Aquaculture - Specialization
Aquaculture specialization
From a global perspective aquaculture is one of the fastest growing primary industries. In recent years, the aquaculture-based production of fish and shellfish have exceeded capture based production. Graduates with a specialization in aquaculture are needed to ensure the continued growth of the aquaculture industry, which must be achieved through the pursuance of technological improvements and advances in every aspect from facility design to feed manufacture. The specialization covers production systems and methods from low trophic aquaculture (seaweed and shellfish) to production of fish for consumption, with an overarching focus on sustainability, resource use, and environmental footprint. The specialization covers the overall design of production systems for different organisms, technical solutions to water treatment, the nutritional requirements of organisms in production, feed manufacture, selection of raw materials and circular economy, animal welfare in aquaculture, diseases, genetics, physiology of farmed organisms, nutrients and cleaning measures, and environmental impact. The specialization has a focus on land-based production systems, and an aim that students are able to conceive production systems with appropriately dimensioned components, that satisfy the requirements of the produced species.
To obtain the specialization in Aquaculture the following programme specific courses are mandatory:
| 25316 | Recirculating aquaculture systems | 5 | point | Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 25346 | Water quality in aquaculture | 5 | point | Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12) and Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 25348 | Low Trophic Aquaculture | 5 | point | August |
and 10 ECTS must be chosen among the following courses:
| 25315 | Genetic methods in aquaculture | 5 | point | January |
| 25317 | Diseases and veterinary aspects related to aquaculture | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 25321 | Fish nutrition and bioenergetics | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) and Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 25322 | Advanced course in recirculating aquaculture systems: Design and application | 5 | point | June |
| 25326 | Fish physiology and welfare | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) and Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
The schedule below is a suggestion as to how your study plan might look with a specialisation in aquaculture
Introduction to aquatic ecosystems and... Introduction to aquatic ecosystems and their organisms
Introduction to modelling observations... Introduction to modelling observations of natural resources
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
Thesis
Joint MSc programme at DTU and NTNU
DTU also offers an MSc programme in Sustainable Aquaculture in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). You’ll spend one year at each university and become a graduate with a double degree from two internationally acclaimed universities.