Overview

Specialisation

The Aquatic Biosciences programme of Nord University integrates four areas of specialisation - Aquaculture, Ecology, Genomics, and Animal science, production and welfare - which correspond to the strategic research divisions at the faculty.

As a doctoral candidate at our faculty you are affiliated with one of the strategic research groups. Individual PhD projects may be cross-disciplinary in nature and could encompass both farmed and wild aquatic organisms, as well as the environment they thrive in.

Investigations embracing the different aquatic biospheres may either delve into the molecular mechanisms or stay at the ecosystem scale. While the overarching theme of the PhD in Aquatic Biosciences is aquatic resource utilisation and management.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ecological and Interspecies Ethics

Advanced Biological Data Analysis

Aquaculture production and environmental impacts

High throughput sequencing of non-model organisms

Principles in Animal Experimentation

Aquatic Animal Immunology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bodø, Norway

Disciplines

Biology Biodiversity & Conservation

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A Master's degree (120 ECTS) in Aquaculture or Marine Ecology or other related fields within biology, with a minimum average grade C (or its international accepted equivalence) or better. Potential candidates with maste's degree in other areas may be considered depending on the nature of the proposed research project.

In order to be admitted to the PhD programme applicants must source financing for the entire period of the doctoral studies (3 years).

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Bodø

Norway

9420 - 15000 NOK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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