Here below you can find all master courses the University Centre offers. All courses are taught in 1-3 week modules running from August through June. See how the courses are organised in the teaching schedule for both programs. Usually 2-3 courses are taught at the same time, but students may only enroll in one course at a time.

The master courses are available to you whether you plan to pursue a degree or just take a course or courses. Please review the options for guest studies to determine how you can apply.

For further information, contact the Administrative Director of Education and Teaching.

Name Semester Instructors
Academic Writing Autumn 2026 Dr. Brack Hale / R. Morgan Greene
Applied Methodology Spring 2027
Aquaculture, Environment, and Society Spring 2027
Arctic Ocean Governance Autumn 2026 Dr. Romain Chuffart
Coastal and Marine Ecology Autumn 2026 Dr. Filipa Samarra
Coastal and Marine Management: Practical Applications and Challenges Summer 2027
Coastal and Marine Management: Theory and Tools Autumn 2026 Dr. Fiona Beaty
Coping with Disasters Autumn 2026 Dr. Uta Reichardt
Data analysis and Interpretation Spring 2027
Environmental Economics Autumn 2026 Dr. David Cook
Environmental Impact Assessment Spring 2027
Ethics of conservation and resource use Spring 2027
Fisheries Management and Technology Spring 2027
Fundamentals of Sustainable Coastal Communities Autumn 2026 Dr. Gylfi Ólafsson / R. Morgan Greene
Geographic Information Systems Spring 2027
Icelandic Society and Environment Autumn 2026 Dr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Marine Protected Area Management Summer 2027
Marine Spatial Planning Spring 2027
Master's Thesis
Oceanography Autumn 2026 Dr. Angel Ruiz Angulo / Dr. Theodoros Karpouzoglou
Outlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic Scenarios Spring 2027
People and the Sea: Systems Thinking for Coastal Communities Autumn 2026 Dr. Eduard Nedelciu
Physical Processes of Coastal Environments Autumn 2026 Dr. Jana Cox
Planning for climate change in coastal regions: adaptation and mitigation Spring 2027
Pollution in the Coastal Arctic Summer 2027
Proposal Writing Spring 2027
Public Policy Making – From Idea to Realization Autumn 2026 Dr. Josefina Syssner
Regional Policy Evaluation Spring 2027
Regional transformation and development: Sociological theories and practices Summer 2027
Restoration in Northern Coastal Ecosystems Summer 2027
Science Communication Summer 2027
Sustainable Local Economies Autumn 2026 Dr. Emil Sandström
Tools for Community Development Summer 2027
Tourism and Coastal Communities: From Extraction to Attraction Summer 2027