Module: Experimental Aquaculture (4909-430)

Persons:

• Dr. Ulfert Focken (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (until WS 2018/19) (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences - Animal Sciences (Master, since 01.10.2015)
  3. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences - Animal Sciences (Master, since 01.04.2019)
  3. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (from WS 2019/20 on) (Master, since 01.10.2019)
  3. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

This module provides the base for further studies in aquaculture, e.g. as subject for M.Sc. or Ph.D. theses, or jobs in the rapidly growing aquaculture sector.

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Basics in biology and animal nutrition.

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

3,5 weeks (in March)

Final examination:

written exam

Workload:

56 h presence + 104 h preparation at home + exam = 160 h workload

Professional competences:

The participants can recognize the importance of aquaculture for food production and income generation in different regions of the world. They can explain the the requirements of aqucaculture systems from the physiology of fish and the interactions between production, nutrition and the influence of environmental parameters on fish health aspects as well as interactions between socioeconomic and tecnical aspects of aquaculture systems. Students are able to discuss problems coupled with intensive and recirculating systems and new approaches of integrated and sustainable systems.

Key competences:

Students will train to interact in English with colleagues from other specializations on a topic new to most of them. On certain examples, students will train to translate "real world" problems into questions that can be addressed by scientific research and to translate scientific results back to "real world" answers.

Comments:

This module is offered during 10 full days between Winter term and Summer Term at Bremerhaven! Participation is limited to 6 persons. Registration via ILIAS required.

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