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The Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences runs the following programmes: B.Sc Marine Science (Single Major); B.Sc Fisheries Science (Single Major), BSc. Marine Science (Major-Minor), and BSc. Fisheries Science (Major-Minor). Candidates must have satisfied ALL required Faculty-wide Level 100 courses prescribed for the Marine and Fisheries Sciences. Only students who have taken Faculty wide programmes in the Biological or Biomathematical programmes will be admitted for Fisheries Science.

To graduate with BSc. degree in Marine Science OR Fisheries Science, the student must take the following:

  • Core: ALL
  • Prescribed Electives as indicated.

All Core courses are compulsory.  Candidates in the Major-Minor programmes must take and pass all indicated core courses.  The total number of course credits to be taken must be between 15–18 credits per semester.

 

LEVEL 100

Select one Group

GROUP A

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 150

Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

3

ABCS 101

Introductory Animal Biology

3

CHEM 111

General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

PHYS 105

Practical Physics

1

PHYS 143

Mechanics and Thermal Physics

2

MATH 101

General Mathematics

3

Total

 

16

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 110

Academic Writing I

3

UGRC 130

Understanding Human Society

3

BOTN 104

Growth of Flowering Plants

3

CHEM 112

General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

PHYS 106

Practical Physics II

1

PHYS 144

Electricity and Magnetism

2

Total

 

16

 

GROUP B

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

 

Credits

UGRC 150

Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

3

EASC 101

Physical Geology

3

CHEM 111

General Chemistry

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

PHYS 105

Practical Physics I

1

PHYS 143

Mechanics and Thermal Physics

2

Select 3 credits

MATH 101

General Mathematics

3

MATH 121

Algebra and Trigonometry

3

Total

 

16

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 110

Academic Writing I

3

UGRC 130

Understanding Human Society

3

EASC 102

Geological Map Work

1

EASC 104

Historical Geology

2

Select 6 – 7 credits

CHEM 112

General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

PHYS 106

Practical Physics II

1

PHYS 144

Electricity and Magnetism

2

MATH 122

Calculus I

3

Total

 

15 - 16

 

 

GROUP C

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 150

Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

3

MATH 121

Algebra and Trigonometry

3

PHYS 105

Practical Physics I

1

PHYS 143

Mechanics and Thermal Physics

2

CHEM 111

General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

Select 3 credits

STAT 101

Introduction to Statistics

3

CSCD 110

Computer Applications

3

EASC 101

Physical Geology

3

Total

 

16

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 110

Academic Writing I

3

UGRC 130

Understanding Human Society

3

CHEM 112

General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 110

Practical Chemistry

1

PHYS 106

Practical Physics II

1

PHYS 144

Electricity and Magnetism

2

MATH 122

Calculus I

3

Total

 

16

 

SINGLE MAJOR IN MARINE SCIENCE

LEVEL 200

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3

MASC 201

Introductory  Oceanography

3

MASC 203

Aquatic Ecology

3

FISH 201

Introduction to Fisheries Science

3

FISH 203

Introduction to Limnology

3

Total

 

15

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3

MASC 202

Marine Resources and Man

2

MASC 204

Oceanography and Fisheries Practical I

2

FISH 202

Principles of Aquaculture

3

Total

 

10

 

 

LEVEL 300

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

MASC 311

Nautical Science

3

FISH 317

Introductory Research Methods

3

MASC 327

Oceanography Practical I

2

Total

 

8

Electives (Select 7-10 credits)

MASC 313

Coastal Wetlands

2

MASC 315

Coastal Geomorphology

2

MASC 319

Marine Non-living Resources and Industry

2

 

MASC 321

Principles of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in Marine Science

3

MASC 323

Coastal Tenure and Ethnobiology

2

MASC 325

Aquatic Plants

2

MASC 329

Behaviour of Aquatic Animals

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

MASC 326

Oceanography Field Course

4

MASC 328

Oceanography Practical II

2

FISH 332

Industrial Internship

2

Total

 

8

Electives (Select 7-10 credits)

