The Bachelor’s Degree in Aquaculture at Bircham International University is a distance learning program in Life and Earth Sciences. It focuses on the breeding and harvesting of fish, shellfish, algae, and other organisms in water environments. The program is described as similar to agriculture, but with fish instead of plants or livestock, and it addresses producing food and other commercial products, restoring habitat, replenishing wild stocks, and rebuilding populations of threatened and endangered species.
The degree is delivered online through distance learning and is organised as a program based 100% on textbooks. It requires 130 academic credits. The structure includes 40 credits in General Education (transferable from previous education and professional experience), 39 Aquaculture Online credits, plus additional subjects. Credit can be transferred from other institutions and knowledge can be recognized from professional experience. BIU-earned credits come from academic work including reports, projects, and a thesis.
Modules
- 301AQU - Life Science
- 302AQU - Marine Life
- 303AQU - Phycology
- 304AQU - Ichthyology
- 305AQU - Water & Air Quality
- 306AQU - Marine Zoology
- 307AQU - Marine Ecosystems
- 308AQU - Bioprocessing of Byproducts
- 411AQU - Watershed & Fisheries Management
- 412AQU - Coastal & Marine Ecosystems
- 413AQU - Marine Biology
- 415AQU - Aquaculture
