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Stream Ecology and Fish Conservation

Course
BIO566
Master’s level
15 credits (ECTS)
Study pace
100%
Time
Day
Location
Göteborg
Study form
Campus
Language
English
Duration
-
Application period
-
Application code
GU-21264
Tuition
Full education cost: 32 000 SEK
First payment: 32 000 SEK

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students.

More information about tuition fees

Summary

This course gives you insight in factors that affect various types of watercourses, and thereby affect the situation for organisms that live in the water. You will also get practical training in methods for habitat management and conservation.

About

This course provides an understanding of the abiotic and biotic factors that create and alter a watercourse, and how these relate to and are affected by adjacent terrestrial ecosystems. The focus is on ecological processes, competition and predation, food webs and trophic dynamics but also nutrient transport and flow calculations are key components.

Great emphasis is placed on practical habitat care and fish conservation, and you will receive training in various methods for estimating the production of fish (electrofishing) and restoration of habitats in running water using standardized methods. Identification exercises, where you will learn to identify various benthic organisms and their ecological roles are also included.

Teaching

The teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions and a project of your own that you present in both written and oral form. 

Prerequisites and selection

Entry requirements

Option 1 At least 120 ECTS, of which at least 30 ECTS in Biology and a further 30 ECTS of passed in-depth courses in Biology/Environmental Science/Chemistry/Geology/Physics, or equivalent.

Option 2 90 ECTS approved out of 120 ECTS on courses within the first two years of Marine science, bachelor's program, University of Gothenburg or equivalent. In addition, at least one approved in-depth course in biology is required, 15 ECTS.

For both alternatives, applicants must also prove their knowledge of English corresponding to English 6/English B from Swedish upper secondary school. For more information, see English language requirements on Universityadmissions.se.

Selection

Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.

Facilities

Teaching is conducted in the Natrium building, on Medicinareberget in Gothenburg (Medicinaregatan 7B), but also as fieldwork in the form of practical exercises.