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	Oceanography 6 ECTS		Regional and Community Economies 6 ECTS
17 - 28 Nov	Physical Processes of Coastal Environments 4 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	Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS
16 Mar - 1 Apr	Aquaculture, Environment & Society 6 ECTS	Community and the Built Environment 4 ECTS	Climate change in costal regions: adaption and mitigation 6 ECTS
2 - 12 April		Spring break
13 - 24 Apr	Marine Spatial Planning 4 ECTS	Indicators of Sustainability and Population Dynamics in Coastal Communities 4 ECTS	Science Communication 4 ECTS

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	Navigation, Shipping and Offshore Activities in the Arctic 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	Tentative UW Fieldschool 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 2024

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	AUTUMN TERM
26 - 30 Aug		Icelandic Society and Environtment 1 ECTS
26 - 30 Aug		Academic Writing 1 ECTS
2 - 20 Sep	Coastal and Marine Ecology 6 ECTS		Regional transformation and development 4 ECTS
23 Sep - 4 Oct	Coastal and Marine Management: Theory and Tools 4 ECTS		People and the Sea: Geographical Perspectives 6 ECTS
7 - 22 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
23 - 27 Oct	Midterm break
28 Oct - 8 Nov	Physical Processes of Coastal Environments 6 ECTS		Regional and Community Economies 6 ECTS
11 - 29 Nov	Oceanography 4 ECTS		Public Policy Making – From Idea to Realization 4 ECTS
2 - 13 Dec		Environmental Economics 4 ECTS
14 Dec - 5 Jan	Winter break

Spring Term 2025

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SPRING TERM
Whole term		Proposal Writing 2 ECTS
6 - 17 Jan		Applied Methodology 4 ECTS
20 Jan - 7 Feb	Fisheries Management and Technology 6 ECTS		Geographical Information Systems 6 ECTS
10 - 28 Feb	Data Analysis and Interpretation 6 ECTS		Outlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic Scenarios 6 ECTS
3 - 14 Mar	Marine Spatial Planning 4 ECTS	Marine Renewable Energy 4 ECTS	Talking Science - a practical guide to science communication 4 ECTS
17 - 28 Mar	Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS		Coping with Disasters 4 ECTS
31 Mar - 16 Apr	Aquaculture, Environment & Society 4 ECTS		Climate change in costal regions: adaption and mitigation 6 ECTS

Summer Term 2025

CMM CORE COURSES

CRD CORE COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON COURSES

CMM CRD COMMON ELECTIVES

DATE	SUMMER TERM
Whole term		Indigenous Voices & Community Development (Online course - 2 ECTS
17-27 Apr	Easter break
28 Apr - 9 May	Pollution in the Coastal Arctic 4 ECTS	Navigation, Shipping and Offshore Activities in the Arctic 4 ECTS	Innovation and Entrepreneurship 4 ECTS
12-23 May	Marine Protected Area Management 4 ECTS	Sustainable Waste Management in Coastal Communities 4 ECTS	Community and the Built Environment 4 ECTS
26 May - 6 June		Coastal Communities in an Era of Leisure and Tourism 4 ECTS	Tools for Community Development 4 ECTS
10-20 June	Coastal and Marine Management: Practical Applications 4 ECTS		Regional Policy Evaluation 4 ECTS