Master's Degree in Marine Biology: Biodiversity and Conservation
Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for the exercise of professional activities.
CB6 – Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 – Students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 – Students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 – Students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner
CB10 – Students have the learning skills that will allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
CG1 – Scientifically understand the structure and function of marine ecosystems, the factors that can potentially affect them, and the techniques for detecting, evaluating, preventing and correcting the impacts generated in the environment.
CG2 – Acquire the skills to apply and integrate broad and multidisciplinary scientific knowledge of biodiversity, conservation and management of the marine environment.
CG3 – Acquire specific practical skills in the field of marine biodiversity and conservation (e.g. designing a sampling plan or assessing an environmental impact) that enable problem solving in both known and new environments, dealing with the complexity of multidisciplinary problems and making judgements based on fragmented, incomplete or limited information.
CG4 – Acquire knowledge about various activities and their impact in relation to the sustainable development of the marine environment, which will allow the development of the capacity to reflect on the social or ethical implications linked to the decisions that must be made on the evaluation of the impact of human activities on the coastal ecosystem.
CG5 – Acquire the ability to independently access scientific literature and existing databases. These capabilities are closely related to the acquisition of skills to process information and to generate new quality information and make it accessible to the rest of the scientific community and to decision-makers.
CG6 – Acquire skills to occupy a job as a marine scientist.
CG7 – Acquire skills to communicate their knowledge and the results of their research work to specialists and non-specialists.
CG8 – Acquire new knowledge in the future and learn new techniques independently.
CG9 – Acquire teamwork skills.
E1 – Ability to identify, categorize and classify living marine organisms and the populations and communities they constitute.
E2 – Ability to carry out sampling, inventory and analyze populations and communities, and design experiments related to
biodiversity and its conservation.
E3 – Ability to select and apply the most appropriate instrumental and analytical techniques to address the study of the marine environment, its biodiversity and its conservation.
E4 – Ability to develop and advise on the implementation of studies and practical work on marine biodiversity and its conservation.
E5 – Ability to estimate and quantify population and interspecific diversity.
E6 – Ability to carry out environmental impact studies on marine biodiversity.
E7 – Ability to analyse the geological, physical and chemical processes of the marine environment for the purposes of conserving its biodiversity.
E8 – Ability to assess the conservation status of marine biota, and identify and monitor the causes that affect its conservation.
E9 – Ability to assess the vulnerability of marine biota.
E10 – Ability to categorize, monitor and assess threatened marine species and their populations.
E11 – Ability to recognize invasive marine species, know how to promote control and eradication strategies, and propose solutions to the environmental problems they cause.
E12 – Ability to propose actions to address conservation problems.
E13 – Ability to prepare and develop research projects in the field of marine biodiversity and its conservation, including ecological restoration projects and plans for the recovery of marine species.
E14 – Ability to assess and manage natural marine areas, and design marine reserves, taking into account the principles of island biogeography.
E15 – Ability to combine thematic maps and generate new information on the management, conservation and administration of marine species, communities and ecosystems.
E16 – Ability to apply legislative aspects that affect marine biota and its conservation.
E17 – Ability to assess and promote the sustainable use of marine ecosystems and the rational exploitation of resources
renewable natural resources.
E18 – Ability to organize and manage parks and museums related to marine biodiversity and its conservation.
E19 – Ability to promote innovations in the field of environmental education related to marine biodiversity and its conservation.
E20 – Ability to interpret the physiological processes of marine organisms and develop innovations in the field of sustainable aquaculture.
