Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
Application deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
30 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Disciplines
Biology & Biodiversity & Conservation
Overview
Specialisation
- The Aquatic Biosciences programme of Nord University integrates four areas of specialisation - Aquaculture, Ecology, Genomics, and Animal science, production and welfare - which correspond to the strategic research divisions at the faculty.
As a doctoral candidate at our faculty you are affiliated with one of the strategic research groups. Individual PhD projects may be cross-disciplinary in nature and could encompass both farmed and wild aquatic organisms, as well as the environment they thrive in.Investigations embracing the different aquatic biospheres may either delve into the molecular mechanisms or stay at the ecosystem scale. While the overarching theme of the PhD in Aquatic Biosciences is aquatic resource utilisation and management.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Ecological and Interspecies Ethics
- Advanced Biological Data Analysis
- Aquaculture production and environmental impacts
- High throughput sequencing of non-model organisms
- Principles in Animal Experimentation
- Aquatic Animal Immunology
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
General requirements
- A Master's degree (120 ECTS) in Aquaculture or Marine Ecology or other related fields within biology, with a minimum average grade C (or its international accepted equivalence) or better. Potential candidates with maste's degree in other areas may be considered depending on the nature of the proposed research project.
- In order to be admitted to the PhD programme applicants must source financing for the entire period of the doctoral studies (3 years).
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Living costs
Bodø
Norway
1,405-2,238 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
