NIOZ Marine Masters Summer Course

NIOZ offers an annual Marine Masters Summer Course that gives insight into state-of-the-art marine research. This introductory, multidisciplinary course covers physics, chemistry, biology and geology as the pillars of oceanography, and offers practical research experience. It is hosted at NIOZ Texel, with the western Wadden Sea as hands-on research area.

Course leader

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Target group

The course is open to students with a BSc degree in studies related to oceanography from Dutch as well as foreign universities. BSc students who have completed their Bachelor course work, but have not yet obtained their degree, can also apply. Students must have the nationality of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland, or must have a Dutch residence permit for studying at a Dutch university at the time of the course. The course is limited to 33 students. Applications by students in their first or second year of their master studies will be given priority in case there will be more applications than spots on the course. Proficiency in English is required.

Course aim

Learning objectives of the course are to:
•identify current topics in the marine sciences, ranging from marine biology, physical oceanography and marine chemistry to marine geology;
•identify and describe methods of sampling and observation commonly used in oceanography, including techniques and instruments used on research vessels;
•conduct a group-based research project using basic sampling techniques to collect data in the field, perform laboratory analyses, analyse and interpret obtained data and prepare a presentation of the results;
•present and discuss research results in a multidisciplinary framework.