Study programme
2023-2024
Model path: two year programme
The programme consists of 6 parts:
1. Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
2. Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
3. Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
4. One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
5. The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits
Core courses: compulsory courses + Field courses (choice 1) + choice 2
In this module the student needs to finish all the compulsory courses.The compulsory courses cover disciplines which are considered as essential knowledge for a marine and lacustrine scientist.
From the compulsory courses listed below, students must obtain 36 ECTS-credits.
From the field courses (Choice1) listed below students must choose 3 ECTS-credits.
From Choice 2: the student can choose the Monsoon School for 6 ECTS-credits or can follow a summer school for 6 ECTS-credits or chooses to follow 6 ECTS-credits from any master programme offered by a Belgian university, (subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board).
Fundamental Oceans and Lakes Biology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Oceanography
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Natacha Brion
Limnology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Coastal and Estuarine Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- An Cliquet
Environmental modelling
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Karoline Soetaert
- Dries Bonte
Analysis of Biological Data
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
The broadening courses are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS-credits
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Jean Hugé
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part II
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Seminars: case studies on biodiversity management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Internship 5 ECTS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Internship 11 ECTS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Monsoon school
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Gudrun De Boeck
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Summer school
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Gudrun De Boeck
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Supporting courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Based on student's background and after approval of the chairman of the examination board students must choose 9 ECTS-credits from the courses listed below. At least the level of 'Advanced Applied Statistics' must be reached.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 9 ECTS-credits.
Introduction to GIS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Frank Canters
Methods of Scientific Diving
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Alain Norro
- Marc Kochzius
- Sven Van Haelst
Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Analysis of Biological Data
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Integrated marine coastal ecology field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
- Lieven Bervoets
In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Vera Van Lancker
- - NNB
Integrated field course at sea
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Jan Vanaverbeke
- Ann Vanreusel
Integrated limnological field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Integrated Estuarine field Course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Natacha Brion
Major Global change impacts on ecology and biodiversity
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Aquatic Food Web Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Aquatic Genomics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Olivier De Clerck
Marine Extreme Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Lacustrine Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Aquatic microbial ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Koen Sabbe
- Elie Verleyen
Major Conservation Biology and ecosystem Management
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Freshwater Ecology and Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Klaas Willaert
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Major Environmental Impact and Remediation
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. The Integrated Practicals is part of the second year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS- credits.
Aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Lieven Bervoets
- Adrian Covaci
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Victor Wepener
Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Global Change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Stijn Temmerman
- - NNB
- Jan Staes
Global Change Physiology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Integrated Practicals
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Lieven Bervoets
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Niko Celis
- Tom Maris
Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences
Only available for students with a good geological background, subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Advanced sedimentology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Maarten Van Daele
- Inka Meyer
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
Integrated offshore exploration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- David Van Rooij
Micropaleontology and paleoenvironmental reconstruction
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Stephen Louwye
Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)
the master thesis stands for 30 ECTS-credits and consists of an individual research project related to ongoing research in one of the associated research groups. Here students choose a subject related to their major.
Literature Review
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Master Thesis
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
2022-2023
Model path: two year programme
The programme consists of 6 parts:
1. Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
2. Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
3. Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
4. One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
5. The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits
Core courses: compulsory courses + Field courses (choice 1) + choice 2
In this module the student needs to finish all the compulsory courses.The compulsory courses cover disciplines which are considered as essential knowledge for a marine and lacustrine scientist.
From the compulsory courses listed below, students must obtain 36 ECTS-credits.
From the field courses (Choice1) listed below students must choose 3 ECTS-credits.
From Choice 2: the student can choose the Monsoon School for 6 ECTS-credits or can follow a summer school for 6 ECTS-credits or chooses to follow 6 ECTS-credits from any master programme offered by a Belgian university, (subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board).
Oceanography
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Natacha Brion
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- An Cliquet
In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Vera Van Lancker
- - NNB
Environmental modelling
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Karoline Soetaert
- Dries Bonte
Integrated marine coastal ecology field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
- Lieven Bervoets
Freshwater Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- - NNB
- Iris Stiers
Limnology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Seminars: case studies on biodiversity management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Integrated field course at sea
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Jan Vanaverbeke
- Ann Vanreusel
Integrated limnological field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Integrated Estuarine field Course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Natacha Brion
Monsoon school
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Gudrun De Boeck
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Gudrun De Boeck
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
The broadening courses are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS-credits
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Jean Hugé
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part II
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Internship
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
Supporting courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Based on student's background and after approval of the chairman of the examination board students must choose 9 ECTS-credits from the courses listed below. At least the level of 'Advanced Applied Statistics' must be reached.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 9 ECTS-credits.
