List of all climate courses at UiB
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Climate research and education at the University of Bergen (UiB) has roots back to 1917, when Vilhelm Bjerknes founded the Bergen school of Meteorology at the newly made Geophysical Institute. Todays efforts are anchored at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, but climate and energy research is increasingly an interdisciplinary event – across all UiB faculties.
The list is constantly updated.
Department of Government
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
| GOV108 – Climate Policy | 10 | S |
Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
| HIS114 – Specialization in Pre-Modern History | 15 | H |
Department of Biological Sciences (BIO)
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
BIO207 – Seafood microbiology | Recommended: MOL100, BIO100/110, BIO101, BIO102, BIO104, KJEM110 | 10 | S |
BIO212 – Marine community ecology - organisms and habitats | Recommended: BIO213 | 10 | S |
BIO213 – Marin økologi, miljø og ressursar | Mandatory for bachelor in biology or aquaculture, requires GEO110, GEO215, GEO212 and GEO291, or similar. | 10 | A |
BIO250 – Palaeoecology | Recommended: bachelor in biology with focus on ecology and evolution. | 10 | A |
BIO262 – Nordic nature |
| 10 | A |
MNF115 – Natural science perspective on sustainable development | 10 | A | |
SDG214 – UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life below water | Recommended: MNF115, at least one year of studies | 10 | S |
SDG215 – UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on land | Recommended: basic ecological understanding, BIO102, BIO201, MNF115 | 10 | S |
Masters
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
BIO316 – Selected topics in environmental toxicology | Krever: GEO110 or equivalent knowledge in cartography Recommended: bachelor in biology and molecular biology, BIO216 | 5 | A |
BIO325 – Ocean Science | Recommended: bachelor in biology, mathematics and statistics, BIO300A and BIO300B | 20 | A |
BIO341 – Biodiversity | Basic understanding of biology. | 5 | A |
BIO343 – Alpine Ecology | Recommended: BIO201 | 5 | A |
BIO347 – Ecology in the Anthropocene | Requires: Master or PhD studies | 5 | S |
BIO348 – Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 10 | S |
Department of Philosophy
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
| FIL106 – Introduction to Environmental Ethics | Recommended: passed ex.phil and ex.fac and at least one year of studies in higher education. | 10 | S |
| FIL228 – Moral Philosophy | Recommended: passed ex.phil and ex.fac. Students should normally have passed all mandatory philosophy courses on a 100-level. | 10 | A |
| FIL236 – Environmental Ethics | Recommended: passed ex.phil and ex.fac and at least one year of studies in higher education. | 10 | S |
Masters
Department of Geography
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
CET201 – Sustainable innovation | Requires: At least 60 ECTS | 10 | S |
GEO111 – Landformdannande prosessar | Recommended: GEO110 | 15 | A |
GEO113 – Klima, oseanografi og biogeografi | Recommended: GEO110, GEO111 | 10 | A |
GEO204 – Quantitative Analysis | 5 | S | |
GEO212 – Terrestrial Climate and Environmental Changes | Recommended: GEO204, GEO215, GEO217 | 15 | S |
GEO215 – Geographical Information Systems: Theory and Practice | Recommended: GEO111, GEO113 and/or GEO204 | 10 | A |
GEO217 – Hydrology, Ground Water and Geohazards | 10 | A | |
GEO291 – Field Course in Physical Geography | 10 | S |
Masters
| Course | Stikkord og forkunnskapskrav | ECTS | Semester |
GEO313 – Field and Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography | 10 | A | |
GEO316 – Practical Skills in Remote Sensing and Spatial analysis | Requires: GEO215, or similar | 5 | S |
GEO324 – Geographies of the Green Economy | Recommended: bachelor in geography | 10 | S |
GEO328 – Planlegging og samfunn | Recommended: bachelor in geography | 10 | A |
GEO329 – Environmental Science, Nature Management and Land-use Planning | Recommended: bachelor in geogrpahy | 10 | S |
