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Enrolment code: KQA110
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Provides a general introduction to the biology of aquatic animals, and investigates phylogenetic associations, morphology and aspects of physiology and reproduction of invertebrates and vertebrates of importance to aquaculture.
Staff: Dr T Pankhurst, Dr D Johnston
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr lab session weekly (13 wks)
Assess: practical reports (15%), tests (20%), assignments (15%), 3-hr exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Ruppert E and Barnes R, Invertebrate Zoology, ISBN 0030266688
Courses: S2B S3K
Enrolment code: KQA121
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Examines the ecology of freshwater and marine environments with emphasis upon primary production and food webs, community organisation and nutrient dynamics, and the interaction of physical and biotic factors of the environment. The objective is to provide a basic understanding of general ecological principles with respect to aquatic environments, and to lay the ground work for more specific examination, in subsequent units, of the ecology of aquaculture systems and species.
Staff: Dr T Pankhurst (Coordinator), Prof NW Pankhurst
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly (13 wks) 10x3-hr lab sessions and 2x3-hr field trips
Prereq: KQA110
Assess: practical reports (30%), assignments (20%), 3-hr exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Barnes RSK and Mann KH (eds), Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology, ISBN
0632029838
Courses: S2B S3K S3T
Enrolment code: KQA124
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Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Introduces students to all aspects of aquaculture including the practical aspects of workshop management, occupational health and safety issues, building materials, tank and pipe construction, fibreglassing, glass aquaria, water quality testing, filters, small engines and pumps. Theoretical aspects of site selection, farm economics and production management are also introduced.
Staff: Dr M Powell
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Assess: practical reports (30%), practical and theory tests (30%), final theory exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Pillay TVR, Aquaculture Principles and Practices, ISBN 0852382022
Courses: S2B S3K
Enrolment code: KQA201
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Teaches students the underlying principles of algal growth and investigates the physiological and biochemical responses of algae to light, temperature and nutrients. Students are taught the theory and practice of growing algae in test tubes to production scales. The nutritional value of micro algae to marine bivalve larvae is reviewed. Skills acquired in this unit are directly employable in the hatcheries and nurseries within the aquaculture industry. Techniques used to culture macrophytes (seaweeds) are presented.
Staff: Dr P Thompson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem theory exam (30%), practical reports
(30%); pass marks in both practical and theory components are required
Courses: S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA207
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Is an introduction to microbial groups with special emphasis on their roles in disease and aquatic ecology. Microbial form and function (nutrition, metabolism and interrelationships) are discussed in the
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Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) context of aquaculture. Examples of microbial diseases of aquatic animals are considered.
Staff: Dr C Burke
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: (S3T: 25% from Schedule A)
Mutual excl: CRA226
Assess: practical reports (25%), 1,500-word essay (10%), semester test (10%), final 3-hr theory exam (40%), 3-hr practical exam (15%)
Required texts, etc:
Madigan MT, Martinko JM and Parker J, Biology of Microorganisms, 9th
edn, ISBN 0130852643
Courses: S2B S3E S3K S3T
Enrolment code: KQA212
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Provides a comprehensive overview of important population biology and ecological issues in the aquaculture industry. The content builds on basic ecological principles covered in KQA121 and equivalent units. The unit concentrates on population ecology, environmental monitoring, community surveys and the impact of aquaculture on the environment. Special emphasis is placed on in-shore marine and freshwater environments.
Staff: Dr N Moltschaniwskyj (Coordinator), Prof N Pankhurst
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA121 or equivalent
Assess: end-of-sem theory exam (50%), sem test (10%), practical reports and assignment (40%)
Courses: S2B S3E S3K S3T
Enrolment code: KQA214
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Introduces students to important concepts in aquacultural engineering and technology involving the construction and operation of farm components. Trips to farming facilities in the State are used to demonstrate the varieties of technologies used. This unit is essential for understanding the husbandry Intensive Culture units.
Staff: Dr J Purser (Coordinator), Dr M Powell
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Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 3-hr practical equiv weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA124
Assess: end-of-sem theory exam (30%), mid-sem theory exam (20%), practical exam (15%), continuous assessment (35%)
Recommended reading:
Lawson TB, Fundamentals of Aquacultural Engineering, ISBN 0412065118
Courses: S2B S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA218
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Develops basic concepts from KQA207 General
Microbiology. It gives a theoretical framework for understanding growth in natural environments, as well as specific skills in detecting microbes.
