Virtual Modules
SEA-EU Virtual Modules
The SEA-EU Virtual Modules promote virtual student mobility, international learning, and collaboration in interdisciplinary topics from the fields of:
- Maritime and Marine Sciences in collaboration with the interdisciplinary Master School of Marine Sciences (iMSMS) at Kiel University
- Economics
Virtual Modules bring together master students and teaching scientists at our SEA-EU partner universities to provide an easily accessible opportunity to connect and collaborate with others across Europe.
SEA-EU Virtual Modules add value to your study program by:
- Offering an international component to your studies accessible from your home university
- Expanding the diversity of topics you have access to, helping you identify your individual field of interest
- Helping you create a flexible and personalized curricula
- Offering an opportunity to foster your digital skills in an international setting
- Building your networks
Click here to read more about how the SEA-EU Virtual Modules work and conditions for participation.
Please contact your study programme coordinator for your individual recognition of the SEA-EU Virtual Module! You may have it recognized in the elective section of your curriculum or have it listed as an additional output to your transcript of records.
Upcoming Modules
Metal Contaminants – Metals in the Ocean
This course provides a comprehensive insight to the topic of marine metal contaminants, encompassing their chemistry, environmental toxicology, risk assessments, management, and analytical skills.
5 ECTS
Schedule: 13 October – 18 December 2026
Application deadline: 4 October
Please note: Those applying before 17./18.9 may already be accepted before the deadline. All others will be notified after 5 October. There is no SEA-EU coordination available between 19.9-4.10.
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This course provides a comprehensive insight to the topic of marine metal contaminants, encompassing their chemistry, environmental toxicology, risk assessments, management, and analytical skills.
By the end of the course, students will have developed an interdisciplinary understanding and practical expertise on metals in the ocean and the skills to assess and evaluate potential impacts of metal contaminants in marine environments.
Application Deadline: 4th October 2026
(Applicants who apply early may be accepted by the lecturer and SEA-EU on 17th and 18th Sept; all others will be notified from 5th Oct onwards. Please note, that there will be no SEA-EU coordination available between 19th Sept and 4th Oct).
ECTS: 5 ECTS
Partner/Lecturer:
CAU/ Prof. Sylvia Sander
Mode:
The blended course format will consist of on-site/hybrid live lectures with on-site/hybrid Q&A sessions and applied learning exercises, as well as self-study (recorded) online lectures.
Schedule: In-person/hybrid live session on Tuesdays, 15:30 – 17:30 CET, and video recorded lectures for self-study provided on Fridays; from 13th Oct to 18th Dec 2026.
In order to discuss your study-programme specific recognition possibilities for this SEA-EU Virtual Module, please provide your study programme coordinator the module description.
Read the complete course description here.
Marine Topics: In collaboration with the interdisciplinary Master School of Marine Sciences (iMSMS) at Kiel University.
