University of Barcelona

Marine Sciences

Course curriculum

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 150
Optional 18
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 12
TOTAL 240

Subjects by year and semester

FIRST YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Biology I 1 FB 6
Chemistry I 1 FB 6
Geology I 1 FB 6
Introduction to Marine Sciences 1 OB 6
Mathematics I 1 FB 6
Biology II 2 FB 6
Chemistry II 2 FB 6
Geology II 2 FB 6
Mathematics II 2 FB 6
Physics I 2 FB 6
SECOND YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Chemical Oceanography 1 OB 6
Marine Geology 1 OB 6
Marine Microbiology 1 OB 6
Physics II 1 FB 6
Statistics 1 OB 6
Descriptive Oceanography 2 OB 6
Economics 2 OB 6
GIS and Remote Sensing Applied to Marine Sciences 2 OB 6
Marine Botany 2 OB 6
Marine Zoology 2 OB 6
THIRD YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Biological Oceanography 1 OB 6
Dynamic Oceanography 1 OB 6
Marine Animal Physiology 1 OB 6
Marine Biogeochemistry 1 OB 6
Marine Sedimentary Environments and Processes 1 OB 6
Coastal Sedimentary Dynamics 2 OB 6
Geological Risk and Marine Georesources 2 OB 6
Marine ecology 2 OB 6
Marine Habitat Cartography 2 OB 6
Species and Habitat Conservation 2 OB 6
FOURTH YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Anthropogenic Impact on the Marine Environment 1 OB 6
Climate Change and Ocean 1 OB 6
Fishery 1 OB 6
Project Design: Introduction to Final Projects 1 OB 6
Regulatory Framework and Integrated Marine Management 1 OB 6
Final Project 2 TR 12
Optatives Subjects 2 OT 18
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