Staff: Dr C Burke
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 3-hr practical weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA207 or CRA226
Assess: practical reports (25%), project (15%), sem test (10%), final 3-hr theory exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Madigan MT, Martinko JM and Parker J, Biology of Microorganisms, 9th edn,
ISBN 0130852643
Courses: S3E S3K S3T M3H
Enrolment code: KQA220
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Teaches students the underlying principles of algal growth and investigates the physiological and biochemical responses of algae to light, temperature and nutrients. Students are taught the theory and practice of growing algae in test tubes to production scales. The nutritional value of micro algae to marine bivalve larvae is reviewed. Skills acquired in this unit are directly applicable in the hatcheries and nurseries servicing aquaculture industries. Techniques used to culture seaweeds, used in human and/or marine animal consumption are discussed.
Staff: Dr P Thompson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
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Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem theory exam (20%), practical reports
(40%); pass marks in both practical and theory components are required
Courses: S2B
Enrolment code: KQA228
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Provides an understanding of biological and technical aspects of culture strategies for crustaceans, including prawns, freshwater crayfish and mud crabs, and non-crustacean zooplankton species that are of commercial or experimental significance.
Staff: Dr D Johnston (Coordinator), Dr J Purser
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA110, KQA214 and KQA201
Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem exam (10%), practical exam (15%), continuous assessment (35%)
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA241
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Examines the culture of salmonid fish and other freshwater and marine species which are grown commercially or are deemed to have potential for aquaculture.
Staff: Dr C Carter (Coordinator), Dr J Purser
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA110, KQA214
Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem exam (10%), practical exam (15%), continuous assessment (35%)
Courses: S2B
Enrolment code: KQA242
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
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Unit description: Provides an overview of molluscan aquaculture, particularly in Tasmania and Australia. The unit focuses on the life cycles, applied biology, and hatchery and farm technology and techniques for a range of molluscan species: oysters, mussels, abalone, scallops, giant clams and pearl oysters. Emphasis is placed on the environmental requirements, reproduction, feeding, larval rearing and grow-out systems.
Staff: Dr N Moltschaniwskyj (Coordinator), Dr C Burke
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA110, KQA214
Assess: final exam (40%), mid-sem test (10%), major assignment (25%), lab test
(15%), lab exercise (10%)
Courses: S2B
Enrolment code: KQA243
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Provides an understanding of biological and technical aspects of culture strategies for crustaceans, including prawns, freshwater crayfish and mud crabs, or non-crustacean zooplankton species that are of commercial or experimental significance.
Staff: Dr D Johnston (Coordinator), Dr J Purser
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA110, KQA214, KQA220
Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem exam (10%), practical exam (15%), continuous assessment (35%)
Courses: S2B
Enrolment code: KQA302
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Special note: restricted to Aquaculture students
Unit description: Students are taught the general principles of scientific writing for scientific reports, papers or theses. The theory and practice of statistics over a range of topics from distributions, normality, homoscedasticity, t-tests, ANOVA, power analysis, correlation, regression and multivariates are
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Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) covered. Emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of the concepts and assumptions on which statistical procedures are based. An introduction to experimental design, word processing, spreadsheets and a statistical package
(currently JMP) is included.
Staff: Dr P Thompson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 2-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KMA153
Assess: practical reports (20%), oral presentation (10%), written assignment
(15%), mid-term theory exam (25%), final theory exam (30%)
Recommended reading:
Fowler, Practical Statistics for Field Biology, 2nd edn, ISBN 0471982962
Courses: S3E S3K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA303
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Provides an overview of molluscan aquaculture, particularly in Tasmania and Australia. The unit focuses on the life cycles, applied biology, and hatchery and farm technology and techniques for a range of molluscan species: oysters, mussels, abalone, scallops, giant clams and pearl oysters. Emphasis is placed on the environmental requirements, reproduction, feeding, larval rearing and grow-out systems.
Staff: Dr N Moltschaniwskyj (Coordinator), Dr C Burke
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Assess: final exam (40%), mid-sem test (10%), major assignment (25%), lab test
(15%), lab exercise (10%)
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA311
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Students must spend at least 8 weeks during the
Aquaculture Degree course carrying out work experience to fulfil the requirements of the Degree. They must spend not less than two weeks on commercial farms. They may work on farms, in laboratories, in government departments or in factories engaged in aquacultural activities. Activities such as participation in scientific expeditions or attending vocational training courses
(diving, first aid, coxswain’s ticket, etc) may also be considered after prior
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Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) approval by the unit coordinator. The choice of several venues will broaden perspectives and experience of at least one commercial operation is essential.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be capable of: (a) appreciating the daily routine on an aquaculture installation; (b) discussing culture and management problems associated with the aquaculture enterprises or institutions visited; (c) comprehending management procedures; and (d) putting aquaculture and scientific theory into practice.
