Sustainable Aquaculture - Distance Learning PGDip/MSc
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Master
Distance
Description
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Type
Master
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
18 Months
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Online campus
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Personal tutor
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The PGDip/MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture offers a range of part-time, e-learning, postgraduate-level modules which aim to develop students' critical understanding of the development and principles of aquaculture.
About this course
Flexible modular e-learning allows students to complete their studies while continuing in their employment.
The course uses an online e-learning platform with tutorial support, direct contact with tutors, video steam and access to student bulletin boards.
Graduates will typically pursue a career in higher level management, research and development or business development within the global aquaculture business.
The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students on a taught postgraduate course and offers a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.
A 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in a relevant biological science. Entry will also be offered following successful completion of the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Aquaculture in conjunction with additional evidence of relevant professional experiential learning.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
MARÍA
Student
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years
Subjects
- Global
- Biology
- Aquaculture
- Fundamental biology
- Physiology
- Health and Disease
- Environmental
- Global scales
- Husbandry
- Management
Course programme
The modules in this programme have varying methods of delivery and assessment. For more details of each module, including weekly contact hours, teaching methods and assessment, please see the latest module catalogue which is for the 2018–2019 academic year; some elements may be subject to change for 2019 entry.
Compulsory
- Aquaculture and Fisheries: the global importance of aquaculture and fisheries industries worldwide.
- Biology for Aquaculture: the fundamental biology, anatomy and physiology of both invertebrate and vertebrate aquaculture species.
- Health and Disease: the factors that influence disease processes in cultured fish and invertebrates.
- Local and Global Impacts of Aquaculture: the environmental impact of aquaculture practices on both local and global scales.
- Management, Husbandry and Sustainability: production management and business management of modern aquaculture practices.
- Markets, Products, Processing and Food Safety: advanced knowledge of aquaculture markets, products, processing and food safety.
- Nutrition for Aquaculture: the anatomy, physiology and nutritional requirements of key fish and invertebrate species.
Optional modules are subject to change each year, and some may only allow limited numbers of students (see the University's position on curriculum development).
Optional modules in the past have included:
- Advanced Welfare and Ethics
- Breeding and Genetics
- Larval Rearing
- Ornamental and Aquaria Production
- Recirculation Aquaculture Systems.
Students on the MSc programme complete a 15,000-word dissertation at the end of their studies. The dissertation involves the study of a defined problem within the field of sustainable aquaculture. Students are required to collate and analyse data and to discuss their results in the light of existing literature. In some cases, projects might also involve the design of experiments or the gathering of data.
If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MSc, there is an exit award available that allows suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing the exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the taught portion of the programme and receive a PGDip instead of an MSc.
Additional information
Sustainable Aquaculture - Distance Learning PGDip/MSc