Teaching Schedule

Below are the teaching schedules for the current, and upcoming academic year

Note, the schedule is subject to change.

Teaching schedule 2025-2026

Autumn Term 2025

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	AUTUMN TERM
25 - 29 Aug		Icelandic Society and Environtment 2 ECTS
25 - 29 Aug		Academic Writing 2 ECTS
1 - 19 Sep	Coastal and Marine Ecology 6 ECTS		Regional transformation and development 4 ECTS
22 Sep - 3 Oct	Coastal and Marine Management: Theory and Tools 4 ECTS		People and the Sea: Geographical Perspectives 6 ECTS
6 - 21 Oct	Arctic Ocean Governance (ACA participation) 4 ECTS	Ethics of conservation and resource use 4 ECTS	Just Transitions in the Coastal Zone (ACA participation) 4 ECTS
22 - 24 Oct	Midterm break
27 Oct - 14 Nov	Physical Processes of Coastal Environments 4 ECTS		Regional and Community Economies 6 ECTS
17 - 28 Nov	Oceanography 6 ECTS		Public Policy Making – From Idea to Realization 4 ECTS
1 - 12 Dec		Environmental Economics 4 ECTS
	Winter break

Spring Term 2026

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SPRING TERM
Whole term		Proposal Writing 2 ECTS
5 - 16 Jan		Applied Methodology 4 ECTS
19 Jan - 6 Feb	Fisheries Management and Technology 6 ECTS		Geographical Information Systems 6 ECTS
9 - 27 Feb	Data Analysis and Interpretation 6 ECTS		Outlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic Scenarios 6 ECTS
2 - 13 Mar	Renewable Energy in the Coastal Context 4 ECTS	Coping with Disasters 4 ECTS	Marine Spatial Planning 4 ECTS
16 Mar - 1 Apr	Aquaculture, Environment & Society 6 ECTS	Indicators of Sustainability and Population Dynamics in Coastal Communities 4 ECTS	Climate change in costal regions: adaption and mitigation 6 ECTS
2 - 12 April		Spring break
13 - 24 Apr	Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS	Community and the Built Environment 4 ECTS	Science Communication 4 ECTS
		CRD Field School (5 ECTS)* by application

Summer Term 2026

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SUMMER TERM
27 Apr - 8 May	Pollution in the Coastal Arctic 4 ECTS	Arctic Shipping and Offshore Activities 4 ECTS	Coastal Food Systems 4 ECTS
11-22 May	Marine Protected Area Management 4 ECTS		Coastal Communities in an Era of Leisure and Tourism 4 ECTS
26 May - 5 Jun	Indigenous Voices & Community Development 4 ECTS	Sustainable Waste Management in Coastal Communities 4 ECTS	Regional Policy Evaluation 4 ECTS
8-19 Jun	Coastal and Marine Management: Practical Applications 4 ECTS		Tools for Community Development 4 ECTS

26 May - 5 Jun : Marine Mammals in the Wild (4ects) in Húsavík (with HÍ)

Autumn Term 2026

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	AUTUMN TERM
24 - 28 Aug	Academic Writing 2 ECTS		Icelandic Society and Environtment 2 ECTS
31 Aug - 11 Sep	Coastal and Marine Ecology 6 ECTS		Fundamentals of Sustainable Coastal Communities 4 ECTS
14 Sep - 2 Oct	Coastal and Marine Management: Theory and Tools 4 ECTS		People and the Sea: Geographical Perspectives 6 ECTS
5 - 16 Oct	Arctic Ocean Governance (Arctic Circle participation) 4 ECTS		Ethics of conservation and resource use 4 ECTS
19 - 23 Oct	Midterm break
26 Oct - 13 Nov	Physical Processes of Coastal Environments 6 ECTS		Regional and Community Economies 6 ECTS
16 - 27 Nov	Oceanography 4 ECTS		Public Policy Making – From Idea to Realization 4 ECTS
30 Nov - 11 Dec		Environmental Economics 4 ECTS
14 Dec - 5 Jan	Winter break

Spring Term 2027

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SPRING TERM
Whole term		Proposal Writing 2 ECTS
4 - 15 Jan		Applied Methodology 4 ECTS
18 Jan - 5 Feb	Fisheries Management and Technology 6 ECTS	Regional Policy Evaluation 4 ECTS	Geographical Information Systems 6 ECTS
8 - 26 Feb	Data Analysis and Interpretation 6 ECTS		Outlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic Scenarios 6 ECTS
1 - 12 Mar	Marine Spatial Planning 4 ECTS	Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS	Regional Transformation and Development: Sociological Theories and Practices 4 ECTS
15 - 31 Mar	Aquaculture, Environment & Society 4 ECTS		Climate change in costal regions: adaption and mitigation 6 ECTS
1 - 11 Apr		Spring Break (Easter April 4th)
12 - 23 Apr	Pollution in the Coastal Arctic 4 ECTS	Possible CRD Field School	Science Communication 4 ECTS

Summer Term 2027

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SUMMER TERM
26 Apr - 7 May	Restoration of Northern Coastal Ecosystems 4 ECTS	Arctic Shipping and Offshore Activities 4 ECTS	Coastal Food Systems 4 ECTS
10 - 21 May	Marine Protected Area Management 4 ECTS		Tourism and Coastal Communities: From Extraction to Attraction 4 ECTS
12-23 May	Marine Mammals in the Wild 4 ECTS In Húsavík (with HÍ)	Renewable Energy in the Coastal Context 4 ECTS	Coping with Disasters 4 ECTS
10-20 June	Coastal and Marine Management: Practical Applications and Challenges 4 ECTS		Tools for Community Development 4 ECTS