jör ð ur . ▁Stud ents ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ▁with ▁an ▁MR M ▁degree ▁( Master ▁of ▁Resource ▁Management ), ▁with ▁coast al ▁and ▁marine ▁management ▁as ▁a ▁special ty . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁complete ▁ 8 ▁core ▁courses ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁elect ives . ▁The ▁core ▁course ▁are ▁: ▁Scient ific ▁Method s ▁and ▁Research ▁Pract ices ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Pl anning ▁Integr ated ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Management : ▁Introduction ▁and ▁Theory ▁Under standing ▁the ▁Ocean ▁App lied ▁Method ology ▁Phys ical ▁Process es ▁of ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Environment ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Policy ▁Integr ated ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Management : ▁Pract ical ▁App lications ▁and ▁Ch alleng es ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁can ▁choose ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁elect ives ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁taught ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁including ▁but ▁not ▁limited ▁to : ▁Le ad ership ▁and ▁Management ▁in ▁Ch anging ▁Times ▁Marine ▁Prote cted ▁Area ▁Management ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Under water ▁Heritage ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Sp atial ▁Pl anning ▁Man aging ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Off sh ore ▁Emer gen cies ▁Pol l ution ▁in ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Ar ctic ▁E valu ating ▁S ust ain able ▁Fish eries ▁Environment al ▁Cert ification ▁and ▁E co - label ing ▁Sch emes ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁Ge ographical ▁Information ▁Systems ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁S ust ain ability ▁in ▁Aqu ac ulture ▁Fish ing ▁Technology ▁Communic ating ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Ada ption ▁Pl anning ▁Conf lict ▁Resol ution ▁in