MASC 312

Marine Ecology I

3

MASC 314

Coastal Hydrology

2

MASC 316

Marine Biogeochemistry

2

MASC 318

Marine Invertebrates and Tetrapods

3

MASC 324

Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation

3

 

 

LEVEL 400

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MASC 400

Project

3

MASC 417

Oceanographic Data Management

2

MASC 423

Coastal Management

3

MASC 427

Oceanography Practical III

2

Total

 

10

Electives (Select 5-8 credits)

MASC 411

Marine Plankton Ecology

2

MASC 413

Marine Benthic Ecology

2

MASC 419

Marine Affairs

2

MASC 421

Marine Hydrography and Cartography

3

MASC 425

Marine Sedimentology

3

MASC 429

Marine Natural Products and Biotechnology

2

MASC 431

Marine Turtle Ecology and Conservation

3

MASC 433

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in Marine Science

3

MASC 435

Waterbird Ecology and Conservation

2

MASC 437

Introductory Coastal Engineering

2

MASC 439

Marine Geochemistry

2

MASC 441

Global Climate Change and the Marine and Coastal Environment

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MASC 400

Project

3

MASC 428

Oceanography Practical IV

2

Total

 

5

Electives (Select 10 credits)

MASC 402

Marine Pollution

2

MASC 414

Population Genetics of Marine Organisms

2

MASC 416

Coastal Ecosystems of West Africa

2

MASC 418

Current Research in Oceanography

2

MASC 422

Marine Geophysics

2

MASC 424

Introductory Marine Meteorology

2

MASC 426

Ocean Dynamics and Regional Oceanography

2

 

SINGLE MAJOR IN FISHERIES SCIENCE

LEVEL 200

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3

MASC 201

Introductory  Oceanography

3

MASC 203

Aquatic Ecology

3

FISH 201

Introduction to Fisheries Science

3

FISH 203

Introduction to Limnology

3

Total

 

15

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3

MASC 202

Marine Resources and Man

2

MASC 204

Oceanography and Fisheries Practical I

2

FISH 202

Principles of Aquaculture

3

Total

 

10

 

 

LEVEL 300

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 313

Introduction to Aquaculture

3

FISH 317

Introductory Research Methods

3

FISH 321

Ichthyology

2

FISH 327

Fisheries Practical I

2

Total

 

10

Electives (Select 6-8 credits)

FISH 315

Fish Microbiology

2

FISH 323

Fish Disease and Pathology

2

FISH 325

Marine Fisheries

3

FISH 329

Fish and Fisheries of West Africa

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 312

Fish Physiology

2

FISH 326

Fisheries Field Course

4

FISH 328

Fisheries Practical II

2

FISH 332

Industrial internship

2

Total

 

10

Electives (Select 5-7 credits)

FISH 314

Principles of Fisheries Management

2

FISH 316

Fishing Technology

2

FISH 318

Inland Fisheries

3

 

 

LEVEL 400

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 400

Project

3

FISH 411

Introductory Fisheries Taxonomy

2

FISH 417

Fisheries Data Management

2

FISH 427

Fisheries Practical III

2

Total

 

9

Electives (Select 6-9 credits)

FISH 415

Fisheries and Aquatic Wildlife Management

3

FISH 421

Fisheries and Higher Vertebrate Interactions

2

MASC  423

Coastal Management

3

FISH 425

Fish Stock Assessment

2

FISH 429

Fisheries Economics

2

MASC 441

Global Climate Change and the Marine and Coastal Environment

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 400

Project

3

FISH 412

Aquaculture  Engineering and Practice

3

FISH 428

Fisheries Practical IV

2

Total

 

8

Electives (Select 7 credits)

FISH 414

Fish Processing and Utilization

3

FISH 418

Current Research in Fisheries

2

FISH 422

Fish Chemistry and Toxicology

2

FISH 424

Fisheries Trade and Marketing

2

FISH 426

Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework

2

 

MAJOR – MINOR IN MARINE SCIENCE

LEVEL 200

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3

MASC 201

Introductory  Oceanography

3

MASC 203

Aquatic Ecology

3

Total

 

9

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3

MASC 202

Marine Resources and Man

2

MASC 204

Oceanography and Fisheries Practical I

2

Total

 

