Study plan and options for MSc in Aquaculture 2014/2015
Credits
2 Spring
2 January
block
2 Autumn
5
10
15
20
Master thesis
1 Spring
1 January
block
1 Autumn
1 August block
AKX251
Field-trip
AQB270
AQT254
AQX251
AQX251
30
35
AQP350/AQN350
AQX350
2 August block
1 June block
25
AQQ253
AQB200
AQP211
AQN251
HFA300
AQB200
Compulsory courses/activity (cr=credits):
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AQX251 (10 cr): General Aquaculture – Diseases and Health in Farmed Fish
AQN251 (10 cr): General Aquaculture – Nutrition
AQB200 (10 cr): General Animal Breeding
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AQT254 (5 cr): Basic Aquaculture Technique
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AQP211 (10 cr): Production Technology in Aquaculture
AQB270 (5 credits): Aquaculture Breeding and Genetics
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AQX350 (5 credits): Aquaculture – Special course
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Choose minimum 2 courses from:
o AQP350 (10 credits): Planning and Design of Intensive Fish Farms
o or AQN350 (10 credits): Aquaculture Nutrition
o or HFA300 (10 credits): Animal Breeding Plans
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Master thesis (30 credits)
Optional courses (suggestions):
Autumn parallell
EDS220 (10 cr, fall): Statistical analysis
Spring parallel
HFX206 (5 cr, fall): Product Quality, Meat and Fish
HFX207 (5 cr, spring): Introduction to Animal Production and Fish Farming in
Developing countries
FMI310 (15 cr, spring): Environmental Pollutants and Ecotoxicology
June block
AQQ253 (5 cr, June): Product Quality in Aquaculture 2
Individual Course work:
Individual Course Work is a report of either 5, 10 or 15 credits. Together with a supervisor,
you can write a topic you are interested in, but which is not given as a course.
http://www.umb.no/statisk/sit/skjemaer/engelske/forms_course_individual_agreement.pdf
For more information, contact student advisers