Master's Degree in Marine Biology: Biodiversity and Conservation

Competencies

Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for the exercise of professional activities.

Basic Competencies

CB6 – Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of
ideas, often in a research context
CB7 – That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in environments
new or little-known within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8 – That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on
information that, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the
application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 – Students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to the public.
specialized and non-specialized in a clear and unambiguous way
CB10 – That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will
be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competencies

CG1 – Scientifically understand the structure and function of marine ecosystems, the factors that can potentially affect them, and the techniques for detecting, evaluating, preventing, and correcting the impacts they generate on the environment.

CG2 – Acquire the skills to apply and integrate broad and multidisciplinary scientific knowledge of biodiversity, conservation and management of the marine environment.

CG3 – Acquire specific practical skills in the field of marine biodiversity and conservation (e.g., designing a sampling plan or assessing an environmental impact) that enable problem-solving in both familiar and new environments, addressing the complexity of multidisciplinary problems, and making judgments based on fragmented, incomplete, or limited information.

CG4 – Acquire knowledge about various activities and their impact in relation to the sustainable development of the marine environment, which will allow the development of the capacity to reflect on the social or ethical implications linked to the decisions that must be made regarding the evaluation of the impact of human activities on the coastal ecosystem.

CG5 – Acquire the ability to independently access scientific literature and existing databases. These skills are closely related to acquiring the skills to process information and generate new, high-quality information and make it accessible to the rest of the scientific community and decision-makers.

CG6 – Acquire skills to occupy a job as a marine scientist.

CG7 – Acquire skills to communicate their knowledge and the results of their research work to specialists and non-specialists.

CG8 – Acquire new knowledge and learn new techniques independently in the future.

CG9 – Acquire teamwork skills.

Specific Competencies

E1 – Ability to identify, categorize and classify living marine organisms and the populations and communities they constitute.

E2 – Ability to carry out sampling, inventory and analyze populations and communities, and design experiments related to
biodiversity and its conservation.

E3 – Ability to select and apply the most appropriate instrumental and analytical techniques to address the study of the marine environment, its biodiversity and its conservation.

E4 – Ability to develop and advise on the implementation of studies and practical work on marine biodiversity and its conservation.

E5 – Ability to estimate and quantify population and interspecific diversity.

E6 – Ability to conduct environmental impact studies on marine biodiversity.

E7 – Ability to analyze the geological, physical and chemical processes of the marine environment for the purposes of conserving its biodiversity.

E8 – Ability to assess the conservation status of marine biota, and identify and monitor the causes that affect its conservation.

E9 – Ability to assess the vulnerability of marine biota.

E10 – Ability to categorize and monitor threatened marine species and assess their populations.

E11 – Ability to recognize invasive marine species, know how to promote control and eradication strategies, and propose solutions to the environmental problems they cause.

E12 – Ability to propose actions to address conservation problems.

E13 – Ability to develop and develop research projects in the field of marine biodiversity and its conservation, including ecological restoration projects and marine species recovery plans.

E14 – Ability to evaluate and manage natural marine areas and design marine reserves, taking into account the principles of island biogeography.

E15 – Ability to combine thematic maps and generate new information on the management, conservation and administration of marine species, communities and ecosystems.

E16 – Ability to apply legislative aspects that affect marine biota and its conservation.

E17 – Ability to evaluate and promote the sustainable use of marine ecosystems and the rational exploitation of resources
renewable natural resources.

E18 – Ability to organize and manage parks and museums related to marine biodiversity and its conservation.

E19 – Ability to promote innovations in the field of environmental education related to marine biodiversity and its conservation.

E20 – Ability to interpret the physiological processes of marine organisms and develop innovations in the field of sustainable aquaculture.