Staff: Dr J Purser (Coordinator); Dr C Carter, Dr M Powell, Dr P Thompson, Dr
N Moltschaniwskyj
Unit weight: 0%
Assess: includes a seminar presentation and attendance and is assessed on a pass/fail basis
Courses: S3E S3K
Enrolment code: KQA319
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Provides students with a detailed understanding of aquatic nutrition and the relationships to farming practice, feed formulation and the physiology and biochemistry of aquatic organisms. Feeding, growth and nutrition of aquatic organisms, the production of commercial aquaculture feeds and methods of analysis are discussed.
Staff: Dr C Carter
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KJC103
Assess: theory exam (60%), continuous assessment (40%)
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA320
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Examines the culture of salmonid fish and other freshwater and marine species that are grown commercially or are deemed to have potential for aquaculture.
Staff: Dr C Carter (Coordinator), Dr J Purser
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA201 and KQA214
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Assess: final theory exam (40%), mid-sem exam (10%), practical exam (15%), continuous assessment (35%)
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA321
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Provides students with detailed understanding of animal health issues. Disease diagnosis and treatment are discussed with the main emphasis placed on health management. Host environment and pathogen relationships are examined. The unit covers immunology of aquatic animals.
Problem solving exercises provide case histories for a variety of species.
Staff: Dr B Nowak
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 13x2-hr lectures, 13x1-hr tutorials, 13x2-hr practicals
Assess: final 3-hr theory exam (60%), continuous assessment (40%)
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA325
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Covers specialist technological fields, machinery and methods; and examines their design and working principles. Topics include: the advanced design and operation of broodstock, hatchery and grow-out systems, drug delivery systems and toxicology, electron microscopy, molecular biology applications and genetic technology in aquaculture. The focus of the unit is on developing technologies, consequently its content will be reviewed regularly in the light of developments.
Staff: Dr M Powell (Coordinator), Dr J Purser, Prof N Pankhurst, Dr B Nowak,
Dr N Moltschaniwskyj, Dr C Burke
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 3-hr practical weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: KQA214
Assess: practical components (25%), sem tests (15%), assignments (20%), final theory exam (40%)
Courses: S3E S3K
Enrolment code: KQA326
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Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Integrates knowledge of aquaculture derived from other units with new concepts of government policy, operational costing of production, farm management, environmental impact assessment, animal ethics and sanitary regulations. The unit provides students with an appreciation and understanding of regulatory and commercial aspects of production.
Staff: Dr B Nowak (Coordinator); Dr J Purser, Dr C Burke, and guest lecturers
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5 hrs weekly (13 wks)
Assess: assignment (60%), tests (40%)
Courses: S3K
Enrolment code: KQA330
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Exposes students to a detailed examination of the physiology of aquatic organisms, with an emphasis on fish. Development, growth, respiration, osmoregulation and excretion, reproduction, endocrinology and sensory physiology are discussed in relation to the effects of natural and artificial environmental changes on physiological processes.
Staff: Prof N Pankhurst (Coordinator), Dr B Nowak, Dr C Carter, Dr T
Pankhurst, Dr N Moltschaniwskyj , Dr D Johnston
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: a total of 13x2-hr lectures, 13x3-hr practicals
Assess: theory exam (60%), continuous assessment (40%)
Recommended reading:
Withers PC, Comparative Animal Physiology, ISBN 0030128471
Bone Q, Marshall NB and Blaxter JHS, Biology of Fishes, ISBN 075140022X
Courses: S3E S3K S6K S7C
Enrolment code: KQA340
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Students must spend at least 2 weeks during the
Aquaculture Degree course carrying out work experience to fulfil the requirements of the Degree. They must spend not less than two weeks on commercial farms. They may work on farms, in laboratories, in government departments or in factories engaged in aquacultural activities. Activities such as

Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) 11 participation in scientific expeditions or attending vocational training courses
(diving, first aid, coxswain’s ticket, etc) may also be considered after prior approval by the unit coordinator. The choice of several venues will broaden perspectives and experience of at least one commercial operation is essential.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be capable of: (a) appreciating the daily routine on an aquaculture installation; (b) discussing culture and management problems associated with the aquaculture enterprises or institutions visited; (c) comprehending management procedures; and (d) putting aquaculture and scientific theory into practice.