7

 

 

LEVEL 300

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

MASC 311

Nautical Science

3

FISH 317

Introductory Research Methods

3

MASC 327

Oceanography Practical I

2

Total

 

8

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

MASC 326

Oceanography Field Course

4

MASC 328

Oceanography Practical II

2

FISH 332

Industrial Internship

2

Total

 

8

 

 

LEVEL 400

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MASC 400

Project

3

MASC 417

Oceanographic Data Management

2

MASC 423

Coastal Management

3

MASC 427

Oceanography Practical III

2

Total

 

10

Electives (Select 5-8 credits)

MASC 411

Marine Plankton Ecology

2

MASC 413

Marine Benthic Ecology

2

MASC 419

Marine Affairs

2

MASC 421

Marine Hydrography and Cartography

3

MASC 425

Marine Sedimentology

3

MASC 429

Marine Natural Products and Biotechnology

2

MASC 431

Marine Turtle Ecology and Conservation

3

MASC 433

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in Marine Science

3

MASC 435

Waterbird Ecology and Conservation

2

MASC 437

Introductory Coastal Engineering

2

MASC 439

Marine Geochemistry

2

MASC 441

Global Climate Change and the Marine and Coastal Environment

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MASC 400

Project

3

MASC 428

Oceanography Practical IV

2

Total

 

5

Electives (Select 10 credits)

MASC 402

Marine pollution

2

MASC 414

Population Genetics of Marine Organisms

2

MASC 416

Coastal Ecosystems of West Africa

2

MASC 418

Current Research in Oceanography

2

MASC 422

Marine Geophysics

2

MASC 424

Introductory Marine Meteorology

2

MASC 426

Ocean Dynamics and Regional Oceanography

2

 

MAJOR – MINOR IN FISHERIES SCIENCE

LEVEL 200

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 210

Academic Writing II

3

FISH 201

Introduction to Fisheries Science

3

FISH 203

Introduction to Limnology

3

Total

 

9

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

UGRC 220-238

Introduction to African Studies

3

FISH 202

Principles of Aquaculture

3

Total

 

6

 

LEVEL 300

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 313

Introduction to Aquaculture

3

FISH 317

Introductory Research Methods

3

FISH 321

Ichthyology

2

FISH 327

Fisheries Practical I

2

Total

 

10

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 312

Fish Physiology

2

FISH 326

Fisheries Field Course

4

FISH 328

Fisheries Practical II

2

FISH 332

Industrial internship

2

Total

 

11

 

LEVEL 400

FIRST SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 400

Project

3

FISH 411

Introductory Fisheries Taxonomy

2

FISH 417

Fisheries Data Management

2

FISH 427

Fisheries Practical III

2

Total

 

9

 

 

Electives (Select 3-6 credits)

FISH 415

Fisheries and Aquatic Wildlife Management

3

FISH 421

Fisheries and Higher Vertebrate Interactions

2

MASC 423

Coastal Management

3

FISH 425

Fish Stock Assessment

2

FISH 429

Fisheries Economics

2

MASC 441

Global Climate Change and the Marine and Coastal Environment

2

SECOND SEMESTER

Core

Code

Title

Credits

FISH 400

Project

3

FISH 412

Aquaculture  Engineering and Practice

3

FISH 428

Fisheries Practical IV

2

Total

 

8

Electives (Select 7 credits)

FISH 414

Fish Processing and Utilization

3

FISH 418

Current Research in Fisheries

2

FISH 422

Fish Chemistry and Toxicology

2

FISH 424

Fisheries Trade and Marketing

2

FISH 426

Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework

2

 

GRADUATE COURSES
 



LEVEL 600   
 
M.SC. AQUACULTURE  
 Course Codes Course Title  Credits
     
Core Courses    
 AQUA 603  Aquaculture Practice  3

 

 AQUA 607

 

Reproductive Endocrinology of fish

 

2

 

 AQUA 609

 

Aquaculture Holding Facilities

 

 2

 

AQUA 613

 

Genetics in Aquaculture

 

3

 

