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ADVANCED DIPLOMA - SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Term 1
AQUA 4100 (Aquaculture Seminar Series)
AQUA 4102 (Shellfish Culture)
AQUA 4103 (Fish Health)
AQUA 4107 (Finfish Culture)
AQUA 4108 (Site Selection)
AQUA 4112 (Practical Facility Maintenance and Animal
Husbandry)
BSMG 4102 (Marketing Aquaculture Products)
SFTY 1104 (WHMIS)
TKPR 411A (Technical Report)
WKTM 1002 (Work Term Preparation Seminar)
Term 2
AQUA 4101 (Handling & Processing Aquaculture Products)
AQUA 4104 (Fish Nutrition)
AQUA 4111 (Aquaculture and the Environment)
AQUA 4113 (Aquaculture Engineering)
*AQUA 4114 (Ropework and Net Mending)
BSMG 4104 (Business Management)
*SFTY 1101 (First Aid)
SFTY 1125 (Small Vessel Operator Proficiency)
*SFTY 2102 (MED A3)
STAT 4105 (Statistics - Aquaculture)
TKPR 411B (Technical Report)
* Delivered between Term 2 and 3
Term 3
WKTM 4112 (Work Term - Advanced Diploma in Sustainable
Aquaculture)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This program is designed to graduate students with a variety
of strengths that can be used in a large array of employment
areas.
• The development of practical and technical skills is
emphasized throughout the program. Students are
exposed to operations on nearby aquaculture sites and
receive practical training during laboratory and field
sessions.
• Facilities at the Marine Institute have been established
in support of a varied teaching and applied research
program. A modern aquaculture facility on the main campus
consists of a freshwater culture lab, marine culture lab,
quarantine / fish health lab, and a live food culture lab.
• Students also have access to food science laboratories,
engineering workshops, net loft, flume tank and a
registered food processing plant.
• Aquaculture faculty and staff maintain close links with the
aquaculture industry through advisory work and research
activities. Current research activities are focused on fish
nutrition, feed development, shellfish culture techniques,
and fish and shellfish health.
A thesis based Masters of Science in Aquaculture Degree
is offered by Memorial University. Students in this program
may be required to complete selected courses from the
Advanced Diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture. Persons
wishing to apply for the M.Sc. Program must apply directly to
Memorial’s School of Graduate Studies.
CAREERS
The goal of the Advanced Diploma in Sustainable
Aquaculture program is to prepare students for careers as
aquaculture managers, developers and researchers.
Graduates of the program have gained employment in a
range of aquaculture and related fields. These include fish
farm management, work as scientists and aquaculture
technologists, aquaculture instructors, and work on
aquaculture projects in both the developed and developing
world.
Graduates of this program also find employment in the
following areas: fish farm management, aquaculture advisory
agencies, federal and provincial government departments,
environmental monitoring, fish health suppliers, consulting
companies, fish food manufacturers and aquaculture
equipment manufacturers and distributors.
Career opportunities are available in Newfoundland and
Labrador, Canada and Internationally.
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