GEO337 – Discourses, Politics and People: Critical Perspectives on Environmental Governance | Recommended: bachelor in geography | 10 | A |
GEO341 – Master Level Field Course in Physical Geography | Recommended: GEO215, GEO217 | 10 | A |
Geophysical Institute (GFI)
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
ENERGI101 – Introduction to Energy Resources and Consumption |
| 10 | A |
ENERGI200 – Energy Resources and Use | KJEM110, Chemistry and energy | 10 | A |
ENERGI230 – Environment and Energy | 10 | S | |
GEOF100 – Introduction to the atmosphere, ocean and climate | 10 | A | |
GEOF105 – Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean | Recommended: MAT111, GEOF100, MAT112, MAT121, MAT131, PHYS111, INF100 | 10 | A |
GEOF110 – Atmosphere, ocean and climate dynamics | Recommended: MAT112, MAT131, MAT212, PHYS111 og erfaring med programmering, eks. MatLab eller Python. | 10 | S |
GEOF210 – Data Analysis in Meteorology and Oceanography | Matnat, GEOF105 or similar | 10 | A |
GEOF212 – Physical Climatology | Matnat, Principles of meteorology and/or oceanography (GEOF105 and GEOF110) in addition to basic knowledge in maths and physics (mechanics). | 10 | A |
GEOF213 – Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean | Matnat, Principles of meteorology and/or oceanogarphy in addition to basic knowledge in maths and physics (mechanics) or equivalent to GEOF110 and MAT212. | 10 | A |
MNF344/SDG213 – Causes and consequences of climate change | Basic knowledge in mathematics, physics or geoscience is an advantage | 10 | A |
GEOF236 – Chemical Oceanograph | Matnat, GEOF105 (Principles of oceanography, as in GEOF105 Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean) Recommended: Basic knowledge in inorganic chemistry and some organic chemistry is an advantage | 10 | A |
Masters
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
GEOF336 – Vidaregåande kjemisk oseanografi | Matnat master program, Bachelor's degree in Climate, Atmosphere and Ocean Physics | 10 | S |
GEOF346 – Tidevassdynamikk og havnivåvariasjonar | Matnat, Bachelor's degree in Climate, Atmosphere and Ocean Physics or equivalent | 10 | A |
GEOF347 – Seminar om jordsystemet og berekraftig utvikling | Master student at Matnat | 10 | A |
Department of Earth Science (GEO)
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
GEOV110 – Introduction to Marine and Terrestrial Quaternary Geology | 10 | A | |
GEOV217 – Geohazards | 10 | A | |
GEOV222 – Palaeoclimatology | Requires: GEOV101* | 10 | A |
GEOV223 – Quarternary Sea-Level Changes | Recommended: GEOV110 | 10 | A |
GEOV225 – Field Course in Quarternary Geology and Palaeoclimatology | 10 | S | |
GEOV226 – Field and Laboratory Course in Quarternary Geology | Requires: GEOV101, GEOV102, GEOV104, GEOV107, GEOV110, GEOV111 Recommended: bachelorgrad i geovitenskap eller tilsvarende, GEOV225 | 10 | A |
GEOV228 – Quaternary geochronology | 10 | A | |
GEOV230 – Glacial Geology | Requires: GEOV101, GEOV102, GEOV110 Recommended: GEOV114 | 10 | A |
GEOV231 – Marine Geological Field and Laboratory Course | Requires: GEOV110 Recommended: GEOV222 | 10 | S |
Masters
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
GEOV302 – Practical data analysis in earth science | 10 | S | |
GEOV324 – Polar paleoclimate | Requires: GEOV110 | 5 | A |
GEOV325 – Glaciology | Requires: GEOV100 Recommended: bachelor in earth scientes geography, or similar | 5 | S |
GEOV326 – Quaternary environments, processes and development | Requires: GEOV110 or similar | 10 | S |
GEOV331 – Palaeoceanography | Requires: GEOV101* | 5 | S |
Faculty of Law
Masters
Course | ECTS | Semester | |
JUS271-2-B – Comparative Energy law - Renewable energy and energy market | Bachelor of law, or three years of law studies. | 10 | A |
Department of Chemistry
Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
Bachelors
| Course | ECTS | Semester | |
| VIT212 – Major Issues in Research and Society: Climate: What Do We Know? What Should We Do? | Open to all students at UiB Requires: At least 30 ECTS Recommended: Ex.phil | 5 | A |