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

Master's programme: Renewable Energy (M-FORNY)
 
Compulsory courses for students starting autumn 2025:

YearSemester5 ects10 ects15 ects20 ects25 ects30 ects
22027Spring parallelMASTER'S
THESIS
January block 
2026Autumn parallelFORNY
360		 
 		 
 		 
 		 
 
August block 
12026June block 
Spring parallelBUS
230		 
 		 
 		 
 		 
 
January block 
2025Autumn parallelFORNY
300		MINA  *
320    		MINA
330		 
 		 
 
August blockFORNY300 - 5 ects
* MINA321 can be taken in the January block (english version).
  
Master's programme,
compulsory courses
Suggested course combination:
(Schedule conflicts between courses
have not been taken into account)

· Environmental analyses

· Energy system analysis


Everyone must choose one of the following subjects in methodology:
MINA310Methods in Natural Sciences5 ects  Spring parallel
MINA311Social Science Research Methods10 ects  Spring parallel

Students who have not previously passed the following courses, or their equivalents, must pass:
FORNY200Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies10 ects  Autumn parallel
FORNY210Bioenergy - Technology and Value Chains5 ects  Spring parallel
MINA250Environmental Impact asessment10 ects  Jan bl + spr p

Recommended optional courses:
AOS341Quantitative Methods5 ects  Autumn parallel
BUS211Sustainability Reporting5 ects  Aut p or spr p
BUS311Environmental Management and Sustainability Reporting5 ects  Spring parallel
ECN271Cost Benefit Project Evaluation and Environmental Valuation10 ects  Spring parallel
ECN280Energy Economics10 ects  Spring parallel
ECN306Economics of Sustainability5 ects  Autumn parallel
ECN311Microeconomics III10 ects  Autumn parallel
ECN372Climate Economics10 ects  Autumn parallel
ECN375Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory and applications10 ects  Spring parallel
ECN376Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - Applications5 ects  Spr p + June bl.
ECN380Energy Markets and Regulation10 ects  Autumn parallel
ECOL310Global Change Ecology5 ects  Autumn parallel
ECOL350Restoration Ecology5 ects  Spring parallel
ECOL380The Ecology and Management of Rivers and Lakes10 ects  Spring parallel
ECN204Introduction to Behavioral Economics5 ects  Spring parallel
ECN275Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory10 ects  Spring parallel
EDS349Energy and Society5 ects  January block
EIE306Mediation, Management of Projects and Planning Processes10 ects  Autumn parallel
FORNY220Life Cycle Assessment - Environmental Impacts of Energy and Waste Systems10 ects  Spring parallel
FORNY305Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems10 ects  Spring parallel
FORNY320Sustainable Management of Resources in a Circular Economy5 ects  Autumn parallel
FORNY370Internship in Renewable Energy10 ects  Whole year
INF201Advanced Programming5 ects  Autumn parallel
INF205Ressurseffektiv programmering5 ects  Spring parallel
JUS320Planning and Building Law5 ects  Spring parallel
LAA370Landscape Ecology15 ects  Spring parallel
MATH280Applied Linear Algebra10 ects  Spring parallel
MILJØ200Pollution and Environment10 ects  Autumn parallel
NATF301Practical Nature Management5 ects  Autumn parallel
NATF340Management of Fish Communities10 ects  Autumn parallel
SKOG303Silviculture and Forest Growth and Yield10 ects  Autumn parallel
SKOG304Forest Ecology10 ects  Spring parallel
STAT210Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance5 ects  August block
STIN300Statistical Programming in R5 ects  January block
THT291Solid Waste Handling and technology5 ects  Spring parallel
THT320Environmental Analysis5 ects  Autumn parallel
VANN210Freshwater Ecology10 ects  Autumn parallel

Programme coordinator 2025: Martinsen, Thomas
Student advisor 2025: Mjelde, Marianne

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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 2026
  (Subject to change)
★ Start of study 2025
· 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