▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 1 2 0 ▁applic ants ▁applied , ▁ 4 5 ▁were ▁accepted ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁en rolled . ▁ 1 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁these ▁students ▁were ▁I cel and ic ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁countries . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁applic ants ▁for ▁the ▁program ▁has ▁been ▁rising ▁since . ▁ ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Management ▁ ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Management ▁is ▁a ▁demand ing ▁and ▁am bit ious ▁master ' s ▁program ▁in ▁environmental ▁and ▁resource ▁management . ▁T ▁he ▁program ▁is ▁cross - dis cipl inary ▁and ▁prepar es ▁students ▁for ▁diverse ▁positions ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁se ctors . ▁The ▁program ▁emphas izes ▁management ▁and ▁each ▁course ▁involves ▁an ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁approach . ▁Em phas is ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁solving ▁real ▁life ▁problems . ▁The ▁programme ▁emphas ises ▁ideas ▁and ▁methods ▁from ▁e col ogy , ▁soci ology , ▁econom ics ▁and ▁business ▁studies . ▁Stud ents ▁comple ting ▁the ▁programme ▁have ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁diverse ▁and ▁valuable ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁the ▁sea , ▁understand ▁their ▁current ▁condition , ▁and ▁have ▁gathered ▁tools ▁and ▁expert ise ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁sust ain able ▁use ▁of ▁marine ▁resources . ▁The ▁course ▁language , ▁including ▁all ▁teaching , ▁is ▁English . ▁The ▁University ▁Centre ▁of ▁the ▁West f j ords ▁offers ▁this ▁programme ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri . ▁Te aching ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Í s af