6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023099ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Biology
External partners
Universiteit Gent
Educational team
Nico Koedam
Karolien Van Puyvelde
Ann Vanreusel (course titular)
Gudrun De Boeck
Activities and contact hours

21 contact hours Lecture
28 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
50 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

A standard summer course consists of an intensive program of 2 to 3 weeks around a specific theme. The main objective of this summer school is to gain experience in marine and / or lacustrine sciences and management outside the home university and in an international network of students and teachers. "Summer courses" are organized at various universities worldwide, often outside the regular academic teaching period. These international courses have the added value that students can acquire targeted knowledge through, among other things, practice-oriented courses, but also through seminars of various experts in specific disciplines related to the specific learning outcomes of the master programme.

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General Competences

This course allows to gain experience in an international program and is also an incentive for international mobility and networking among students.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Course specific or if not present an assignment in the form of a report including vision document plus interview about course content. The paper and interview can be organized in the form of a job or project application.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management: Standaard traject