Licenciatura no Campus da UC na Figueira da Foz
Presentation
In a degree in Marine Biology (LBMAR), teaching with a strong practical laboratory component is essential. These characteristics are only appropriate for a classroom-based teaching system, which allows knowledge to be applied in new scenarios and contexts, both in the workplace and in more fundamental research.)
LBMAR's curricular design has been structured to develop a coherent and sequential set of competencies, skills and knowledge that allows for solid, multidisciplinary, coherent and lasting training. This degree aims to provide highly qualified professionals for a growing area of activity and research that is in great demand locally, nationally and internationally. As is well known, the field of LBMAR is developing rapidly, with constant innovation. A curriculum has therefore been created which, as well as being up-to-date, provides solid foundations to accompany future development. Since there are already a few courses in this area in the country, a curricular plan was created that is completely different from existing offers, with courses in the area of the Economy of the Sea (4th semester) and in the introduction to Marine Law (6th semester).
The curriculum is based on an initial understanding of the processes at work in the marine environment. In the second part of the course, observation and monitoring requires mastery of various tools and methodologies, as well as data processing. These approaches complement the mastery of field and laboratory techniques from which quantitative data is obtained, providing support for developing and applying different mitigation solutions to problems that jeopardize biodiversity, the functioning of the marine ecosystem and the sustainability of the ocean (with several curricular units addressing these issues).
Study programme
1st YEAR - 1st Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Biology of Marine Invertebrates | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Mathematics | Compulsory | Matematics | 6 |
| Cellular Biology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Physics | Compulsory | Physics | 6 |
| Chemistry | Compulsory | Chemistry | 6 |
1st YEAR - 2nd Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Biology of marine vertebrates | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Oceanography | Compulsory | Geology | 6 |
| General Genetics | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Biochemistry | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Biostatistics | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
2nd YEAR - 1st Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Molecular Biology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Metabolism | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Evolution | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Methods and Techniques in Marine Biology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Marine Ecology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
2nd YEAR - 2º Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Economy of the Sea | Compulsory | Economy | 6 |
| Biology of Algae and Marine Plants | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Marine Biotechnology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Marine Microbiology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Societal Challenges at Sea | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
3rd YEAR - 1st Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Aquaculture | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Fisheries Technology and Management | Compulsory | Economy | 6 |
| Food Technology and Quality | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Marine Physiology | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
3rd YEAR - 2nd Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Marine Biology Project | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Introduction to Law | Compulsory | Direito | 6 |
| Ocean Conservation | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Ethics and Animal Welfare | Compulsory | Biology | 6 |
| Option 1 | Elective | Biology | 6 |
| The student should register, in the 2nd semester, in a curricular unit of 6 ECTS from the list below. |
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Ichthyology | Elective | Biology | 6 |
| Bioinformatics | Elective | Biology | 6 |
General information
- Course name: Gradution in Marine Biology
- Course type: 1st Cycle Studies
- Qualification awarded: Licenciado
- Course coordinator: Prof. Doutor Miguel Ângelo do Carmo Pardal (mpardal@uc.pt)
- Mobility coordinator: Prof. António Pereira Coutinho (cafe@bot.uc.pt)
- Objectives of the course: Tendo por base os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e a Agenda 2030, no contexto das Nações Unidas, pretende-se com este ciclo de estudos promover a formação em Biologia Marinha, num alargado leque de áreas científicas estruturantes ligadas à Biologia Marinha (Fisiologia, Biodiversidade e Taxonomia, Ecologia, Ambiente, Sustentabilidade dos Recursos marinhos, Conservação e Valorização de Recursos Naturais e Serviços dos Ecossistemas etc). São ainda objetivos deste ciclo de estudos fornecer uma sólida formação científica, teórica e laboratorial, que permita ao aluno iniciar uma atividade profissional em áreas tão distintas como a Investigação, a Indústria (Agroalimentar, Farmacêutica, Biotecnológica) e a Divulgação de Informação Científica, quer a nível nacional quer internacional. Pretende-se promover uma formação inicial de banda larga em Biologia Marinha que permita ao aluno prosseguir a sua formação avançada em diversas áreas de especialização dentro do espaço de Ensino Europeu.
- Duration: 6 semesters
- ECTS credits: 180
- Professional goals: Technicians in Marine Biology, Resources, Sustainability and Global Change; Environmental managers and environmental and social responsibility of private companies; Senior technicians in municipalities and state agencies (ICNF, APA, DGAV, IPMA, NGOs); Senior technicians in agro-environmental companies (e.g. animal production; aquaculture); Technicians responsible for supporting business innovation
- Numerus clausus: 40
- Admission requirements: National Call for Access and Entry to Higher Education (DGES):
One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology / 02 Biology and Geology and 07 Physics and Chemistry / 02 Biology and Geology and 16 Mathematics - More information: UC website