Autumn.
This course has a limited capacity, enrolment is based on application. Application deadline is Thursday in week 33 for the autumn semester. Please see this page for more information:
The time of the first lecture/orientation meeting can be found in the schedule on the course website or on the
It is mandatory to attend the first lecture.
The course aims to develop the students' knowledge of population ecology, community ecology, ecosystems, and conservation ecology of prokaryotic organisms, plants, fungi and animals. Through a combination of field work and lectures, students will be trained in the identification of species, and will develop an understanding of how species are adapted to the environment they live in, what requirements they impose on the environment, and how species interact and depend on each other. In addition, some of the special challenges they have in the conservation of biodiversity in the Nordic countries will be discussed (endangered species and habitats, blacklists, etc.). Furthermore, the course will include an introduction to scientific methods in the field used to study the mentioned aspects.
In addition to lectures, the course contain a large proportion practical teaching in the field. Part of the field course will focus on the identification of species, what demands the species have to the environment, and the importance of microorganisms in the sea and in the soil, while another part of the field course will focus on creating a relevant scientific project being implemented in the field course. The first field trip of the course will be the end of the spring semester, which is mandatory to follow the course BIO102 in the following fall semester.
After completing the course, students should:
Participation in field courses and approved field journal. Field courses will be in week 25, and two weeks in August (Monday to Friday every week). Contact studie@bio.uib.no for more information about registration.
Students' payment: Participation in field and cruise activities
Participation in field and cruise activities
Students enrolled in courses that include field and cruise activities necessitating overnight accommodation, are required to cover their own expenses for food and drinks during the stay. Due to rules and requirements related to food handling and hygiene, the University of Bergen is required to purchase food from/at the various accommodation locations, and we can therefore not allow students to bring their own food. The Department of Biology is therefore responsible for ordering food for all students. Students are required to pay a deductible of NOK 100,-/day for these food expenses.
The Department of Biology covers expenses related to transportation and accommodation, and any food expenses surpassing the student deductible of NOK 100,-/day. Students using their own car must inform the Department of Biological Sciences
Portfolio assessment
Due to the measures taken to avoid the spread of Covid-19, UiB is closed for on-campus assessment. As a consequence, the following changes is made to assessment autumn semester 2020: