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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN FISHERIES

 

Programme Structure

 

The D.Phil. programme shall normally consist of course work, examination and thesis. The minimum units of coursework for the D.Phil. programme shall be 23 units which shall be made up of 17 units of level 9 and 6 units from level 8 courses.

 

·   All coursework shall normally be done in the first year of study for both full time and part time students and shall comprise of core, and electives courses.

·   With the prior approval of their supervisor(s), candidates may be allowed to take at least 3 units of relevant elective courses from other departments within the University.

·   Candidates shall be required to take level 8 core courses unless they show that they have taken the course(s) previously or have taken equivalent courses before.

·   Candidates may specialize either in Fisheries Management or Aquaculture options. A candidate’s elective courses shall be from one option.

 

Programme Description

 

 

Core Courses

 

 

 

 

Code

Title

Units

YEAR I

SEMESTER I

 

FSH 901

Advances in Fisheries and Aquatic Research

3

FSH 902

Special Topics I

2

FSH 801

Statistics for Research

3

Elective I

Level 9

3

FSH 999

Thesis Research

6

 

Total

17

 

 

 

YEAR I

SEMESTER II

 

FSH 903

Computing and Modelling in Fisheries

4

FSH 904

Special Topics II

2

FSH 803

Research Methods

3

Elective II

Level 9

3

FSH 999

Thesis Research

3

 

Total

15

 

 

 

YEAR II

 

 

FSH 999

Thesis Research

15

 

 

 

YEAR III

 

 

FSH 999

Research/Thesis

15

 

Total

62

 

 

 

 

DPhil. in Fisheries (Aquaculture Option)

 

 

 

 

 

Electives

 

FSH 912E

Enterprising Science

3

FSH 913E

Fisheries Project Investment and Appraisal

3

FSH 914E

Directed Studies in Aquaculture

3

FSH 915E

Biotechnology and Fisheries

3

FSH 810

Culture of Finfish

3

FSH 821

Fisheries Socio-Economics

3

FSH 840E

Fish Nutrition                                                               

3

 

 

 

 

DPhil. in Fisheries (Fisheries Management Option)

 

 

 

 

 

Electives

 

FSH 910E

Integrated Aquatic Resource Management

3

FSH 911E

Enterprising Science

3

FSH 912E

Fisheries Project Investment and Appraisal

3

FSH 913E

Aquatic Ecotoxicology

3

FSH 820

Advanced Population Dynamics

3

FSH 821

Fisheries Economics and Management

3

FSH 844E

Advanced Fish Stock Assessment                   

3

 

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