International Master of Science in Health Management in Aquaculture
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
28 Feb 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 5 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* European students (all EU countries + Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey): € 4,500 | Non-European students: € 9,000 | For Erasmus Mundus Scholarship holders the tuition fee is included in the grant.
Introduction
AquaH, the International Master of Science in Health Management in Aquaculture, is a 2-year master's program that studies the interaction between the health of aquaculture species and their environment. The program contributes to the sustainable supply of healthy and tasty seafood by training experts who are able to develop innovative solutions to current and future health and disease problems in the aquaculture industry.
Explore the program
The program consists of three principal studies and training within the field of aquaculture:
- Comprehensive training in all health aspects in the farming of aquatic animals
- In-depth theoretical and hands-on training in the latest techniques of aquaculture health and disease management
- Training in problem-solving and development of innovative solutions for the sustainable development of the aquaculture industry
Program Outcome
Participants that successfully terminate the programme will be able to understand and control the interaction between aquaculture species and their environment, in order to produce robust and healthy animals with attention to epidemiologic, environmental and welfare regulations.
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Curriculum
Structure
The programme offers 3 distinct learning lines, each addressing aquaculture health issues on a different level:
- @ NTNU: the relationship between the ecosystem and health
- @ WU: preventing disease and maintaining adequate health, whilst minimising the impact on the environment
- @ UAB/UB: the relationship between animal physiology and health
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Rankings
Ranking of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering:
Shanghai Ranking: position 13 (Agricultural Sciences)
Times Higher Education ranking: position 47 (Life Sciences)
National Taiwan University ranking: position 21 (Agricultural Science)
QS ranking: position 7 (Agriculture and Forestry)
Ranking of Ghent University
Shanghai Ranking: position 84
Times Higher Education ranking: position 107
National Taiwan University ranking: position 84
QS ranking: position 159
QS sustainability ranking: position 58
Scholarships and Funding
Erasmus Mundus scholarships
ERASMUS Mundus scholarships are available only for the ERASMUS Mundus Joint Master Programs:
- AquaH - International Master of Science in Health Management in Aquaculture
- SINReM - International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management
- IMETE - International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering
- IMRD - International Master in Rural Development
Please contact the university for more information.