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

Master's programme: Ecology (M-ECOL)
Suggested course combination: Plant Ecophysiology
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		BOT
240		 
 		 
 
January blockMINA321 *
2025Autumn parallelNATF
300		ECOL
310		BOT
340		BOT
200
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


Other relevant courses.
BIO324Plant Adaptation10 ects  Spring parallel
SKOG304Forest Ecology10 ects  Spring parallel

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)