Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture)

(BTech(Aquaculture))

Program of study

Honours program

The program of study for this course changed from 2008. An information session and/or counselling session will be held for all continuing students.

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture) requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to produce graduates who will have the practical and theoretical skills for a career in the aquaculture industry.

It aims to produce graduates with:

• a sound understanding of the biology of aquaculture organisms;
• a sound understanding of water quality issues relevant to aquaculture;
• an understanding of critical scientific issues in aquaculture;
• knowledge of construction, engineering and infrastructure issues relevant to aquaculture ventures;
• knowledge and experience of practical skills and management strategies and techniques in commercial aquaculture ventures;
• knowledge of health and safety issues in aquaculture ventures;
• a sound understanding and experience of scientific methodologies;
• well developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture), a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with the permission of the Faculty Board, students may not enrol in Second Year topics until they have completed 18 units of First Year topics and may not enrol in Third Year topics until they have completed all First Year topics.

First Year

36 units comprising:

AQUA1211	Professional Skills for Aquaculturists	4.5
BIOL1102	Molecular Basis of Life	4.5
BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity	4.5
BIOL1201	Introduction to Aquaculture	4.5
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A, or	4.5
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A	4.5
	Electives	13.5

Second Year

36 units comprising:

AQUA2002	Aquaculture 2	6
AQUA2131	Aquaculture Practicum	3
BIOL2121	Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity	6
BIOL2162	Functional Biology and Experimental Design	6
BIOL2341	Animal Disease and Defence, or	3
BIOL2142	Disease and Immunology	6
	Electives (when selecting BIOL2341 Animal Disease and Defence), or	12
	Electives (when selecting BIOL2142 Disease and Immunology)	9

Third Year

36 units comprising:

AQUA3002	Aquaculture 3: Seed Supply and Health Management*	6
BIOL3005	Extended Research Project in Biology, or	6
BIOL3003	Biological Research Project A, and	3
BIOL3004	Biological Research Project B	3
COMP3200	Enterprise Management for Information Technologists	6
	Electives	18

* Topic not available until 2009.

SUGGESTED ELECTIVES

While students are able to select elective units from anywhere across the University, these are suggested electives.

First Year

BIOL1112	Biology and Society	4.5
EASC1101	Earth and Environment 1	4.5
ENVS1701	Environmental Studies	4.5
STAT1412	Data Analysis Laboratory*	4.5
CPES1102	Science and Society*	4.5
EASC1102	Marine Sciences 1	4.5
CPES1202	Physics for the Life Sciences B	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B, or	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B	4.5

*Highly recommended electives.

Second Year

BIOL2112	Aquatic Life Histories	3
BIOL2161	Plant and Algal Biology: From Environment to Biotechnology	6
BIOL2171	Ecology	6
BIOL2172	Animal Diversity	6
BIOL2232	Foundations in Microbiology	6
BIOL2271	Marine and Terrestrial Animal Diversity	3
BIOL2272	Marine Biology and Ecology	3
BIOL2330	Basic Microbiology	3
BIOL2424	Physiological Systems	3
CPES2131	Coasts and Oceans	6
ENVH2002	Health Aspects of Water Quality	3
ENVS2704	Environmental Systems	6
STAT2304	Statistics for Biology	3

Third Year

AQUA3918	Fisheries Science*	3
BIOL2122	Comparative Physiology	6
BIOL3101	Marine Ecological Processes	6
BIOL3102	Marine Vertebrates*	6
BIOL3151	Plant Ecology and Evolution	6
BIOL3152	Conservation and Restoration*	6
ENVS3708	Coastal Studies	6
ENVS3722	Environmental Impact Assessment	6

*Highly recommended electives.

HONOURS PROGRAM

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture), or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.

To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study in an approved program.

36 units comprising:

AQUA7001 Aquaculture Honours Research Project (24 units). Students should enrol in a combination of sub-topics chosen from the following, ensuring that they enrol in 24 units overall.

AQUA7001A	Aquaculture Honours Research Project (6/24 units)	6
AQUA7001B	Aquaculture Honours Research Project (9/24 units)	9
AQUA7001C	Aquaculture Honours Research Project (18/24 units)	18
AQUA7001D	Aquaculture Honours Research Project (12/24 units)	12
AQUA7001E	Aquaculture Honours Research Project (15/24 units)	15

plus 12 units selected from the following:

BIOL7002	Biology Honours Research Proposal	3
BIOL7003	Biology Honours Literature Review	3
BIOL7004	Scientific Method and Data Presentation	3
BIOL7005	Critical Readings in Biology	3

or other topics approved by the honours assessment panel, appropriate to a student's program.