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Master in International Fisheries Management

This program is offered at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. The duration is two years, and the program culminates in the degree of M.Sc. in International Fisheries Management. The program aims at recruiting students under the English Taught Quota Program as well as students sponsored by NORAD (Norwegian Agency For Development Cooperation). The program started the autumn 1998 and accepts 20 students each year (15 international and 5 Norwegian students).

Objective
The main aim of the program at the NCFS is to provide an interdisciplinary education. This is a program which combines primarily economics and biology, with additional courses in technology, principles of organisation, and law. The program is teaching-intensive, with courses (comprising 90 study points) and a research project (30 study points), with more emphasis on course work than on the individual research project.

Admission requirements
In order to be admitted in the Master`s Degree Programme in International Fisheries Management, it is required that applicants hold a Bachelor`s Degree in Science or Social Science (or equivalent degree). It is desirable that applicants have knowledge of mathematics and statistics corresponding to the university’s introductory courses in these subjects.

All lectures are given in English. A good working knowledge of English is therefore essential. An English proficiency test (TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent) should be enclosed in order to fulfil the entrance requirements. The minimum score required in the TOEFL test is 500, and a minimum score of 5 is required in the IELTS test. The entry is competitive and based on educational background and professional experience, as well as stated purpose.

Deadline for Quota-students and NORAD-fellowships: 1 December
Deadline for Norwegians and other applicants: 15 April

• Application form for self financed master students
• Application form for quota scholarships
  (Students from these countries may apply for quota scholarships.)

More information for applicants are found here

NB! The study programme will change from autumn 2007. The programme description below is for batch 2006. New description will be published by December 2006. Please contact the programme co-ordinators Ane-Marie Hektoen, and Kirsten Zachariassen for further information

1st semester	BIO-3552 Biology and ecology (15 points) or SOK -3551 Basic economics (15 points)	BIO-3553 Fisheries biology and harvest technology (10 points)	SVF-3551 Introduction to fisheries development (5 points)
2nd semester	SOK-3552 Fisheries economics (15 points)	BIO-3554 Fisheries ecology (10 points)	SVF-3552 Country profiles (5 points)
3rd semester	SVF-3553 Fisheries and aquaculture management (15 points)	SOK-3553 Research seminar (10 points)	BIO-3555 Fisheries data analysis (5 points)
4th semester	FSK-3910 Master thesis (30 points)

Student Exchange
There is no special student exchange at the programme, but between first and second year the international students go back to their home countries and collect data for their master thesis. The Norwegian students do also have the opportunity to collect data for their master thesis in the number of cooperating countries.

Qualification awarded
At the completion of the Master`s Programme in International Fisheries Management, candidates achieve the degree “Master of Science in International Fisheries Management”.

Professional prospects
The Master`s Degree in International Fisheries Management qualifies to a lot of interesting jobs in both private enterprise and public service, international and national. Today, candidates who have finished their study, work in fisheries management abroad and also in their home countries, in private consultant companies as well as in research and teaching.

Access to further studies
Candidates with a good grade in their Master`s Degree in International Fisheries Management may apply for admission in a Doctoral Degree Programme (Ph.D) in order to pursue a career in research.

Programme co-ordinators
NCFS has the academic and administrative responsibility for the programme. The Programme board is in charge of programme coordination. Chairman of the Board: Professor Bjørn Hersoug. Programme co-ordinators Ane-Marie Hektoen, and Kirsten Zachariassen.