FISH 607

 

 Fisheries Management

 

 2

 

AQUA 614

 

 Aquaculture Economics

 

 2

 

 AQUA 616

 

 Technologies for Sustainable Aquaculture Development

 

2

 

 MAFS 602

 

 Research Methods

 

2

 

 AQUA 651

 

Seminar I

 

3

 

 AQUA 650

 

 Dissertation

 

 12

     
 Elective Courses    
 FISH 609  Environmental Fish Physiology  2

 

FISH 621

 

Conservation & Preservation of fisheries Genetic resources

 

3

 

FISH 623

 

Fish Processing and Utilization

 

 2

 

FISH 608

 

Fisheries Economics

 

2

 

FISH 616

 

Fish Pathology

 

2

 

FISH 622

 

Fish Nutrition and Energetics

 

2

 

FISH 632

 

 Limnology

 

2

 

FISH 642

 

Aquatic Botany

 

2

 

AQUA 624

 

 Fish Breeding and Hatchery Management

 

3

 

AQUA 626

 

HACCP Procedures and Quality Control and HAZARD Analysis in Aquaculture

 

3

 

MASC 612

 

Aquatic Health and Impact Studies

 

2

     
     
M.SC. COASTAL MANAGEMENT
Core Courses    

 

COMA 601

 

Integrated Coastal Management

 

 2

 

 COMA 603

 

Coastal Tourism

 

2

 

COMA 605

 

Coastal Biodiversity and Conservation

 

3

 

 COMA 607

 

Community-Based Coastal Resource Management

 

2

 

COMA 609

 

 Implementation of Coastal Zone Programs

 

2

 

COMA 611

 

Structure and Function of Coastal Ecosystems

 

 3

 

MAFS 602

 

Research Methods

 

2

 

MASC 612

 

Aquatic Health and Impact Studies

 

2

 

 COMA 651

 

 Seminar I

 

 3

 

 COMA 650

 

 Dissertation

 

12

     
 Elective Courses    

 

COMA 613

 

Impacts of Oil and Gas Industry on Marine Ecosystem

 

3

 

 FISH 607

 

Fisheries Management

 

 2

 

FISH 613

 

Fisheries Resource Dynamics and Assessment

 

3

 

FISH 621

 

Conservation and Preservation of Fisheries Genetic Resources

 

3

 

MASC 626

 

Ecology and Conservation of Higher Marine Vertebrates

 

2

 

 MASC 634

 

 Marine Biogeochemistry

 

2

 

 MASC 636

 

 Ballast Water Management

 

3

 

 MASC 638

 Deep Sea Science  2

 

MASC 642

 

Aquatic Botany

 

2

 

MASC 644

 

Global Warming and the Coastal Environment

 

 2

 

MASC 646

 

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications

 

2

     
     
M.SC. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Core Courses    
FISH 603 Aquaculture 3

 

FISH 607

 

Fisheries Management

 

2

 

FISH 611

 

Ecology of Fishes

 

2

 

FISH 613

 

Fisheries Resource Dynamics and Assessment

 

3

 

FISH 617

 

Fisheries Techniques

 

2

 

FISH 606

 

 Fish Taxonomy

 

2

 

MAFS 602

 

Research Methods

 

2

 

FISH 651

 

Seminar I

 

3

 

FISH 650

 

Dissertation

 

12

     
 Elective Courses    
 FISH 621  Conservation and Preservation of Fisheries Genetic Resources  2

 

 FISH 623

 

Fish Processing and Utilization

 

2

 

 COMA 601

 

Integrated Coastal Management

 

 2

 

FISH 608

 

Fisheries Economics

 

 2

 

 FISH 616

 

Fish Pathology

 

 2

 

 FISH 622

 

 Fish Nutrition and Energetics

 

2

 

FISH 638

 

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAF)

 

 3

 

MASC 648

 

Legal Framework for Aquatic Resources Management

 

2

     
     
 M.PHIL. MARINE SCIENCE
 First Year    
 Core Courses    
MASC 611 Biological Oceanography 3

 

MASC 613

 

Chemical Oceanography

 

3

 

