Master's programme: Ecology (M-ECOL)
 
Compulsory courses for students starting autumn 2025:

Year Semester 5 ects 10 ects 15 ects 20 ects 25 ects 30 ects 2 2027 Spring parallel MASTER'S THESIS January block 2026 Autumn parallel August block 1 2026 June block   Spring parallel MINA 310 ECOL 350                 January block MINA321 * 2025 Autumn parallel NATF 300 ECOL 310                 August block ECOL302 * 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 In addition at least one of the following 300-level courses must be taken in order to obtain a Master's degree in Ecology. It is required that students have obtained the prerequisites to their 300-level course. ECOL330 Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Conservation 5 ects   Autumn parallel ECOL380 The Ecology and Management of Rivers and Lakes 10 ects   Spring parallel FMI310 Environmental Pollutants and Ecotoxicology 10 ects   Spring parallel LAA370 Landscape Ecology 15 ects   Spring parallel NATF320 Ecology and Management of Natural Resources in the Tropics 10 ects   Spring parallel NATF350 Human Wildlife Interactions 5 ects   Spring parallel SKOG304 Forest Ecology 10 ects   Spring parallel ZOOL300 Insect Ecology and Research 10 ects   Autumn parallel ZOOL310 Behavioural and Population Ecology 10 ects   Autumn parallel Recommended courses in statistics (not mandatory): ECOL340 Exploring and Analyzing Data in Ecology and Natural Resource Management 5 ects   Autumn parallel STAT200 Regression Analysis 5 ects   January block STAT210 Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance 5 ects   August block STAT340 Applied methods in statistics 10 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 Empty form 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)