MARINE BIOLOGY

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Overview

Degree:

Master

Subsystem:

University

Faculty / School:

Faculty of Sciences and Technology

Area of studies:

Exact and Natural Sciences

Language of teaching:

English

Regime:

Presencial / Presential

Objectives

The MSc Programme on Marine Biology has unique conditions at the University of Algarve, as it has a full-time faculty with PhD degrees internationally trained in the areas of Biological Sciences and Marine Sciences. In addition, it has facilities and human and material resources which increase the value for the student, such as a scientific diving center, an experimental marine organism laboratory (LEOA) and field station (Ramalhete Station), as well as nearby natural resources: Ria Formosa, Guadiana Estuary, sandy and rocky coasts, namely on the Vicentine Coast. This MSc programme also benefits from its sharing of course units and interaction with other international master's programs and scientific research in the area of biology and marine sciences associated with research centers with excellent indicators of scientific production and projects in the area of Marine Biology, namely the Center for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), which has been rated as EXCELLENT in the latest assessment by the Foundation for Science and Technology, a major Portuguese funding body. There is also a second research center, Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA), which has complementary resources of excellence, particularly in terms of Ecotoxicology and Coastal Dynamics.

The course has a duration of 2 years, equivalent to 120 ECTS and works during daylight hours.

Classes are taught in English.

External Link(s):

Course Schedule

Site do Mestrado

Course Structure

2020 - N

Year 1 - 1st Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
MARINE BIOLOGY POPULATIONS STUDIES	6	14331052
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS	6	14331053
TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY	6	140064318
BIOLOGIA E ECOLOGIA PESQUEIRA	6	140064438
STATISTICAL OPTIONS	6	14339012

Year 1 - 2nd Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE PLANTS

14331055

MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION

14331056

ADVANCED METHODS IN BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

14331057

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND GLOBAL CHANGES

14331058

OPTION 1.2

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT	17831019

14339011

Year 2 - 1st Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
THESIS PREPARATION	12	14331059
EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN MARINE BIOLOGY	12	14331075
OPÇÃO 2.1	6	14339013

Year 2 - 2nd Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
THESIS/REPORT	30	14331061

2018 - N

Year 1 - 1st Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

FISHERIES BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

14331051

MARINE BIOLOGY POPULATIONS STUDIES

14331052

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS

14331053

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES

14331054

ADVANCED METHODS IN BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

14331057

MÉTODOS Y TÉCNICAS EM BIOQUIMICA Y BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR

14334429

TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

140064318

STATISTICAL OPTIONS

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
STATISTICAL METHODS I	140064422
STATISTICAL METHODS II	140064423
INTRODUCTION IN STATISTIC	140064416
R BASIC IN STATISTIC	140064417
EXPERIMENTAL PLANNING	140064418
INTRODUÇÃO À ESTATÍSTICA	140064416
ESTATÍSTICA BÁSICA EM R	140064417
PLANEAMENTO E EXPERIÊNCIAIS	140064418

14339012

Year 1 - 2nd Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE PLANTS

14331055

MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION

14331056

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND GLOBAL CHANGES

14331058

OPTION 1.2

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
MODELAÇÃO ECOLÓGICA MARINHA E ALTERAÇÕES CLIMÁTICAS	14331100
PRODUTOS NATURAIS MARINHOS	14331092
TOPICS IN AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION	14301043
R BASIC IN STATISTIC	140064417
PLANCTOLOGIA	14339014
FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENTIFIC DIVING IN OCEANOLOGY	17401022
GENETICS AND SELECTION	14301045
SCIENTIFIC WRITING B	14331076
LEVEL 1 DIVER	14331077
COSTAL OCEANOGRAPHY	17401006
FIELD METHODS B	14331082
REPRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE	14301047
ESCRITA CIENTÍFICA A	14331079
REMOTE SENSING AND MARINE CARTOGRAPHY	17401007
LABORATORY METHODS B	14331084
ADVANCED SCUBA SKILLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DIVING	18361013
CULTURE OF LIVE FEED AND LARVICULTURE	14301044
PLACEMENT	14331080
SCIENTIFIC DIVING IN MARINE ECOLOGY	18361014
TRANSFORMATION OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS	14301048
PATHOLOGY IN AQUACULTURE	14301046
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF MARINE MAMMALS	14331078
MÉTODOS DE LABORATÓRIO A	14331083
MÉTODOS DE CAMPO A	14331081
TECHNIQUES IN REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY	14301056
ÁREAS MARINHAS PROTEGIDAS	14331086

14339011

Year 2 - 1st Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

THESIS PREPARATION

14331059

EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN MARINE BIOLOGY

14331075

OPÇÃO 2.1

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
TOPICS IN AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION	14301043
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY	14331093
MÉTODOS DE LABORATÓRIO A	14331083
MÉTODOS DE CAMPO A	14331081
LEVEL 1 DIVER	14331077
MEDIO AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE	14339015
ESCRITA CIENTÍFICA A	14331079
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
MARINE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE	18361000
SCIENTIFIC DIVING IN MARINE ECOLOGY	18361014
SCIENTIFIC WRITING B	14331076
FIELD METHODS B	14331082
ADVANCED SCUBA SKILLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DIVING	18361013
MARINE GENOMICS	18361001
LABORATORY METHODS B	14331084
PLACEMENT	14331080
BIOACUSTICS	14331085

