Minimum college entrance requirement +2MX/2MY/3MZ og 2KJ og enten 2FY eller 2BI.
The main objective of the study is to educate middle manager personell for the Aquaculture, Food Processing industry and biotecnical industry . The students will achiev necessery knowledge in chemistry, biochemistry, microboilogy and marin biology, together with statistcs and introduction to Business Economy, in addition to their choosen topics.
Within seafarming one emphasizes analyses of water and localities, the understanding of environment and organisms, knowledge to central species, besides fishhealth. One also emphasizes the importence of running a seafarming plant, where the students at the College’s fish farming plant can practisize what they have learned during their study.
Within food processing the students will achive knowledge in food chemistry, nutrition, hygiene, specific processes and quality assurance of food items. One specializes against fish processig.
The students qualifies to work as company leaders, consultants i private and public sector, production leaders in sale and qalityassurance. They will also be able to teach and function as laboratory engineers and research assistants.
Within biotechnology the students will achieve knowledge in biotecnical principles and technics and in instrumental analysis. Bioprospecting is a central topic with empasis on bioactive compounds in marine spieces.
The students will be qualified for leadership, consultants in private and public sector, production leaders in sale and qality assurance. They will also be able to teach and work as laboratory engineers and research assistants.
The teaching is based on lectures, laboratory work, group teaching, and literature search. The last semester the students will do a main Bachelor thesis which completes the study.
For all courses where laboratory work is included, the appearance is compulsory and the students must have approved laboratory reports prior to the exams.
The first three semesters are common for all students. From the 4. semester it is possible for the students to specialize within aquaculture, marine biotecnology or food processing.
The sum of the credits after 3 years must be at least 180, and include 80 credits in topics related to the study branch
The studens form HiÅ have the opportunity to continue on a masterdegree at other universitys, sutch as: University of Bergen (UiB) or Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB).
