Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year (+ optional placement)
The aquaculture and fisheries sectors make essential contributions to global food security and nutrition, contributing >220 million tonnes of production valued at over $470 billion. These sectors are intertwined; sharing the same environment and frequently interdependent on one another. Ensuring that aquatic farming practices, and wild fish populations, are sustainably managed is essential to support the needs of our growing population and to protect our aquatic ecosystems.
A 2:1 or equivalent preferably in a biology, environmental science, zoology, marine biology related subject. We will consider a 2:2 or equivalent or other relevant awards. If you don’t have any recent formal qualifications, we may accept workplace experience.
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From scholarships and loans, to grants from charitable trusts, you can fund your postgraduate study at Plymouth in a number of ways.
The masters programme provides students with a real advantage in preparing for their future career in aquaculture. The world class research and teaching at the University of Plymouth gives a real advantage to the students in the commercial world.
Core module:
BIO504: Health and Production in Aquaculture
BIO5132: Sustainable Fisheries
BIO505: Research Project
BIO5131: Postgraduate Research Skills & Methods
BIO5209: Seafood Processing - Current Perspectives
Optional modules:
ANIM5012: Aquarium Health and Nutrition
MAR507: Economics of the Marine Environment
MAR518: Remote Sensing and GIS
MAR530: Managing Marine Ecosystems
APIE500: Masters Placement Preparation
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