Aquaculture

Overview

The professional bachelor's degree in aquaculture trains specialists in fish farming and aquatic environment management. Students study the biology of farmed species, water quality, fish feeding, reproduction and health.

The program prepares students to design and manage a fish farm in tanks, ponds or cages, as fish farming becomes an increasingly important issue for food security.

Objectives

• Understand fish biology and how aquatic environments work.
• Design and manage fish farming facilities.
• Master fish reproduction, feeding and health.
• Add value to and market aquaculture products.

Target skills

• Monitor and correct water quality.
• Carry out artificial reproduction and manage a hatchery.
• Calculate and distribute feed rations.
• Prevent and treat the main fish diseases.
• Draw up the operating accounts of a fish farm.

Curriculum

First year (S1-S2): animal biology, hydrobiology, water chemistry, mathematics and statistics, computing, communication skills.

Second year (S3-S4): fish biology, water quality, feeding and nutrition, artificial reproduction, fish farm design.

Third year (S5-S6): fish diseases, hatchery management, processing and marketing, farm management, professional internship and final dissertation.

Indicative curriculum: the distribution of courses may change from one academic year to the next.

Career opportunities

• Fish farmer or aquaculture farm manager
• Hatchery technician
• Aquaculture advisor
• Fisheries and fish farming project officer
• Fish processing technician

Career outcomes also depend on internship experience and each student's career plans.