Programme Name | Bachelor of Science in Fisheries |
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Programme Description | The programme is three years full-time programme. Graduates will be equipped with technical expertise and research skills in area of aquaculture, offshore and inshore fisheries, postharvest preservation, fisheries biology, conservation and management and fisheries administration. The graduates will have acquired an education at a level that will equip them for employment, self-employment and lay the foundations for a lifetime of continuous learning and personal development. |
Majors | Fisheries |
Minimum Requirement | 1. A pass in Fiji Year 13 Certificate Examination (Y13) or equivalent with a pass in English and a minimum aggregate mark of 200 out of 400 including Biology, and/or Agriculture Science and completion of any of the following subjects: Mathematics (including Pure/ Life mathematics), Chemistry/ Geography/ Food & Nutrition Technology/Physics/Computer Science/ Economics/ Accounting/ Introduction to Technology or; 2. The Applicants who have passed Foundation Science Programme or equivalent or; 3. Applicants with qualification of Diploma (Level 5) in Agriculture are eligible for admission to Year 2 of the programme or; Applicants with qualification of Diploma /Diploma (Level 5) in Forestry/ Agroforestry/Tropical Forestry/ Wood processing and Value Adding/ Animal Husbandry/ Applied Fisheries/ Aquaculture/Agricultural Engineering are also eligible for admission or (Reworded); 4. Applicants with Higher Education Certificate in Fisheries are eligible for admission in first semester of second year of the B.Sc. in Fisheries programme. All the courses of Higher Education Certificate in Fisheries except Industrial Attachment will be cross credited with the units of first year B.Sc. in Fisheries programme. 5. Applicants may also be admitted to the programme who may not meet the requirement above, but who are able to demonstrate their ability to succeed in the programmes at this level on the basis of maturity, work experience, or prior learning. The Dean may place any relevant prerequisite requirement for such a student to progress, require such an applicant to sit for any specific or general examination as a prerequisite for any such enrolment or restrict enrolment only to certain prescribed courses that must be passed to progress further. |
Programme Type | Bachelors Degree |
Credit Points Required | 360 |
Campus | Koronivia |
Duration | 3 Years |
Estimated Tution Fees - Local (FJD) | $12,677.00 |
Estimated Tution Fees - Regional | $38,030.00 |
Note |
Core Units | Offered In |
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LNG501 - English for Academic Studies | Semester 1 |
FCU500 - Fisheries Biology and Coral Reef Management | Semester 1 |
BSF505 - Fisheries Governance | Semester 2 |
BSF506 - Fisheries Industrial Attachment | Summer |
FCU503 - Freshwater Aquaculture | Semester 1 |
BSF503 - Oceanography & Coastal Resources | Semester 2 |
FCU502 - Shipboard Familiarization | Semester 1 |
BSF522 - Statistics and Research Methods | Semester 2 |
Core Units | Offered In |
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BSF600 - Water Quality Management in Fisheries | Semester 1 |
BSF601 - Quality Control and Value Adding | Semester 1 |
BSF602 - Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture | Semester 1 |
BSF603 - Fisheries Taxonomy | Semester 1 |
BSF604 - Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation | Semester 2 |
BSF605 - Meteorology and Hydrology | Semester 2 |
BSF606 - Fisheries Economics | Semester 2 |
BSF607 - Fish Handling and Preservation | Semester 2 |
Core Units | Offered In |
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BSF700 - Fishing Craft and Gear Technology | Semester 1 |
BSF701 - Limnology and Inland Fisheries | Semester 1 |
BSF702 - Fish Nutrition and Feed Formulation | Semester 1 |
BSF703 - Fisheries Genetics | Semester 1 |
BSF704 - Climate Change and GIS applications | Semester 2 |
BSF705 - Sustainable Fisheries and Biosecurity | Semester 2 |
BSF706 - Fisheries Research Project | Semester 2 |
BSF708 - Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment | Semester 2 |