14339013

Year 2 - 2nd Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
THESIS/REPORT	30	14331061

2016 - N

Year 1 - 1st Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

FISHERIES BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

14331051

MARINE BIOLOGY POPULATIONS STUDIES

14331052

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS

14331053

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

140064317

TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

140064318

STATISTICAL OPTIONS

+Show 8 curricular unit(s) contained in the option above

Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
STATISTICAL METHODS I	140064422
STATISTICAL METHODS II	140064423
INTRODUCTION IN STATISTIC	140064416
R BASIC IN STATISTIC	140064417
EXPERIMENTAL PLANNING	140064418
INTRODUÇÃO À ESTATÍSTICA	140064416
ESTATÍSTICA BÁSICA EM R	140064417
PLANEAMENTO E EXPERIÊNCIAIS	140064418

14339012

Year 1 - 2nd Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE PLANTS

14331055

MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION

14331056

ADVANCED METHODS IN BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

14331057

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND GLOBAL CHANGES

14331058

OPTION 1.2

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 1	15041010
ORDENAMENTO COSTEIRO	14331088
ESTÁGIO B	14331087
SCIENTIFIC DIVING IN MARINE ECOLOGY	18361014
SCIENTIFIC DIVING	15041026
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF MARINE MAMMALS	14331078
FIELD METHODS B	15041060
ESCRITA CIENTÍFICA A	14331079
REMOTE SENSING AND MARINE CARTOGRAPHY	17401007
PLACEMENT	14331080
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MAMMALS	15041050
MÉTODOS DE CAMPO A	14331081
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 2	15041018
FIELD METHODS B	14331082
UNDERWATER METHODS FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY	15041025
MÉTODOS DE LABORATÓRIO A	14331083
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	15041031
LABORATORY METHODS B	14331084
LABORATORY METHODS A	15041061
SCIENTIFIC WRITING B	14331076
SCIENTIFIC WRITING	15041041
FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENTIFIC DIVING IN OCEANOLOGY	17401022
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS	17401009
REPRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE	14301047
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
PATHOLOGY IN AQUACULTURE	14301046
TECHNIQUES IN REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY	14301056
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES	14301051
MODELLING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401008
ADVANCED SCUBA SKILLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DIVING	18361013
FIELD METHODS A	15041059
COSTAL OCEANOGRAPHY	17401006
LEVEL 1 DIVER	14331077

14339011

Year 2 - 1st Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

THESIS PREPARATION

14331059

TRABALHO EXPERIMENTAL EM BIOLOGIA MARINHA

14331075

OPÇÃO 2.1

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
AQUATIC POLLUTION	14331089
ADVANCED SCUBA SKILLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DIVING	18361013
MÉTODOS DE CAMPO A	14331081
FIELD METHODS B	14331082
MÉTODOS DE LABORATÓRIO A	14331083
LABORATORY METHODS B	14331084
LARGE SCALE OCEAN PROCESSES	17401019
SCIENTIFIC WRITING B	14331076
LABORATORY METHODS B	15041062
FIELD METHODS B	15041060
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES	14301051
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
REPRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE	14301047
TOPICS IN AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION	14301043
SCIENTIFIC DIVING	15041026
LABORATORY METHODS A	15041061
LEVEL 1 DIVER	14331077
ESCRITA CIENTÍFICA A	14331079
PLACEMENT	14331080
ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF MARINE PROCESSES	17401015
SCIENTIFIC WRITING	15041041
ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF MARINE PROCESSES	17401015
SCIENTIFIC WRITING	15041041

14339013

Year 2 - 2nd Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
THESIS/REPORT	30	14331061

2015 - N

Year 1 - 1st Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS	6	14331050
FISHERIES BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY	6	14331051
MARINE BIOLOGY POPULATIONS STUDIES	6	14331052
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS	6	14331053
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES	6	14331054
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS	6	140064317
TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY	6	140064318

