Department of Fisheries Studies > Diploma of Fisheries Studies
Diploma of Fisheries Studies
Admission Requirements
Completed Year 13/Form 7 Arts or Science with a GPA of 2.5 and above.
Program Structure
Code: DFS
Title: Diploma of Fisheries Studies
Duration: 2 years
Core Units: 24 Units
Total Credit Points: 240
Campus: Ranadi
Click on the units below to see the unit descriptor
Year 1
Unit Code |
Unit Title |
Prerequisite |
Semester Offered |
Credit Points |
| FIS401 |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
|
1 | 10 |
| FIS402 |
Physics |
|
1 |
10 |
| FIS403 |
Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture |
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1 |
10 |
| FIS404 |
Food Microbiology & Lab |
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1 |
10 |
| FIS405 |
Fishing Gear Design and Method |
|
1 |
10 |
| FIS406 |
Introduction to Fisheries Theories |
|
1 |
10 |
| FIS407 |
Marine Ecology |
|
2 |
10 |
| FIS408 |
Introduction to Pathology & Aquatic Diseases |
|
2 |
10 |
| FIS409 |
Introduction to Nutrition |
|
2 |
10 |
| FIS410 |
Seafood Science |
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2 |
10 |
| FIS411 |
Fishing Gear Engineering |
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2 |
10 |
| FIS412 |
Fisheries Economics and Policies |
|
2 |
10 |
Year 2
Unit Code |
Unit Title |
Prerequisite |
Semester Offered |
Credit Points |
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FIS413 |
Biostatistics |
|
1 | 10 |
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FIS414 |
Fisheries Education |
|
1 |
10 |
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FIS415 |
Introduction to Analytical Chemistry & Lab |
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1 |
10 |
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FIS416 |
Food Materials |
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1 |
10 |
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FIS417 |
Shipboard Training |
|
1 |
10 |
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FIS418 |
Fish Population Dynamics |
|
1 |
10 |
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FIS419 |
Fluid Mechanics and Methods |
|
2 |
10 |
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FIS420 |
Finfish Culture and Lab |
|
2 |
10 |
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FIS421 |
Invertebrates, Seaweed Culture & Lab |
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2 |
10 |
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FIS422 |
Physical Chemistry and Lab |
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2 |
10 |
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FIS423 |
Fisheries Information and Processing Lab |
|
2 |
10 |
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FIS424 |
Seafood Distribution and Marketing |
|
2 |
10 |
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