaluate ecotoxicology-related data
• demonstrate an understanding of legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations relating to ecotoxicology within the broader societal context.
• develop their scientific writing skills
• communicate clearly and concisely their knowledge concerning the fundamentals in the basic areas of Arctic marine ecotoxicology.