NBIK14024U Arctic Field Course
The course uses the Arctic Station, University of Copenhagen, at
Qeqertarsuaq as the main platform for its activities.
The participants apply for the opportunity to participate in the
course by formulating an experimental project to be carried
out during a two weeks stay at the Arctic Station. The application
should include:
- A description of the project, aim, working hypothesis and present knowledge
- How realistic it is to carry out the project during 2 weeks under arctic conditions?
- Provide a budget for all expenses
- How to obtain external funding for the project
Each project includes two to three students. The successful
students carry out their project with supervision of the involved
teachers.
At the Arctic Station lectures are arranged in the evenings. The
scientific leader of the station as well as guests and the teachers
at the course are talking about their current projects.
During the travel to and back from Arctic Station shorter stays in
Kangerlussuaq and Ilulissat are undertaken to get experiences of
the different communities found there.
Knowledge:
- Discuss and understand the scientific process from the idea of a project to completing a report of the study
- Carry out practical field work under challenging conditions
- Analyse accumulated data statistically
- Apply general morphological, physiological and reproductive strategies in arctic organisms in the discussion of the acquired results
- Apply general population dynamics in relation to environmental conditions
- Apply general element cycling of the Arctic in the discussion of the acquired results.
Skills:
- Include general knowledge on arctic abiotic conditions in the treatment of the results of the project
- Mediate the ideas of the project and the acquired results in terms of a project report and in an oral presentation of the investigation.
Competences:
- The ability to work in a group and to take responsiblity for preparing a report of a high standard
See Absalon.
Each student must contribute with 4-5000 Dkr. as co-financing.
The course is part of the qualification profile Marine Biology.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 0,5
- Excursions
- 10
- Guidance
- 15
- Lectures
- 5
- Practical exercises
- 70
- Preparation
- 30,5
- Project work
- 75
- Total
- 206,0
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examinationFor each project students will write a report in English based on the results of their investigations. The report must follow the format of a scientific paper. The examination is a 20-minute oral examination where the students individually present their study and its results. The presentation is followed by questions to the report as well as relevant background literature to the project. Finally an English report based on all project reports performed during the Arctic Field Course will be published on behalf of Arctic Station.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
A report paper incl. own results in relation to relevant literature.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK14024U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
Incl. field trip to Greenland
- Schedule
- Every year.
- Course capacity
- 12 students
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Biology and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Course responsibles
- Kirsten Seestern Christoffersen (15-746c717b727c7d786f6f6e7b7c6e77496b727837747e376d74)