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Sustainable Aquaculture (MSc)
The 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.
The Sustainable Aquaculture distance learning program is taught part time via an online e-learning platform offering online tutorial support, direct email contact with tutors, video streams and access to student bulletin boards. This structure allows students the maximum flexibility to complete their studies while continuing in their employment.
Admission requirements
- 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. If you studied your first degree outside the UK.
- English language proficiency.
The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Compulsory
- Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Biology for Aquaculture
- Health and Disease
- Local and Global Impacts of Aquaculture
- Management, Husbandry and Sustainability
- Markets, Products, Processing and Food Safety
- Nutrition for Aquaculture
Optional
Optional modules in the past have included:
- Advanced Welfare and Ethics
- Breeding and Genetics
- Larval Rearing
- Ornamental and Aquaria Production
- Recirculation Aquaculture Systems.
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
Continuing studies
Graduates may continue their education by enrolling in PhD programs at St Andrews. PhD students at the School of Biology at St Andrews have the opportunity to undertake a research degree in their chosen subject area where research interests span the breadth of biological science.
Career paths
Graduates will typically pursue a career in higher level management, research and development or business development within the global aquaculture business.
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University of St Andrews
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