UNIVERSITY GRADUATE (MASTER) STUDY PROGRAMME
Duration of the study: 4 semesters (2 years)
Total ECTS: 120
Professional title acquired upon finishing the study programme: Master of sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems
Science area: Biotechnical science (Agriculture)
Competencies acquired upon finishing the study program:
- gain an in-depth understanding of aquatic and marine ecosystem function and the services healthy ecosystems provide to human society including the vast future possibilities to benefit from these sustained services in the context of economic blue growth
- be familiar with ways to validate ecosystem services, including the actual monetary value, and know how to recognize and avoid human-induced reductions of such services; be aware of the serious net-negative impacts on global economies and local livelihoods in the case of the loss of such services
- understand the concept of ecosystem health and ecosystem based management in the marine/coastal and aquatic sector and be familiar with the newest strategies to reach and dynamically adapt the associated management goals
- understand the circular economy of nature and the basic principles that maintain life on Earth under the global and local operating conditions and in the context of a dynamic equilibrium
- be prepared to function in a widely set interdisciplinary team including the full diversity of human intelligence, nature, occupation, culture, believes, and interests
- to recognize and respond to market demands in relation to the specifics production and processing of aquatic organisms
- critically and with an interdisciplinary approach to contemplate and consider the historical and traditional importance of the management of aquatic resources and coastal zone in the Mediterranean and broader.
Module list of the graduate study programme by semester:
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1. SEMESTER
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Status
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Hours in semester
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ECTS
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L
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S
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E
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Limnology and oceanography
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mandatory
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30
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15
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15
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6
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Physiology of marine and freshwater organisms
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mandatory
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30
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15
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6
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Scientific methods and statistics
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mandatory
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30
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30
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6
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Preservations of aquatic ecosystems
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mandatory
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30
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30
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6
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Fisheries and environment
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mandatory
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30
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30
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6
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2. SEMESTER
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Integrated coastal area management (ICAM)
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mandatory
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30
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15
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15
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6
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Applied ecology of aquatic ecosystems
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mandatory
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30
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15
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15
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6
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Farming technologies of aquatic organisms
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mandatory
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30
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30
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6
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Biomimikry
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mandatory
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15
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15
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30
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6
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Introduction to GIS
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elective
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15
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30
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3
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Local aquatic products
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elective
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30
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15
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4
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Ocean literacy
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elective
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15
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30
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3
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Ecology of marine fishes
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elective
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15
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15
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3
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3. SEMESTER
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Aquaculture and fisheries management
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mandatory
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30
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15
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15
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6
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Sociology of local communities
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mandatory
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30
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30
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6
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Marine protected area (MPA) management
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mandatory
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30
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15
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15
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6
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Biology of cell stress
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elective
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30
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3
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Aquaculture nutrition
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elective
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30
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15
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4
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Health care and pathology of aquatic organisms
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elective
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30
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3
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Freshwater systems ecology
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elective
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15
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15
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3
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Aquaculture and environment
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elective
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30
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3
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4. SEMESTER
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Internship
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mandatory
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10
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Master thesis
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mandatory
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20
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The Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture of the University of Zadar, together with external associates and partners within the Blue Education for Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources - BLUE SMART project co funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, developed the Elaborate of this graduate study in order to create new skills and knowledge in the blue economy sector.
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