Master's Degree English 2 years · 120 ECTS
Aquaculture
Norwegian University of Life Sciences · Ås, Norway Official degreeListed in NOKUT
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University profile Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ås, Norway · Accredited programme
Aquaculture (Master's Degree) is taught at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. It lasts 2 years · 120 ECTS. Taught in English.
The candidates for the Master's degree in Aquaculture are future professionals in the management of fish farming support industries, administration, and those interested in further higher-level education and research. The Master's programme will emphasize most of the biological and technological aspects of aquaculture, and will include transfer of results from ongoing research. Norway is the world's largest producer of salmon and is also the main contributor to the scientific progress in most aspects connected to the aquaculture industry. The aquaculture adventure started approximately 30 years ago when success factors in breeding domestic animals were introduced to salmon, and further to controlled, farmed fish. A breeding programme was established, and since then progress has been made within every cornerstone in the production of aquatic food.
CityÅs
Credit load120 ECTS
- Living costsNOK 20,200 a month in Ås, rent included
- kr 242,400
Who can apply to this programme.
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree in Aquaculture or equivalent education that includes basic knowledge in statistic/mathematics, chemistry/physics and 60 credits in biology. Applicants with an engineering and other relevant background are evaluated individually. The following compulsory requirements must be in place for the application to be considered: A motivation letter specifically aimed at the programA weighted, average grade of minimum Norwegian C (from the Bachelor's degree) is required at NMBU to be qualified for applying to Master's degree English language proficiency https://www.nmbu.no/en/studies/language-requirements-programmes-taught-english-nmbu accordance with the NMBU regulations Applicants who have already completed a master degree will not be prioritized.
See the official programme requirements for the accepted English-language evidence.
EnglishMain teaching language
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The official catalogue lists a duration of 2 years · 120 ECTS and 120 ECTS.
Which languages is Aquaculture taught in?
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