Aquaculture Major Recommended Syllabus

Our goal is to give students multi-disciplinary training to enable them to lead aquaculture and aquatic science development in the 21st Century.

Year 1 (Year 1 is the same for all NSAC Majors. Students choose a major before entering Year 2)

• Botany
• Zoology
• General Chemistry I & II
• Calculus and Analytic Geometry I & II
• Agricultural Ecosystems
• Physics or Physics for Life Sciences
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Plus Humanities Elective

Year 2

• Introduction to Aquaculture
• Aquacultural Environment
• Organic Chemistry I
• Genetics I
• Microbiology
• Biochemical Pathways
• Plus 4 Electives

Year 3

• Fish Health
• Aquatic Ecology
• Fish Nutrition or Animal Nutrition
• Physiology of Aquatic Animals
• Aquacultural Engineering
• Farm Management
• Animal Breeding
• Plus 3 Electives

Year 4

• Aquaculture Research Project Part I & II
• Finfish Production or Shellfish Production
• Plus 6 Electives