Marine Biology MSc @ UALG


The Marine Biology MSc programme aims to promote multidisciplinary advanced training in Marine Biology, providing skills for the analysis and understanding of marine biodiversity, from genes to ecosystems, their functioning and diversity. The program includes a strong component of participation in practical research, including laboratory and field work in different marine ecosystems. Applications include marine biological resource exploitation, conservation and biotechnology. Courses are taught in English.

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To apply click on the button below and then on the UALG site click on Admissions.

Applications

Schedule

The class schedules are available at UALGNET. Please click on the button below and then you will need to login with the same username and password of your email account @ UALG.

Schedule


IMPORTANT NOTE - If you have any electives of other MSc programmes you need to check their schedules and see whether they are compatible to your MBM schedule.


Academic Year

See the calendar for the current Academic Year. It contains important dates for the start and end of the semesters, exam periods, Christmas and Easter Breaks, etc.

Academic Year


Study Plan: a quick look


1st year - 1st Semester (30 ECTS)

Fisheries Biology and Ecology (6 ECTS)

Marine Population Biology (6 ECTS)

Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics (6 ECTS)

Techniques in Molecular & Cellular Biology (6 ECTS)

Basic Statistics in R (3 ECTS)

Experimental planning (3 ECTS)


1st year - 2nd Semester (30 ECTS)

Ecophysiology of Marine Plants (6 ECTS)

Marine Biogeography & Evolution (6 ECTS)

Advanced Methods in Biological Oceanography (6 ECTS)

Biogeochemical Processes & Global Changes (6 ECTS)

Electives 1.2 - students must choose one 6-ECTS elective unit or two 3-ECTS electives available in the 2nd semester.

IMPORTANT NOTE - To know which elective units are available to you click on ELECTIVES at the top of the page and see which ones are available in this curricular year. Some elective units are available in both years.


2nd year - 1st Semester (30 ECTS)

Electives 2.1 - students must choose one 6-ECTS elective unit or two 3-ECTS electives available in the 1st semester.

MSc Thesis (24 ECTS)

IMPORTANT NOTE - To know which elective units are available to you click on ELECTIVES at the top of the page and see which ones are avilable in this curricular year. Some elective units are available in both years.


2nd year - 2nd Semester (30 ECTS)

MSc Thesis (30 ECTS)

Study Plan - Mandatory Units


1st Year, 1st Semester

Fisheries Biology & Ecology
14331051

Fisheries Biology & Ecology

Pedro Andrade, Catarina Vinagre 

Marine Biology Population Studies
14331052

Marine Population Biology

Ester Serrão, Karim Erzini, Rui Santos

Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics
14331053

Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics

Ana Barbosa, Sofia Gamito

Techniques in Molecular and Cellular Biology
140064318

Techniques in Molecular & Cellular Biology

Eduardo Melo

Study Plan - Mandatory Units


1st Year, 2nd Semester

Ecophysiology of Marine Plants
14331055

Ecophysiology of Marine Plants

Rui Santos, Isabel Barrote

Marine Biology Population Studies
14331056

Marine Biogeography & Evolution

Rita Castilho

Advanced Methods in Biological Oceanography
14331057

Advanced Methods in Biological Oceanography

Helena Galvão, Ana Barbosa

Biogeochemical Processes and Global Changes
14331058

Biogeochemical Processes and Global Changes

Helena Galvão, Amélia de Carvalho, Cristina Veiga Pires

Study Plan


2nd Year - Mandatory Curricular Units

Annual

Thesis
14331061

Thesis

Rita Castilho

Elective Units


Choose your own academic path...

Please choose only curricular units available to your curricular year.

NOTE - Students of other MSc programmes must choose electives available in the semester of your elective unit.