Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science
Qualification
: Master of ScienceFaculty
: Mathematics, Informatics and Natural SciencesDuration
: 4 semestersTeaching language
: EnglishProgram start
: winter semester, Important semester datesApplication period
: 15.02. to 31.03.Admission restrictions
: yesTuition Fees
: none, but Semester contribution
Program description
Career prospects
Graduates will, based on their broad interdisciplinary and integrative university training, qualify for a broad range of career opportunities. They can, for example, pursue a career in research, starting with a PhD, to be subsequently employed in responsible and leading positions at universities, academic and non-academic research institutes and business companies in the field of biological oceanography and fisheries sciences.
Other promising job opportunities can be found in management, consulting, policy and communication in federal ministries, governmental and non-governmental organisations, pisciculture or other marine biology business companies. Positions in research funding organisations, scientific journalism, ocean ecosystems protection, intellectual property rights, pisciculture associations, or international organisations such as the EU represent additional employment possibilities.
Graduates will be able to contribute social debates regarding the management and conservation of ocean ecosystems and living marine resources at various integration levels in the areas of fundamental and applied biological oceanography and fisheries sciences. In addition, due to their profound expertise and broad proficiency, graduates can also strive for employments in all other prominent areas of Life Sciences.
Program structure
- Compulsory Modules (Semester 1 - 3): Introduction to Biological Oceanography (BO) and Fisheries Science (FS), Advanced BO and FS, Data Handling and Visualisation, Data Analysis and Modelling 1 + 2, Biodiversity of Marine Life, Environmental Policy and Management
- Compulsory electives from the MA program (e.g. Fish Biology or Plankton Ecology) as well as electives that can also be chosen from different programs (Semester 2 - 3)
- and the MA thesis (Semester 4)
Additional information on degree program
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General admission requirements for all master’s degree programs:
Proof of first degree, language proficiency
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Special admission requirements for this degree program:
- A bachelor’ degree either Marine Ökosystem and Fischereiwissenschaften from the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at Universität Hamburg or
- any other bachelor’s degree, provided that coursework in the natural sciences has been completed in Mathematics, Chemistry, Statistics and Biology (incl. Biological Oceanography and Fisheries Science) - minimum number of CPs required
- proficiency in English
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25. Apr 2024