Admission Requirements
- Completed Year 13/Form 7 Arts or Science with a GPA of 3.00 and above.
Program Structure
Code: BFS
Title: Bachelor of Fisheries Studies
Duration: 4 years
Core Units: 48 Units
Total Credit Points: 480
Campus: Ranadi
Click on the units below to see the unit descriptor
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Pre requisite | Semester Offered | Credit Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMC511 | Mathematics and Computer Science | F7 Sci/Arts | 1 | 8 |
| FPH512 | Physics | F7 Sci | 1 | 8 |
| FIS501 | Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture | F7 Sci | 1 | 10 |
| FIS502 | Food Microbiology & Lab | F6/7 Sci | 1 | 12 |
| FIS503 | Fishing Gear Design and Method | F7 Sci | 1 | 12 |
| FIS504 | Introduction to Fisheries Theories | F7 Sci/Arts | 1 | 10 |
| FIS505 | Marine Ecology | F7 Sci/Arts | 2 | 12 |
| FIS506 | Introduction to Pathology & Aquatic Diseases | F7 Sci | 2 | 10 |
| FIS507 | Introduction to Nutrition | F7 Sci | 2 | 10 |
| FIS508 | Seafood Science | F7 Sci | 2 | 8 |
| FIS509 | Fishing Gear Engineering | F7 Sci | 2 | 12 |
| FIS510 | Fisheries Economics and Policies | F7 Arts | 2 | 8 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Pre requisite | Semester Offered | Credit Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS601 | Biostatistics | FMC511 | 1 | 8 |
| FIS602 | Fisheries Education | NA | 1 | 8 |
| FIS603 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry & Lab | F7 Sci | 1 | 10 |
| FIS604 | Food Materials | F7 Sci | 1 | 12 |
| FIS605 | Shipboard Training | NA | 1 | 12 |
| FIS606 | Fish Population Dynamics | NA | 1 | 10 |
| FIS607 | Fluid Mechanics and Methods | F7 Sci | 2 | 8 |
| FIS608 | Finfish Culture and Lab | FIS507 | 2 | 12 |
| FIS609 | Invertebrates, Seaweed Culture & Lab | F7 Sci | 2 | 12 |
| FIS610 | Physical Chemistry and Lab | F7 Sci | 2 | 10 |
| FIS611 | Fisheries Information and Processing Lab | F7 Arts | 2 | 10 |
| FIS612 | Seafood Distribution and Marketing | F7 Arts | 2 | 8 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Pre requisite | Semester Offered | Credit Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS701 | Aquatic Animal Physiology & Reproduction | FIS608 | 1 | 8 |
| FIS702 | Water Quality & Environment of Aqua Farms | FIS603 | 1 | 10 |
| FIS704 | Food Engineering & Lab | FIS608 | 1 | 12 |
| FIS705 | Mechanical Engineering for Fishing & Lab | F7 Sci | 1 | 12 |
| FIS706 | Aquaculture Economics & Management | FIS501/ FIS510/ FIS608/ FIS610 | 1 | 8 |
| FIS708 | Food Chemistry | FIS610 | 1 | 12 |
| FIS703 | Food Analysis | F7 Sci/ FIS608 | 2 | 10 |
| FIS707 | Feed Ingredients & Nutrients Metabolism | FIS501/ FIS507 | 2 | 10 |
| FIS709 | Seafood Processing & Lab | F7Sci | 2 | 12 |
| FIS710 | Fish Handling & Storage | NA | 2 | 10 |
| FIS711 | Fish Stock Assessment | FIS606 | 2 | 8 |
| FIS712 | Fisheries Bioeconomics | FIS510 | 2 | 8 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Pre requisite | Semester Offered | Credit Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS713 | Farm Design & Field Trip | FIS501/FIS702 | 1 | 12 |
| FIS714 | Food Packaging & Lab | FIS704/ FIS709 | 1 | 12 |
| FIS715 | Food Biochemistry | FIS610 | 1 | 8 |
| FIS716 | Fishery Information & Labs | NA | 1 | 10 |
| FIS717 | Computer-Aided Fishing Gear Design | NA | 1 | 10 |
| FIS718 | Fisheries Governance & Cooperatives | NA | 1 | 8 |
| FIS719 | Live Foods, Fish Feeds & Lab | FIS713 | 2 | 12 |
| FIS720 | Natural Selective Breeding & Genetics | NA | 2 | 8 |
| FIS721 | Food Hygiene & Lab | FIS502 | 2 | 12 |
| FIS722 | Food Evaluation & Lab | FIS715 | 2 | 12 |
| FIS723 | Sustainable Fisheries Management | FIS504/ FIS712/FIS706 | 2 | 8 |
| FIS724 | Economics of Fisheries Management | FIS510/FIS712/FIS706 | 2 | 8 |