Description
The graduates of the department:
- Understand the basic principles and concepts of Oceanography.
- Know the physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes of the coastal zone.
- Understand the basic principles and concepts of fishing biology and managing the reserves of the marine biological resources.
- Have basic knowledge about the structure and operation of coastal ecosystems.
- Understand the interaction between the man and the coastal environment and the sea resources.
- Know the biodiversity of the Mediterranean, the Ecosystems of Community interest and Priority in the coastal environment, along with the endangered species.
- Identify the various forms of pollution, its sources, and routes of dispersal.
- Know methods for identifying, taking precautions and treating with coastal geological hazards.
- Have knowledge about environmental economics and environmental law with regard to the marine and coastal zone.
- Combine the protection of biodiversity with sustainable development (e.g. diving tourism, fishing tourism) in the coastal environment with emphasis to island areas.
- Apply integrated techniques for the approach and understanding of the processes of the coastal marine environment and the interactions between the land and sea area, with emphasis on the impacts of climate change.
- Combine an integrated perception of marine and coastal environmental processes with an understanding of their socioeconomic impacts.
- Apply methods and techniques for the ecological monitoring and analysis of ecological and fishing data, while analysing the scientific results using statistical and computational tools.
- Operate and programme computers in order to solve scientific problems.
- Apply and develop modern techniques, such as Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, for the study of the coastal zone.
- Identify, record and analyse the impact of anthropogenic activities and sea pollution to the coastal environment.
- Design and apply with safety field and laboratory techniques, using the respective scientific instruments.
- Design and organize studies for the collection of oceanographic, ecological or fishing data.
- Conduct scientific literature search.
- Use methods for processing data, of environmental design, and multicriteria methodologies as tools for assessing and taking decisions.
- Combine the above knowledge for the resolution of problems affecting the coastal environment and improve the management of marine resources.
- Combing the cognitive background regarding the function of the coastal ecosystem with the information of socioeconomic framework for the preparation or improvement of management plans for coastal areas.
- Have the competence of drafting / supervising / reviewing studies of environmental impacts and of contributing to the sustainable management of marine and coastal resources.
- Decisively contribute to the integrated design of the management of the coastal area, to the effective design of models and to the application and development of modern methods and techniques (marine spatial planning, marine protected areas), for the protection and sustainable development of the coastal zone.
- Have the competences that allow them to contribute to application works belonging to the Habitats Directive, 92/43/EEC, to the Directive - Framework for the EU for Waters of 2000, to the Directive - Framework on Marine Strategy, and to the EU Directive on Marine Spatial Planning.
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