Introduction to GIS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Frank Canters
Introduction to data mining
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Biogeochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Data and Information Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Tim Deprez
Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Advanced Applied Statistics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Koen Sabbe
Analysis of Biological Data
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Goderis
Water Quality
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Applied Geomorphology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Natural Risk Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Methods of Scientific Diving
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Alain Norro
- Marc Kochzius
- Sven Van Haelst
Major Global change impacts on ecology and biodiversity
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Marine Genomics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Sofie Derycke
- Olivier De Clerck
Marine Food Web Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Ecology of Coastal Seas
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Lacustrine Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Elie Verleyen
Aquatic microbial ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Koen Sabbe
- Elie Verleyen
Marine Extreme Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- David Van Rooij
Major Conservation Biology and ecosystem Management
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Integrated coastal zone management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Klaas Willaert
Marine Biodiversity
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
- Marc Kochzius
Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Major Environmental Impact and Remediation
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. The Integrated Practicals is part of the second year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS- credits.
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Physiology of Aquatic Organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Lieven Bervoets
- Adrian Covaci
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Victor Wepener
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Integrated Practicals
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Lieven Bervoets
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Niko Celis
- Tom Maris
Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences
Only available for students with a good geological background, subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Advanced sedimentology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Maarten Van Daele
- Inka Meyer
Paleobiology of Micro-organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Stephen Louwye
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
Integrated offshore exploration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- David Van Rooij
Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)
the master thesis stands for 30 ECTS-credits and consists of an individual research project related to ongoing research in one of the associated research groups. Here students choose a subject related to their major.
Master's thesis
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
2021-2022
Model path: two year programme
The programme consists of 6 parts:
1. Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
2. Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
3. Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
4. One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
5. The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits
Core courses: compulsory courses + Field courses (choice 1) + choice 2
In this module the student needs to finish all the compulsory courses.The compulsory courses cover disciplines which are considered as essential knowledge for a marine and lacustrine scientist.
From the compulsory courses listed below, students must obtain 36 ECTS-credits.
From the field courses (Choice1) listed below students must choose 3 ECTS-credits.
From Choice 2: the student can choose the Monsoon School for 6 ECTS-credits or can follow a summer school for 6 ECTS-credits or chooses to follow 6 ECTS-credits from any master programme offered by a Belgian university, (subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board).
Oceanography
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- An Cliquet
In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Vera Van Lancker
- - NNB
Environmental modelling
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Karoline Soetaert
- Dries Bonte
Integrated marine coastal ecology field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
- Lieven Bervoets
River and Lake Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Limnology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Seminars: case studies on biodiversity management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Integrated field course at sea
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Jan Vanaverbeke
- Ann Vanreusel
Integrated limnological field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Integrated Estuarine field Course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Natacha Brion
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Monsoon school
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
- Ann Vanreusel
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
The broadening courses are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS-credits
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part II
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Internship
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
Supporting courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Based on student's background and after approval of the chairman of the examination board students must choose 9 ECTS-credits from the courses listed below. At least the level of 'Advanced Applied Statistics' must be reached.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 9 ECTS-credits.
Introduction to GIS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Frank Canters
Introduction to data mining
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Biogeochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Data and Information Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Tim Deprez
Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Advanced Applied Statistics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Koen Sabbe
Analysis of Biological Data
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Goderis
Water Quality
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Applied Geomorphology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Natural Risk Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Methods of Scientific Diving
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Alain Norro
- Marc Kochzius
- Sven Van Haelst
Major Global change impacts on ecology and biodiversity
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Marine Genomics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Sofie Derycke
- Olivier De Clerck
Marine Food Web Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Ecology of Coastal Seas
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Lacustrine Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Elie Verleyen
Aquatic microbial ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Koen Sabbe
- Elie Verleyen
Marine Extreme Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- David Van Rooij
Major Conservation Biology and ecosystem Management
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Integrated coastal zone management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Klaas Willaert
Marine Biodiversity
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
- Marc Kochzius
Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Major Environmental Impact and Remediation
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. The Integrated Practicals is part of the second year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS- credits.
