Program Overview

MŠster Universitario en OceanografŪa y Gestiůn del Medio Marino

The MŠster Universitario en OceanografŪa y Gestiůn del Medio Marino is a master's program offered by the Universitat PolitŤcnica de Catalunya (UPC) in collaboration with the Universitat de Barcelona (UB). The program aims to provide advanced training in oceanography and marine environment management, with a multidisciplinary approach and two specializations.

Datos Generales

• Duration: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits
• Start date: September
• Schedule: Morning and afternoon, face-to-face
• Language:
  • Consult the language of instruction for each subject in the academic guide within the study plan.
  • Information on language use in the classroom and students' linguistic rights.
• Place of instruction:
  • Faculties of Biology and Geology of the Universitat de Barcelona
  • Escuela Tťcnica Superior de IngenierŪa de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Barcelona

Acceso

• General requirements:
  • Academic requirements for access to a master's degree
• Places available: 50
• Pre-enrollment:
  • This interuniversity master's degree is not coordinated by the UPC. Pre-enrollment must be done at the coordinating university: Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Plan de Estudios

The study plan is not available.

Salidas Profesionales

Graduates of this master's program will be experts in oceanography and marine environment management, capable of exercising their research capacity in public and private organizations and working in the business sector.

Competencias

• Competencias transversales:
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation
  • Sustainability and social commitment
  • Knowledge of a third language (preferably English)
  • Teamwork and efficient use of information resources
• Competencias especŪficas:
  • Evaluate the diversity of the main marine groups and propose management measures.
  • Manage natural values and areas of the marine environment.
  • Understand the fundamentals of the processes that control succession and variability in oceanic ecosystems.
  • Evaluate the production capacity of resources (biological, geological) in different oceanic regions.
  • Formulate conceptual models that consider the conjunction of physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in a range of scales.
  • Identify the effects of climate variability on marine ecosystems.
  • Identify the main conflicts of uses of the coastal zone and propose management plans.
  • Elaborate numerical models of the coastal zone that incorporate the basic parameters for sustainable management.
• Competencias genťricas o transversales:
  • Recognize the need for lifelong professional training and identify areas where training is needed.
  • Exercise self-learning and be motivated by well-done work.
  • Apply research to the solution of practical problems of interest to society.
  • Analyze and resolve scientific problems.
  • Apply knowledge and skills acquired to new environments and integrate new knowledge and ideas, even from unrelated fields.

Sellos de Calidad

Consult the main quality indicators of the degree in the portal Estudios Universitarios de CataluŮa of the Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario de CataluŮa.

Organizaciůn Acadťmica: Normativas, Calendarios

• Teaching center UPC: Escuela Tťcnica Superior de IngenierŪa de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Barcelona (ETSECCPB)
• Participating institutions:
  • Universitat PolitŤcnica de Catalunya (UPC)
  • Universitat de Barcelona (UB) - coordinating university
• Academic program responsible: Josť Jimťnez