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The IMAE course has been designed to form highly qualified professionals who can address environmental issues not only through ecological sciences but also drawing on associated social, political and economic dimensions. They will contribute to conserve environment with regards to business and legislation, to promote sustainable growth and to integrate their diagnoses of the growing needs of citizens, public authorities, and industry alike. The high diversity of course contents and the number of mobility periods provided by the program increase opportunities to develop both an international outlook and new perspectives in the field of applied ecology.
Study Programme
ECOSYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1st YEAR - 1st Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Advanced Topics in Applied Ecology | Compulsory | Ecology | 6 |
| Data Analysis in Ecology | Compulsory | Ecology | 6 |
| Field Course in Mediterranean Ecosystems | Compulsory | Ecology | 6 |
| Optional 1 | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Optional 2 | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| The student should register, in the 1st semester, in two curricular unit of 12 ECTS, from the list that follows, to make 30 ECTS: |
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Ecology of disturbed streams | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Field Course in Tropical Ecosystems | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
1st YEAR - 2nd Semester
| The student should register, in the 2nd semester, in five curricular unit from the list that follows, to make 30 ECTS: |
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Digital Spatial Analysis-practical | Elective | Geosciences | 6 |
| Ecological Indicators | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ecology of Soils - Practical Exercises | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Economic Aspects of Environmental Management | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ecosystem Services in Agroecosystems | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Fieldtrip Hydrobiology Poland | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Freshwater and Wetland Ecosystem - Field Studies | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Integrated Management of Rural-and Woodland Regions | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Long Term Development of Landscapes - Field Studies | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Management of Soil Resources | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Marine and Coastal Ecosystems I | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ocean Economics | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Principles of Ecosystem Analysis | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Principles of Sustainability in Space and Time | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems-Field Studies | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
2nd YEAR - 1st Semester
| The student should register, in the 1st semester, in five curricular unit from the list that follows, to make 30 ECTS: |
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Advanced Analytical Methods in Plant Ecology using R | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Advanced Ecosystem Analysis in Environmental Management | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Conservation Biology | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ecosystem Development and Ecosystem Protection | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Ecosystem Modelling | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Environmental Economics | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| GIS in Ecology | Elective | Geosciences | 6 |
| Integrated Management of River Basins | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Integrated Management of Wetlands | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Marine and Coastal Ecosystems II | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Planning and Managing Science Projects | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Plant x Environmental Interactions | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Principles of Environmental Economics & Environmental Planning | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Terrestrial Ecozones and Ecosystems | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
| Theory of Ecosystem Dynamics and Decomposing Systems | Elective | Ecology | 6 |
2nd YEAR - 2nd Semester
| COURSE UNIT TITLE | TYPE | SUBJECT AREA | ECTS |
| Research Project & Dissertation | Compulsory | Ecology | 30 |
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| The optional curricular units are offered annually depending on the availability of the Organic Unit. |
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ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION
General Informations
- Course name: International Master degree in Applied Ecology
- Course type: 2nd Cycle Studies - Advanced Specialisation Master Programme
- Qualification awarded: Master
- Course coordenator: Prof. José Paulo Sousa (jps@zoo.uc.pt) / Prof. Susana Echeverría (susanare@ci.uc.pt)
- Mobility coordinator: Prof. António Pereira Coutinho (cafe@bot.uc.pt)
- Objectives of the course: The objectives of the International Master in Applied Ecology (IMAE) programme are to foster interdisciplinary training at a high academic level, within an extensively international context, and to form graduates with wide portfolios of conceptual and practical skills on different fields of applied ecology. These adaptable and innovative IMAE graduates will be capable of devising original and new solutions to meet the challenges of evolving problems in applied ecology and to carry out a variety of environmental projects all over the world.
- Duration: 4 semeters
- ECTS credits: 120
- Numerus clausus: 20
- Tuition fee: National and European Union student: 4.500€ / International student: 9.000€
- Admission requirements: Bachelor (Bachelor’s degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 180 ECTS) from a field in relation with the scope of the IMAE master (for instance: Ecology, Biology, Population genetics, Evolution, Environmental sciences …). The equivalence of the national degree to British standard BSc (3 years) is checked on NARIC platform. Fluent proficiency in English certified by an internationally recognized test, such as IELTS 6.5, or equivalent (TOEFL ibt 92, pbt 580), is required excepted for native speakers.
- More information: IMAE website
Other information
Dissertations presented
You can CONSULT the dissertations that were presented at the Department of Life Sciences within the scope of this master's degree.