MASC 615 

 

Physical Oceanography

 

3

 

MASC 617 

 

Oceanographic Techniques 

 

2

 

MASC 619 

 

Marine Geoscience

 

3

 

MASC 612 

 

Aquatic Health and Impact Studies 

 

 

MAFS 602 

 

Research Methods

 

     
 Elective Courses    
COMA 601 Integrated Coastal Management 2

 

COMA 603 

 

Coastal Tourism 

 

2

 

FISH 613 

 

Fisheries Resource Dynamics and Assessment 

 

 

FISH 607 

 

Fisheries Management 

 

 

ESCI 607 

 

Environmental Chemistry 

 

 

CHEM 671 

 

Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis 

 

 

EASC 601 

 

Introduction to Petroleum Industry and Petroleum Business 

 

 

MASC 614 

 

Brackish Water Ecology 

 

 

MASC 616 

 

Marine Planktonology 

 

2

 

MASC 618 

 

Diversity of Marine Invertebrates 

 

 

MASC 626 

 

Ecology and Conservation of Higher Marine Vertebrates 

 

 

MASC 628 

 

Marine Meteorology 

 

 

MASC 634 

 

Marine Biogeochemistry 

 

 

MASC 636 

 

Ballast Water Management 

 

 

MASC 638 

 

Deep Sea Science 

 

 

MASC 642 

 

Aquatic Botany 

 

 

MASC 644 

 

Global Warming and the Coastal Environment

 

 

MASC 646 

 

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications 

 

 

MASC 648 

 

Legal Framework for Aquatic Resources Management 

 

 

MASC 652 

 

Marine Sedimentology and Petrology 

 

 

EASC 616 

 

Petroleum Geochemistry 

 

     
 Second Year    
 Core Courses    
 MASC 680  Thesis Research 30

 

 MASC 681

 

Seminar I

 

3

 

MASC 682

 

Seminar II

 

3

     
     
   M.PHIL. FISHERIES SCIENCE
 First Year    
 Core Courses    
 FISH 603  Aquaculture  3

 

FISH 607

 

 Fisheries Management

 

2

 

FISH 611

 

Ecology of Fishes

 

2

 

 FISH 613

 

 Fisheries Resource Dynamics and Assessment

 

3

 

FISH 617

 

Fisheries Techniques

 

2

 

FISH 606

 

Fish Taxonomy

 

 2

 

 MAFS 602

 

Research Methods

 

2

 

 MASC 612

 

Aquatic Health and Impact Studies

 

2

     
 Elective Courses    
 FISH 609  Environmental Fish Physiology  2

 

 FISH 621

 

Conservation and Preservation of Fisheries Genetic Resources

 2

 

 FISH 623

 

Fish Processing and Utilization

 

 2

 

 COMA 601

 

 Integrated Coastal Management

 

 2

 

 COMA 603

 

Coastal Tourism

 

 2

 

MASC 611

 

 Biological Oceanography

 

 3

 

MASC 613

 

Chemical Oceanography

 

 3

 

 FISH 608

 

Fisheries Economics

 

2

 

 FISH 616

 

 Fish Pathology

 

2

 

 FISH 622

 

Fish Nutrition and Energetics

 

2

 

FISH 632

 

 Limnology

 

2

 

FISH 638

 

 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAF)

 

3

 

MASC 614

 

 Brackish Water Ecology

 

2

 

 MASC 642

 

Aquatic Botany

 

2

 

MASC 644

 

 Global Warming and the Coastal Environment

 

2

 

MASC 648

 

Legal Framework for Aquatic Resources Management

 

 2

     
 Second Year    
 Core Courses    

FISH 680

 Thesis Research  30

 

FISH 681

 

Seminar I

 

 3

 
 

FISH 682

 

Seminar II

 

3

 
 
PH.D. PROGRAMMES

The Ph.D degree shall normally be of a 4-year duration. It is a research programme, the topic of which will be chosen in consultation with the candidate’s supervisory committee. On completion of the programme the candidate is required to submit a thesis on his research project. subsequently, the candidate will be examined orally on the substance of thesis presented.