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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN FISHERIES (FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OPTION)

 

Programme Structure

 

The M. Phil. Programme will be divided into Aquaculture, Fisheries Management, and Aquatic Resources Management Options. Each option shall consist of at least 44 units of course work, examination and thesis distributed within four semesters as follows:

First Semester:                 12 units of course work and 1 unit of thesis research.

Second Semester:            10 units of course work and 2 units of thesis research.

Third Semester:               9 units of thesis research.

Fourth Semester:             4 units of course work and 6 units of thesis.

 

The coursework shall consist of core courses, required courses for Fisheries Management Option and elective courses as follows:

 

 

Fisheries Management Option

 

 

 

 

Semester 1

Course Title

Units

FSH 800:

Aquatic Resources and the Environment

3

FSH 801:

Advanced Biostatistics

3

FSH 802:

Ecology and Behaviour of Fishes

3

FSH 820:

Advanced Fish Population Dynamics

3

FSH 899:

Thesis Research

1

 

 

 

Semester 2

 

 

FSH 803:

Research Methods

3

FSH 804:

Graduate Seminar 1

1

FSH 821:

Fisheries Socio-Economics

3

 

Elective

3

FSH 899:

Thesis Research

2

 

 

 

Semester 3

 

 

FSH 899:

Thesis Research

9

 

 

 

Semester 4

 

 

FSH 805:

Graduate Seminar II

1

 

Elective

3

FSH 899:

Thesis Research

6

Total

 

44

 

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