Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)

Master's programme: Ecology (M-ECOL)
Suggested course combination: Freshwater Ecology and Ecotoxicology
Compulsory and suggested courses for students starting autumn 2025:

YearSemester5 ects10 ects15 ects20 ects25 ects30 ects
22027Spring parallel
MASTER'S
THESIS
ECOL
340
January block
2026Autumn parallel
August block
12026June block 
Spring parallelMINA
310		ECOL
350		ECOL
380		FMI
310
January blockMINA321 *
2025Autumn parallelNATF
300		ECOL
310		VANN
300		 
 		 
 
August blockECOL302
* MINA320 can be taken in the autumn semester by students who speak Norwegian.
  
Master's programme,
compulsory courses
Suggested course combination:
(Schedule conflicts between courses
have not been taken into account)

· Tropical Ecology

· Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources

· Entomology and Forest Ecology

· Population and Landscape Ecology

· Plant Ecophysiology

★ Freshwater Ecology and Ecotoxicology

· Environmental Pollution


The students work with a 60 credits Master’s thesis the second year of the program.

Programme coordinator 2025: Klanderud, Kari
Student advisor 2025: Arestøl, Espen

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Studieprogrammer ved MINA
studieåret 2025/2026:
  1-årig
  - GRUNN Grunnstudium
  Bachelorprogrammer
  - B-FORNY Fornybar energi
  - B-MILJØ Miljøvitenskap
  - B-RAMI Radioaktivitet og miljø
  - B-SF Skogfag
  - B-ØN Økologi og naturforvaltning
  Masterprogrammer
  - M-FORNY Fornybar energi
  - M-MILJØ Miljøvitenskap
  - M-RAMI Nukleær- og miljøvitenskap
  - M-REIS Naturbasert reiseliv
  - M-NF Naturforvaltning
  - M-SF Skogfag
  - M-ECOL Økologi
  
This structure is only valid for the students starting autumn 2025. It is also possible to watch the structure for other year classes:
★ Start of study 2025
  (Subject to change)
· Start of study 2024
· Start of study 2023
· Start of study 2022
· Start of study 2021
· Start of study 2020
· Start of study 2019
· Start of study 2018
· Start of study 2017
· Start of study 2016
· Start of study 2015
· Start of study 2014
· Start of study 2013
· Start of study 2012
· Start of study 2011
· Start of study 2010
· Start of study 2009
· Start of study 2008
· Start of study 2007
· Start of study 2006
· Start of study 2006 (M-TEMNR)