Nutrition - Quality and Processing of Seafood/ Marine Biology | |
 | University of BergenThe University of Bergen is a young, modern university. Most of its premises are concentrated in the heart of the city of Bergen. There are about 14,500 students enrolled, and 3,200 faculty and staff |
| Course URL | http://link.uib.no/?3UNgW |
| City | Bergen, Norway |
| Programme duration | 2 years |
| Programme description | The programme is a part of UiB?s aquaculture education, The aim of the program is to give a profound and comprehensive insight into quality evaluation and processing of seafood. Quality and processing of seafood focuses on quality evaluation of caught or farmed fish or shellfish, the impact of treatments and harvesting methods, product development, product conservation or development of analytical methods. You can also work with consumer testing or theoretical modelling of historical data. ; A master?s programme in aquaculture biology consists of an individual research project (master?s thesis) of 60 ECTS, and courses or special topics of 60 ECTS. Some of the courses are compulsory within the specialisations. You will choose the other courses in agreement with your academic supervisor. In agreement with your academic supervisor, you will choose a master?s thesis (60 ECTS) and make a progression plan containing important milestones for your project. The master?s thesis can be either a practical research experiment or analyses of collected data series. |
| Application deadline | Self-financing applicants: Application deadline for applicants from a non-visa country (do not need a visa to enter Norway) is 1 April for the autumn semester/1 October for the spring semester. Applicants from a visa-country (need a visa to enter Norway) have to apply before 1 December for the following academic year.; Applicants for the Quota Sheme: 1 December for the following academic year. |
| Nokut certification | no |
| Formal prerequisites | a) Completed a first-degree study of at least three years (B.Sc.) from an approved institution of higher education, or an equivalent background accepted by the University of Bergen. b) Competence in biology corresponding to 60 ECTS (1 year) of introductory biology. c) English proficiency must be documented according to specified requirements. ; Your bachelor's degree must include competence in introductory biology/biochemistry corresponding to 60 ECTS (1 year). |
| Subject area | Marine Biology |
| Degree level | Master |
| Credits | 120 |
| Language of teaching | English |
