MSc Nghiên cứu Thú y Thủy sản

You’ll study at the Institute of Aquaculture, one of the top institutions in this field. It’s internationally recognised for both research and teaching and has more than 70 staff and 80 postgraduate students.

The Institute of Aquaculture has received the UK’s most prestigious academic honour – the Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2019. The honour recognises outstanding work that shows quality and innovation, and delivers real benefit to the wider world through education and training. It recognises our pioneering work in the world’s fastest-growing food production sector and our bid to tackle global hunger.

The Institute of Aquaculture has pioneered the development of aquaculture disease management. We have over 40 years of experience in investigating and controlling fish and shrimp diseases worldwide, which it uses to improve your problem-solving skills, ultimately equipping you to make a real contribution to the sustainability of aquaculture.

The course can also be seen as preparation for anyone who plans to undertake a PhD in the area of aquatic animal health or disease.

Course details

The full Masters course is divided into six taught modules, and a single research project module. The overall course is divided into three parts:

Foundation modules

There are two compulsory modules, taken consecutively, which give a broad introduction to aquaculture science and practice. The first focuses on aquaculture species, systems and environments and their interaction in relation to fish health and welfare. The second module considers aquaculture as a commercial activity, its governance and insights into aquaculture in practice. This is important for understanding the context within which fish health management decisions must be taken.

Advanced modules

There are four advanced modules which cover essential diagnostic skills for viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, treatments and toxicology, epidemiology and overall health control strategies. Any three of these modules may be taken as a Postgraduate Certificate in Aquaculture Health Management. Completion of all four advanced modules together with the two foundation modules can be recognised with the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Aquatic Veterinary Studies.

Research Project module

The Research Project module involves research in many areas of aquatic animal health. These projects are mostly laboratory based and often result in peer-reviewed publications. Successful completion of the module, following the foundation and advanced modules, will qualify you for an MSc Aquatic Veterinary Studies.

Teaching

Research-led teaching is at the core of your learning as our staff conduct world-leading research in Aquatic Veterinary Science. Our teaching makes use of both our campus-based teaching facilities and online learning environment. In addition to lectures, online materials, workshops, seminars, case studies, field and laboratory exercises, and a number of minor projects are assigned throughout the course.

These are an integral part of the teaching and will involve the students working alone or in groups. These projects may require a written outcome or a presentation to peers and other staff and students.

Fieldwork

There will be a number of field exercises throughout the course, which include visits to Scottish aquaculture production sites, as well as the external marine and freshwater facilities of the Institute of Aquaculture.

Khóa học này đã diễn ra trong gần 40 năm và chúng tôi đã đào tạo hơn 200 sinh viên (kết hợp với Bệnh lý học thủy sinh) từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. Khi tốt nghiệp, chuyên môn của bạn sẽ có liên quan đến nhiều nghề nghiệp tiềm năng trong lĩnh vực sức khỏe động vật thủy sinh. Con đường sự nghiệp bạn chọn sẽ phụ thuộc vào sở thích cá nhân cũng như kinh nghiệm trước đây của bạn. Những người tốt nghiệp đã tiếp tục làm việc với tư cách là cố vấn sức khỏe thủy sinh, với các sở thủy sản của chính phủ và là người quản lý các trang trại và bể nuôi thủy sản.