About the study
Tens of thousands of chemical compounds are in use today, alongside plastics, mercury, and other legacy pollutants that persist in the environment. Many of these contaminants end up in the Arctic, transported over long distances or introduced through growing local industrial and shipping activities. In a region already experiencing the world’s fastest climate change, Arctic marine ecosystems face a unique cocktail of stressors.
This master’s specialisation provides the knowledge and skills to study the sources, fate, and biological effects of pollutants, with a strong focus on Arctic marine environments and wildlife. Through a multidisciplinary approach, you will gain expertise to understand and address these complex challenges - preparing you for a career in research, management, or applied solutions for a more sustainable future.
This study programme requires compulsory attendance to the introductory meeting. See this web page for more information.
What will you learn?
The specialization in Arctic Marine Ecotoxicology gives you advanced knowledge of how human-induced stressors affect arctic marine organisms, populations, and ecosystems. You will gain knowledge of various contaminant classes, including their sources, properties, environmental behavior, and biological effects, from molecular toxicity to broader ecological impacts. You will also develop skills in applying diverse ecotoxicological methods, such as toxicity testing using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches.
Programme description
Ecotoxicology is the study of how man-made pollution affects organisms at all levels of biological organization, from cells to ecosystems. The subject is multidisciplinary and primarily integrates ecology and toxicology with advanced knowledge of one or several of the following fields of sciences: cell and molecular biology, physiology, environmental chemistry and ecology.
A fundamental introduction to ecotoxicological principles and approaches, as well as contemporary research topics, will be provided by this specialization. A broad choice of elective courses, including those at UNIS, will allow knowledge on Arctic ecosystems to be deepened from molecular, physiological, or ecological perspectives.
Students will be an integral part of the Arctic Marine System Ecology (AMSE) Research Group and are expected to participate actively.
For a complete overview of the learning outcomes, please see the programme study plan.
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