Year 1 - 2nd Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE PLANTS

14331055

MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION

14331056

ADVANCED METHODS IN BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

14331057

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND GLOBAL CHANGES

14331058

OPTION 1.2

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
COASTAL REGULATION AND LEGISLATION	14331090
BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND GLOBAL CHANGES	14331058
REPRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE	14301047
PATHOLOGY IN AQUACULTURE	14301046
MARINE GEOLOGY	15041023
UNDERWATER METHODS FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY	15041025
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS	17401009
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
TECHNIQUES OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION	15691022
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 1	15041010
COSTAL OCEANOGRAPHY	17401006
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS	15041049
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES	14301051
MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION	15041053
PATOLOGIA	14331069
MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION	14301049
FISIOLOGIA AQUATICA	14331071
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	15041031
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 2	15041018
MODELLING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401008
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MAMMALS	15041050
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MAMMALS	15041050
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS	17401009
UNDERWATER METHODS FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY	15041025
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 1	15041010
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
TECHNIQUES OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION	15691022
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS	15041049
COSTAL OCEANOGRAPHY	17401006
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES	14301051
MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION	15041053
PATHOLOGY	14331069
MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION	14301049
FISIOLOGIA AQUATICA	14331071
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	15041031
MODELLING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401008
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 2	15041018
MARINE GEOLOGY	15041023
MONITORING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401010
SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS OF MARINE RESOURCES	17401011
SCIENTIFIC DIVING	15041026

14339011

Year 2 - 1st Semester

Curricular Unit

ECTS

Code

THESIS PREPARATION

14331059

EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN MARINE BIOLOGY

14331060

TRABALHO EXPERIMENTAL EM BIOLOGIA MARINHA

14331075

OPTION 2.1

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Unidade Curricular optativa	Código
PATHOLOGY	14331069
ANTHROPIC DISTURBANCES OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401004
FIELD METHODS A	15041059
ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF MARINE PROCESSES	17401015
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	15041031
OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE	17401020
LABORATORY METHODS A	15041061
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 2	15041018
SCIENTIFIC WRITING	15041041
MARINE GEOLOGY	15041023
ESTRATEGIA DE ADAPTAÇÃO AO MEIO AMBIENTE	14331070
OCEANOGRAFIA	14331072
FIELD METHODS B	15041060
MONITORING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401010
INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY	14121151
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 1	15041010
MARINE GEOLOGY	15041023
SCIENTIFIC WRITING	15041041
ESTRATEGIA DE ADAPTAÇÃO AO MEIO AMBIENTE	14331070
OCEANOGRAFIA	14331072
FIELD METHODS B	15041060
MONITORING OF MARINE SYSTEMS	17401010
INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY	14121151
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 1	15041010
RECREATIONAL DIVER LEVEL 2	15041018
LABORATORY METHODS B	15041062

14339001

Year 2 - 2nd Semester
Curricular Unit	ECTS	Code
THESIS/REPORT	30	14331061

Admissions

Admission Requeriments:

Number of slots: 45

Minimum number of students: 10

Conditions of access:

a) holders of Bachelor's degree (or legal equivalent) in sciences, specially Marine Biology, Biology, Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Biological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biophysics Engineering and others ;

b) holders of a foreign higher education degree that is recognized by the Scientific Council as meeting the objectives of the Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area;

c) holders of a school, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized by the Scientific Council, as attesting the merit and ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Criteria for selection of the candidates: a) Academic background; b) Final grade of BSc, c) academic, scientific and professional curriculum, d) to the holders of a degree in another area, the faculty can request a motivation letter.

Necessary documentation: Curriculum Vitae (with personal, academic and professional details); Certificate of Qualifications, with official course transcripts and final grade points average.

Application Form (Please see application instruction manual here)

Application Schedule 2021/2022

	1st admission round	2nd admission round	3rd admission round	4th admission round*
Applications	9 December 2020 to 29 January 2021	24 February to 9 April 2021	4 May to 9 July 2021	2 to 27 August 2021
Results	8 February 2021	19 April 2021	19 July 2021	8 September 2021
Complaint	8 and 9 February 2021	19 and 20 April 2021	19 and 20 July 2021	8 and 9 September 2021
Registration	15 to 22 February 2021	26 to 30 April 2021	26 to 30 July 2021	13 to 16 September 2021

*only for citizens of a Member State of the European Union or foreigners living legally in Portugal.

Tuition and fees 2021/2022

Application rate	Registration fee and School Insurance	Annual value of the tuition fee- EU students	Annual value of the tuition fee for international students (non EU)*
50 €	175€	1100€	4000€

Note: Annual fees can be paid in installments.

* in accordance with Decree-Law No. 36/2014, changed by Decree-Law No.62/2018, of 6^th August, international students are nationals of a country which is not a Member State of the European Union and are not a legally resident in EU for more than 2 uninterrupted years by 1st of January of the enrolment year

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities:

Technical, scientific and academic careers in:
- Marine conservation, fisheries resources use and management, marine biotechnology,
- Impact studies and monitoring of marine ecosystems;
- Marine ecosystems management;
- Marine biotecnological innovation;
- Marine natural products;
- Marine ecotourism;
- Marine environmental education.

This is an essential training component towards a higher degree (PhD).

Dados e estatísticas oficiais do curso:

Link

Contact

Director:

João Varela (jvarela@ualg.pt)

Course Commission:

João Varela
Rita Castilho
Luísa Barreira

Contacts:

fctdirmbm@ualg.pt
fctmestrados@ualg.pt

Faculty of Sciences and Technology
Gambelas campus
8005-139 Faro
Portugal

Phone: +351 289 800 905