Master´s Degree in Aquaculture

2025/2026 · 90 credits

What you learn

Professional and academic career

Planning for teaching

Study structure

The masters are organized by modules. Click on a module for more information.

  Guide Type QTR. credits
Introduction to Aquaculture Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
Biology of Farmed Aquatic Animals Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
Biology of Cultured Algae Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
Physiology of Farmed Aquatic Animals Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Genetics for Aquaculture Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
Inmunology of Farmed Aquatic Animals Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Pathology in Aquaculture Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Disease Diagnostics Optional 2nd 6 ECTS
Development of Tools for Prevention and Control Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Tools for Epidemiological Analysis Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Feeding and Nutrition Compulsory 1st 3 ECTS
Water Quality and Management Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Toxicology and Harmful Algal Blooms Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Aquaculture Farm Management Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Quality, Processing and Traceability Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Culture of Microalgae and Zooplank Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Culture of Seaweeds Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Culture of Fish Optional 2nd 6 ECTS
Culture of Bivalve Molluscs Optional 2nd 6 ECTS
Culture of other Invertebrates Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Genetic Improvement Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Management of Genetic Resources in Aquaculture Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Structural and Functional Genomics Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Biotechnological Applications in Aquaculture Optional 2nd 6 ECTS
Experimental Design and Data Analysis Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
Phylogenetical Analysis Optional 2nd 3 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Work Placement Optional 1st 24 ECTS
Initiation to Research Optional 1st 24 ECTS
New Development Project Optional 1st 24 ECTS
Master's Dissertation Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS

Teachers

The study is taught by the following teachers:

The masters are organized by modules. Click on a module for more information.

Student mobility

UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.

For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.

Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.

Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.