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Physiology of Aquatic Organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Lieven Bervoets
- Adrian Covaci
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Victor Wepener
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Integrated Practicals
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Lieven Bervoets
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Niko Celis
- Tom Maris
Global change physiology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences
Only available for students with a good geological background, subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Advanced sedimentology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Maarten Van Daele
- Inka Meyer
Paleobiology of Micro-organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Stephen Louwye
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
Integrated offshore exploration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- David Van Rooij
Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)
the master thesis stands for 30 ECTS-credits and consists of an individual research project related to ongoing research in one of the associated research groups. Here students choose a subject related to their major.
Master's thesis
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If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
2020-2021
Model path: two year programme
The programme consists of 6 parts:
1. Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
2. Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
3. Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
4. One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
5. The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits
Core courses
In this module the student needs to finish all the compulsory courses.The compulsory courses cover disciplines which are considered as essential knowledge for a marine and lacustrine scientist.
From the core courses listed below, students must obtain 36 ECTS-credits.
From the field courses (Choice1) listed below students must choose 3 ECTS-credits.
From Choice 2: the student can choose the Monsoon School for 6 ECTS-credits or can follow a summer school for 6 ECTS-credits or chooses to follow 6 ECTS-credits from any master programme offered by a Belgian university, (subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board).
Oceanography
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Hendrik Schoukens
- An Cliquet
In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Vera Van Lancker
- - NNB
Environmental modelling
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Karoline Soetaert
- Dries Bonte
Integrated marine coastal ecology field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
- Lieven Bervoets
River and Lake Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Limnology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Seminars: case studies on biodiversity management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Integrated field course at sea
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Jan Vanaverbeke
- Ann Vanreusel
Integrated limnological field course
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
- Wim Vyverman
Monsoon school
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
- Ann Vanreusel
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
The broadening courses are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS-credits
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part II
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Internship
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
Supporting courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Based on student's background and after approval of the chairman of the examination board students must choose 9 ECTS-credits from the courses listed below. At least the level of 'Advanced Applied Statistics' must be reached.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 9 ECTS-credits.
Introduction to GIS
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Frank Canters
Introduction to data mining
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Biogeochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Data and Information Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Tim Deprez
Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Advanced Applied Statistics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- Koen Sabbe
Analysis of Biological Data
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Goderis
Water Quality
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Elskens
Applied Geomorphology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Natural Risk Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre
Major Global change impacts on ecology and biodiversity
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Marine Genomics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Sofie Derycke
- Olivier De Clerck
Marine Food Web Ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Ecology of Coastal Seas
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
Lacustrine Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Elie Verleyen
Aquatic microbial ecology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Wim Vyverman
- Koen Sabbe
- Elie Verleyen
Marine Extreme Systems
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Ann Vanreusel
- David Van Rooij
Major Conservation Biology and ecosystem Management
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Integrated coastal zone management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- N. Koedam
Conservation Genetics
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- L. Triest
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Andrew Serdy
Marine Biodiversity
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marleen De Troch
- Marc Kochzius
Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Marc Kochzius
Major Environmental Impact and Remediation
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. The Integrated Practicals is part of the second year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS- credits.
Environmental Impact Assessment
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Physiology of Aquatic Organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Lieven Bervoets
- Adrian Covaci
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Victor Wepener
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Integrated Practicals
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Lieven Bervoets
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Niko Celis
- Tom Maris
Global change physiology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences
Only available for students with a good geological background, subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Advanced sedimentology
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Maarten Van Daele
Paleobiology of Micro-organisms
This information sheet indicates how the course will be organized at pandemic code level yellow and green.
If the colour codes change during the academic year to orange or red, modifications are possible, for example to the teaching and evaluation methods.
- Stephen Louwye
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
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- Marc De Batist
- Dirk Verschuren
Integrated offshore exploration
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- David Van Rooij
Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)
the master thesis stands for 30 ECTS-credits and consists of an individual research project related to ongoing research in one of the associated research groups. Here students choose a subject related to their major.
