Courses

The course aims at equipping students with social and scientific issues relating to aquatic health. This includes all aquatic environments. Topics to be treated cover Factors affecting aquatic health; Pollution and environmental toxicology; Impacts of...

The course will cover broad areas concerning biological processes in the ocean and how organisms interact with each other as well as the physical marine environment. Aspects to be treated include Scope of Biological Oceanography; Phytoplankton and zooplankton...

The objective of this course is to equip students with the relevant skills to design and undertake independent field research and to process data for analyses and interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on statistical methods and the considerations that...

In the second year, each student will make an oral presentation on the results of research undertaken. The student must also present a progress report midway into the second year. These will be assessed for 3 credits. Students are also expected to attend...

The student is expected to attend all seminars specified by the Department. Each student is expected to make his/her own oral presentation on a proposed research at a project proposal seminar. Seminars on offer include coastal management, climate change...

A supervised thesis work on an independent and original research undertaken by the candidate in an applied area after presenting a proposal on a selected topic. This thesis will cover the two semesters of the second year. The final write-up of the project...

The student is expected to attend all seminars specified by the Department. Each student is expected to make his/her own oral presentation on a proposed research at a project proposal seminar. Seminars on offer include coastal management, climate change...

A supervised dissertation on an independent research work undertaken by candidate in an applied area after presenting a proposal as specified in FISH 651. This dissertation will cover the last three months of study and the topic must be approved by a...

This innovative course will explore the concept of the EAF and introduce students to a more holistic and advance processes in fisheries management. The focus will be on world fisheries - Status and trends; Key sustainability issues in world fisheries;...

Systems, phenomena, conditions, and life forms that exist in lakes are unique and quite different from those of the marine environments although they share some similarities. The course will focus on Development of lake basins and their associated...