Teaching Schedule

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

Note, the schedule is subject to change.

Teaching Schedule 2024 - 2025

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

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	Marine Renewable Energy 4 ECTS	Sustainability & Population Dynamics 4 ECTS	Science communication 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	Indigenous Voices & Community Development 4 ECTS	Coping with Disasters 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	Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS	Sustainable Waste Management in Coastal Communities 4 ECTS	Tentative UW Fieldschool 4 ECTS
26 May - 5 Jun	Marine Protected Area Management 4 ECTS	Coastal Communities in an Era of Leisure and Tourism 4 ECTS	Regional Policy Evaluation 4 ECTS
8-19 Jun	Coastal and Marine Management: Practical Applications 4 ECTS		Tools for Community Development 4 ECTS