Course Objective

At the end of the course, the students are able to:
1. Identify main biological oceanographic processes (4) and describe
their interdependence
2. specify and differentiate between biological processes involved in
the biological pump
3. survey relevant literature about a given research topic within
biological oceanography and summarize in an abstract
4. develop and formulate a follow-up research question / objective on a
given topic within biological oceanography and describe how the research
should be conducted
5. present a lecture aimed at explaining a research topic to a
scientific audience and proposing a continuation research project
6. explain the importance of the biology of the ocean for global change
developments
7. critically discuss, oppose and defend scientific issues within the
field of biological oceanography

Course Content

http://studiegids.uva.nl/xmlpages/page/2019-2020/zoek-vak/vak/73211

Teaching Methods

FORMAT
- Lectures
- Discussion forums, flipped classrooms
- Homework assignment (literature survey, abstract writing, oral
presentation)
- Computer and lab practicals
- Excursion
- Student symposium

Method of Assessment

ASSESSMENT (%)
Exam: 60%
Abstract and formulation research objective: 20%
Oral presentation: 20%

Entry Requirements

basics in (biological) Oceanography

Literature

STUDY MATERIALS
Lectures (power point files)
Selection of scientific papers (will be provided)
(not obligatory) the book: Oceanography and Marine Biology. An
Introduction to Marine Science. (D.W. Townsend. Sinauer Associates, ISBN
9780878936021) may serve as introduction to the course.

Target Audience

master students in the field of climatology, oceanography, ecology,
hydrology

Additional Information

Biological Oceanography: a systems approach

Custom Course Registration

This course is offered at the UvA. For more information contact: FNWI Education Service Centre, Science Park 904, servicedesk-esc- science@uva.nl, +31 (0)20 525 7100. Enrolment via https://m.sis.uva.nl/vakaanmelden is required.