Master's thesis
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2019-2020
Model path: two year programme
The programme consists of 6 parts:
1. Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
2. Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
3. Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
4. One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
5. The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits
Core courses
In this module the student needs to finish all the compulsory courses.The compulsory courses cover disciplines which are considered as essential knowledge for a marine and lacustrine scientist.
From the core courses listed below, students must obtain 36 ECTS-credits.
From the field courses (Choice1) listed below students must choose 3 ECTS-credits.
From Choice 2: 6 ECTS-credits from the list below or students can choose to follow a summer school for 6 ECTS-credits or to follow 6 ECTS-credits from any master programme offered by a Belgian university, (subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board).
Oceanography
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- Ann Vanreusel
Estuarine and Coastal Systems
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Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems
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- An Cliquet
In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences
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- Vera Van Lancker
- - NNB
Environmental modelling
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- Karoline Soetaert
- Dries Bonte
Integrated marine coastal ecology field course
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- Marc Kochzius
- Lieven Bervoets
River and Lake Ecology
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- L. Triest
Limnology
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- Wim Vyverman
- Dirk Verschuren
Seminars: case studies on biodiversity management
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- N. Koedam
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
Integrated field course at sea
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- Jan Vanaverbeke
- Ann Vanreusel
Integrated limnological field course
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- Maarten Van Daele
- Wim Vyverman
Monsoon school
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- N. Koedam
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Karolien Van Puyvelde
- Ann Vanreusel
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
The broadening courses are compulsory.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS-credits
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I
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- N. Koedam
Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part II
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- N. Koedam
Internship
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- Ann Vanreusel
Supporting courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Based on student's background and after approval of the chairman of the examination board students must choose 9 ECTS-credits from the courses listed below. At least the level of 'Advanced Applied Statistics' must be reached.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 9 ECTS-credits.
Geographic Information Systems
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- Frank Canters
Introduction to data mining
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- Marc Elskens
Biogeochemistry
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- Marc Elskens
Data and Information Management
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- Tim Deprez
Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology
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- Marleen De Troch
Advanced Applied Statistics
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- Ann Vanreusel
- Koen Sabbe
Analysis of Biological Data
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- Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Conservation Genetics of Aquatic Populations
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- L. Triest
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
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- Steven Goderis
Major Global change impacts on ecology and biodiversity
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Marine Genomics
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- Sofie Derycke
- Olivier De Clerck
Marine Food Web Ecology
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- Marleen De Troch
- Olivier De Clerck
Ecology of Coastal Seas
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- Marleen De Troch
Lacustrine Systems
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- Wim Vyverman
- Elie Verleyen
Microbial Ecology
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- Wim Vyverman
- Koen Sabbe
- Elie Verleyen
Marine Extreme Systems
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- Ann Vanreusel
- David Van Rooij
Major Conservation Biology and ecosystem Management
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Integrated coastal zone management
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- Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration
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- N. Koedam
Conservation Genetics of Aquatic Populations
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- L. Triest
Environmental Impact Assessment
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- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans
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- Frank Maes
Marine Biodiversity
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- Marleen De Troch
- Marc Kochzius
Marine Fisheries: ecology and management
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- Marc Kochzius
Major Environmental Impact and Remediation
Non-biologists should follow the supporting course 'Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology' in the first master year. The Integrated Practicals is part of the second year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS- credits.
Environmental Impact Assessment
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- Steven Degraer
- Vera Van Lancker
Physiology of Aquatic Organisms
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Aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
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- Lieven Bervoets
- Adrian Covaci
- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Victor Wepener
Ecosystem based adaptation to global change
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Integrated Practicals
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- Kayawe Valentine Mubiana
- Lieven Bervoets
- Gudrun De Boeck
- Niko Celis
- Tom Maris
Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences
Only available for students with a good geological background, subject to approval by the chairman of the examination board.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS-credits.
Advanced sedimentology
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- Sébastien Bertrand
Paleobiology of Micro-organisms
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- Stephen Louwye
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
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- Dirk Verschuren
- Marc De Batist
Integrated offshore exploration
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- David Van Rooij
Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)
the master thesis stands for 30 ECTS-credits and consists of an individual research project related to ongoing research in one of the associated research groups. Here students choose a subject related to their major.
Master's thesis
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