Staff: Dr J Purser (Coordinator); Dr C Carter, Dr M Powell, Dr P Thompson, Dr
N Moltschaniwskyj
Unit weight: 0%
Assess: includes a seminar presentation and attendance and is assessed on a pass/fail basis
Courses: S2B
Enrolment code: KQA350
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Students must spend at least 2 weeks during the
Aquaculture Degree course carrying out work experience to fulfil the requirements of the Degree. They must spend not less than two weeks on commercial farms. They may work on farms, in laboratories, in government departments or in factories engaged in aquacultural activities. Activities such as participation in scientific expeditions or attending vocational training courses
(diving, first aid, coxswain’s ticket, etc) may also be considered after prior approval by the unit coordinator. The choice of several venues will broaden perspectives and experience of at least one commercial operation is essential.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be capable of: (a) appreciating the daily routine on an aquaculture installation; (b) discussing culture and management problems associated with the aquaculture enterprises or institutions visited; (c) comprehending management procedures; and (d) putting aquaculture and scientific theory into practice.
Staff: Dr J Purser (Coordinator); Dr C Carter, Dr M Powell, Dr P Thompson, Dr
N Moltschaniwskyj
Unit weight: 0%
Assess: includes a seminar presentation and attendance and is assessed on a pass/fail basis
Courses: S6K
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Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2
Special note: full-time students enrol in KQA401 (100%), part-time students in
KQA403 (50%)
Unit description: The Honours course in Aquaculture is designed to provide training in skills, methods and knowledge of Aquaculture, and science in general beyond those obtained in an undergraduate degree program, and to prepare students for further research and learning. The course has been designed with 4 objectives: 1. To enable students to develop their science communication skills. By the end of the course, a student should be capable of writing a scientific report or paper to a standard acceptable to a scientific journal, and of delivering a paper at a meeting of an a scientific society. 2. To provide students with experience of relevant field and laboratory procedures/techniques so that they possess sufficient technical skills to permit them to conduct an in-depth study of some specialised aspect of aquaculture. 3.
To ensure that students are able to locate published information within a prescribed field of aquacultural knowledge, and are able to evaluate and summarise that information in order to identify key issues, trace historical developments and produce generalisations. 4. To provide students with the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation and, in particular, to train them to plan and conduct a program of study within constraints imposed by time, money and technical resources, and develop an understanding of scientific approaches to problem solving.
Staff: Dr C Carter (Coordinator), Prof N Pankhurst, Dr C Burke, Dr N
Moltschaniwskyj, Dr B Nowak, Dr T Pankhurst, Dr M Powell, Dr J Purser,
Dr P Thompson
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Teaching: equiv 1 hr weekly group discussions, consultations with supervisor, field and lab based research
Prereq: bachelor degree with appropriate background approved by faculty, generally with credit or better in the final 3 sem
Assess: literature review (8.3%), grant proposal (8.3%), seminar (25%), research thesis (58.4%)
Courses: S4M
Enrolment code: KQA817
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Unit description: The student reviews a specific topic of interest which has been approved by a supervisor. The review is to be written as a scientific review incorporating material from the literature.
Staff: Dr B Nowak (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: minimum of 6 wks library study and writing, with at least 5 hrs weekly staff contact
Coreq: coursework as in the Graduate Diploma program
Assess: review paper, assessed by at least two staff members (60%), the topic is also presented to the School as a seminar (40%)
Courses: S7C
Enrolment code: KQA818/819
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Requires the student to undertake a research project under the supervision of at least one staff member from the School of Aquaculture although programs may be undertaken in conjunction with other Schools. The project is generally undertaken on-campus although permission may be given for off-campus programs. The research is submitted in the form of a dissertation, and as a conference poster.
Staff: Dr B Nowak (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 25%/50%
Teaching: at least 5 hrs contact time weekly (minimum of 20 wks); project work undertaken is in addition to any required for Graduate Diploma subjects
Prereq: Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Aquaculture) from this
University to a level approved by the Faculty
Assess: dissertation, evaluated by at least one staff member and an external assessor (80%), poster, assessed on a presentation day (20%)
Courses: S7C
Enrolment code: KQA820/821
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Unit description: The student spends 8 weeks obtaining ‘hands on’ experience on an aquaculture farm or in a research laboratory. In the latter situation, the proposed work experience program must be approved by the Head of School.
Staff: Dr B Nowak (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 0%
Teaching: minimum of 38 hrs weekly at an aquacultural facility (8 wks); at least
2 of the 8 wks should be spent on a farm if the preference is for lab-based work
Prereq: Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Aquaculture) from this
University to a level approved by the Faculty
Assess: written account of experience gained (outline provided by School supervisor). Feedback, from the manager of the facility, in relation to the student’s performance will be taken into account. Although a University staff member would normally be involved in arranging the work experience position for the student, and would liaise directly with the manager of the facility to help overcome any problems which might occur, there would not usually be any on-site supervision by a University staff member
Courses: S7C