Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science (The Fisheries Candidate Programme)

Interdisciplinarity from the very first moment! We welcome you as an applicant in our attractive and forward-thinking Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science, formerly known as the Fisheries Candidate Programme at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH).

In the last years, various academic communities, politicians, and the trade and industry have emphasised that aquaculture and the fisheries will form the growth industry of the future; seafood is hot! The study programme therefore aims to provide students with the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the fisheries and sea farming industry, of its possibilities and challenges. This provides a broad theoretical platform for mastering the challenges of tomorrow.

Qualification awarded
Students who take both the Bachelor's Degree Programme and the Master's Degree Programme in Fishery Science at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science are granted the right to call themselves Fisheries Candidates – a familiar title in the Norwegian and international fisheries and sea farming industries. Students who take only the Bachelor's Degree Programme will achieve the academic title: Bachelor of Marine Sciences.

Professional Prospects
The Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science will provide students with thorough understanding of the fisheries and sea farming industries on basis of the interdisciplinary profile of the programme. The fields of activity have a wide range within the Norwegian and international fisheries and sea farming industries.

Since the start of the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science, close to 550 candidates with the right to call themselves Fisheries Candidates have successfully completed their exams at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. These candidates are today spread far and wide across the world, from Japan in the south-east to Greenland in the north-west, in exciting and important jobs in production, sales, marketing, product development and research related to fisheries and sea farming. The possibility for obtaining a relevant job with excellent development opportunities increases by adding the two-year Master's Degree Programme in Fishery Science to the Bachelor's Degree.

Study Conditions on Campus
Most of the instruction is done by committed and competent lecturers in modern premises at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. Self-tuition may be carried out in the reading rooms or in the computer lab. The teaching takes place in the auditoriums, the classrooms, the laboratories and the computer lab. In some of the Biology courses, going on a research cruise with one of our research vessels is a compulsory component. The programme requires students to participate actively through seminars, student colloquiums, and laboratory classes.

Admission Requirements
The Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science has no further admission requirements beyond the Higher Education Entrance Qualifications. It is recommended that applicants have specialisation in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics or Biology equivalent to upper secondary school courses 2 MX, 2 KJ and 2 BI or 2 FY. Applicants who do not satisfy Higher Education Entrance Qualifications may also apply and will be evaluated on basis of their prior learning and work experience.

Application form: http://www.samordnaopptak.no.

Study Programme Description
The composition of the three-year Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science is different from other university study programmes. The most important difference lies in the interdisciplinary nature of the programme. The study programme contains elements from Biology, Social Science, Economics, and Technology subjects.

All courses in the Bachelor's Degree Programme are compulsory – the specialisation and elective courses may be chosen at Master's Degree level. The courses have been arranged and composed with academic progress in mind. In some semesters, the courses may overlap in terms of academic content and teaching. Because of the peculiar course composition of the programme, the opportunity for student exchange and studying abroad will not be available until the Master's Degree Programme.

Programme Description for the Bachelor's Degree in Fishery Science

(All courses comprise 10 credits)

Sem 1	FIL-0700 Exam philosophicum	MAT-0001 Calculus in Applications	SVF-1511 Fisheries Organisation, Law and Industrial Development
Sem 2	SVF-2501 Management of Marine Resources	BIO-1501 Aquatic Ecology	FSK-1000 Chemistry for Fishery Science Students
Sem 3	BED-0001 Basic Business Administration	BED-1004 Introduction to Marketing	FSK-2003 Biochemistry
Sem 4	FSK-2001 The Chemistry of Fish	BIO-2505 Fish Biology	FSK-2004 Microbiology
Sem 5	SOK-1101 Introductory Economics	BIO-2508 Aquaculture I	MTE-2001 Fishing Gear Technology
Sem 6	SOK-2037 Intermediate Natural Resource Economics	BIO-2507 Fisheries Biology	MTE-2002 Production Engineering

Further descriptions of course content and lecture plans are available from the University of Tromsø course catalogue.

Study Programme Objectives
The objective of the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science is to provide the candidates with a broad and interdisciplinary vocational education which aims at further employment in the Norwegian and international fisheries and sea farming industries. The programme will enable students to work in an interdisciplinary manner with a firm basis in Biology, Social Science, Economics, and Technology subjects.

Student Exchange Programmes
It is possible to study abroad during the Bachelor's Degree Programme period. The Norwegian College of Fishery Science and the University of Tromsø offer a number of student exchange programmes in collaboration with foreign universities. The student exchange may be carried out in the 2nd or 3rd year of study. Due to the Bachelor's Degree Programme's special profile based on interdisciplinarity, and all courses being compulsory, it is recommended that the student exchange is implemented in the Master's Degree Programme.

Methods of Teaching and Forms of Examination
The teaching consists of lectures, seminars and supervision. For some courses, participation in laboratory courses and/or research cruises normally resulting in a written report will be compulsory. Further information on the forms of teaching and examination may be found in the University of Tromsø course catalogue.

Further Studies
The Bachelor's Degree in Fishery Science serves to qualify for admission in seven different fields of study in the : Master's Degree Programme in Fishery Science:

Fishery Resource Management

• Marine Nutrients
  
• Innovation, Organisation and Management
  
• Fisheries Technology
  
• Business Administration
  
• Marketing
  
• Fisheries Biology

Students aiming to specialise within the field of Sea Farming Biology (Aquaculture) must follow an alternative course of study in the sixth semester.

The course options in the two alternative courses of study which qualify for admission in the Master's Degree Programme in Fishery Science, specialisation in Sea Farming Biology, are shown below:

For students who plan to submit the 60 credit thesis in Sea Farming Biology:

Sem 6

BIO-2305 General Physiology

MTE-2003 Aquaculture Technology

SOK-2037 Intermediate Natural Resource Economics

For students who plan to submit the 30 credit thesis in Sea Farming Biology:

Sem 6

BIO-2305 General Physiology

BIO-2507 Fisheries Biology

SOK-2037 Intermediate Natural Resource Economics

In order to be admitted in the Master's Degree Programme in Fishery Science, the average grade of the Bachelor's Degree must be C or higher.

Programme Coordination
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science is in charge of the academic and administrative sides of the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Fishery Science. The Fisheries Studies Programme Board is in charge of programme coordination.

Contact: Senior Executive Officer Henrik Romsaas.