Last updated: 29.07.2004 by CB
List
of relevant post-graduate and doctoral courses:
Codes for
semester: S= Spring, A = Autumn, i = irregular.
Some courses have requirements for prior competence, others have recommendations.
| Academic calender at the University of Bergen Autumn
semester: 15th August to 20th December Spring
semester: 15th January to 15th June |
| Name | ECTS and semester | Contents |
MAR210 Aquatic Ecology |
10 A | Teoretical introduction to aquatic ecology, from small-scale physico-chemical conditions to large-scale patterns and prosesses in marine and freshwater environments |
| MAR212 Marine Ecology - Organisms and habitats | 10 A | Introduction to marine ecology, focusing on benthic communities (interactions between plants and animals), organisms (from protists to marine mammals) and habitats |
| MAR310 Marine Methods | 5 A | Introduction to field methods relevant for studies of marine microorganisms, plankton, benthic animals and fish in relation to their environments |
| MAR314 Experimental Marine Microbiology | 5 A | Properties of the main groups of microorganisms in the ocean in an ecological perspective |
| MAR317 Experimental Ecology | 5 A | Focus on experimental design and hypothesis testing |
| 5 A | Marine Geology, Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Marine Bilogy and Fisheries Biology of the Baltic Sea, North Sea/Skagerrak, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea and the Arctic Sea | |
| MAR333 Stocks, Environment and Exploitation | 5 A | Understanding the factors affecting fish stock sizes. How a better understanding of pPopulation dynamics in relation to a changing environment can contribute to improve fisheries management |
| MAR334 Stock Monitoring | 5 A | Methods for monitoring state and size of fish stocks |
| MAR338 Fish Larval Ecology | 5 A | Recruitment Biology |
| MAR340 Selected Topics in Fisheries Biology | 5 i | Seminars individually tailored for students specializing in Fisheries Biology and Management |
| GEOF330 Dynamic Oceanography | 15 A | Physico-mathematical modeling of waves and currents in the ocean, and effects of earth rotation, bottom topography, friction and density stratification |
| GEOF331 Tidal Dynamics | 5 A | Tidal theory and manifestation of the tide and tidal currents, harmonic analysis of tidal observations and analysis of rotating tidal currents |
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The courses listed below are being reorganized and most of them will be available from Spring 2005. This site will be updated soon. In the meantime refer to the overall list of courses at the Faculty of Sciences
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15 S | Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of freshwater and marine algae (includes lab and field work) |
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9 S | Exercises in species identification, field routines and the natural history and ecology of marine plants and animals. |
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6 A | Quantitative representations of processes determining local population sizes (growth, mortality, migrations, advection and sinking) in relation to physical and biological variables. Simulation models for marine plankton and fish populations. |
| BFM271 Behavioural modelling | 6 S | Life history theory, adaptation and optimization, quantitative description of fitness and how this force influence behaviour and life cycle of aquatic organisms. |
| BFM272 Fish population dynamics | 3 A | Marine ecological modelling in realtion to fish population dynamics. Classical sub-models (mortality, growth, recruitment) |
| 9 S | Different topics are chosen within the range of current research and may vary from year to year | |
| BFM311 Classification and ecology of algae II | 6 iA | Further criteria used in classification of algae and further support to the understanding of ecology of species and communities. |
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9 S | Different topics are chosen within the range of current research and may vary from year to year. i.e. Reproduction and larval ecology of benthic organisms |
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9 i | Seminars where selected papers and monographs are discussed on topics like behavioural ecology and foraging, reproduction and schooling, and differences in behaviour between population and individuals. |
| 6 i | Theoretical background for use of population genetic methods to identify closely related species and populations. Lab training on determination of genetic variation by use of electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing of proteins from marine invertebrates, fish, fish eggs and fish parasites. | |
| 9 i | Recruitment mechanisms, with emphasis on processes regulating growth and survival in the early life history of fishes. Lab training on techniques for cultivation of fish larvae and juveniles under controlled conditions, age and growth estimation by means of otolith microstructure analysis. | |
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6 S | The role of microbes in ocean biogeochemical cycles and its representation by simple mathematical models. |
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9 A | The interactions between microorganisms and between microorganisms and their physical and chemical environment. Includes molecular techniques to study microbial diversity. |
| BM222 Experimental algal physiology | 9 S | Nutrition, photosynthesis and other aspects of microalgal physiology. |
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6 i | The original literature of modern concepts on marine microbial food webs. |
| BM321 Ecophysiology of microalgae | 6 i | Selected topics on the ecophysiology of microalgae |
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6 S | Current theory of parasite epidemiology and the evolution of host-parasite interactions |
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6 S | A mathematical introduction to basic concepts and equations in continuum mechanics |
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9 S | Theory for waves and flow in fluids is introduced, including effects of stratification and the earth’s rotation |
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6 S | A mathematical introduction to the dynamics of a single population and to interactions between populations |
| 9 A | The students will learn basic concepts behind a numerical ocean model and learn to apply such a tool for oceanograhic studies | |
| 6 A | Elements of basic theory of turbulence and its statistical description. Turbulence as a form of energy conversion. Criteria for development and existence of turbulence in homogeneous and stratified fluids. Wind generated turbulence. Models for horizontal and vertical diffusion. Application of diffusion models to marine pollution and eutrophication. | |
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15 S | General introduction to studies of the biogeochemical cycles in the ocean with focus on the carbon cycle, chemical tracers to study ocean circulation and air/sea exchange. This course includes a short course in calculations and also laboratory work. |
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15 A | Ocean circulation, sea-ice distribution and heat budget for the polar regions. Models for bottom water formation, thermodynamics for cold sea-water, theory for different diffusion mechanisms and boundary conditions. |
| 6 S | Physical-biochemical relations on several space and time scales from viscosity to climate variations. Hydrophysical processes with related biochemical consequences. Global chemical and biological processes. | |
| 15 A | Remote sensing of the ocean and sea ice with satellite and aircraft instruments. Methods for correcting raw data. 2-dimensional image processing. | |
| 15 S | Basic non-rotational flow dynamics. Estuarine and fjord circulation. General hydrographic features of the Norwegian fjords. | |
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15 A | Theory of gravity waves in deep and shallow water. Generation mechanisms and models. Methods of observation and analysis of wave data. Elements of wave statistics and spectral analysis. Introduction to wave prediction. |
| 6 i | Scientific cruise in some fjord/coastal areas, lasting 5-7 days. Training in how to handle the most common oceanographic instruments. Cruise planning, data analysis and preparation of a cruise report. | |
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