Course title: Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries
Institution: Swansea University
Faculty: College of Science
Department: Biosciences
Level: Postgraduate
Study mode: Full time

Course content:
The programme specifically focuses on the interface between aquaculture and fisheries and the sustainability issues surrounding the exploitation of aquatic resources; it furnishes students with the ability to engage on a piece of independent research leading to a dissertation written as a scientific research paper; the programme consists of 3 compulsory modules and a research project.

Swansea University
Department of Biosciences
College of Science

The Department of Biosciences offers a stimulating, multi-disciplinary environment for undergraduate study, postgraduate study and further research in the biosciences.  We are part of the newly-formed College of Science which includes Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics and Physics. Each department has its own community spirit and student related activities, yet we pride ourselves on sharing the very best with one another, be it facilities, modern teaching concepts, passion for our subjects or innovative projects across the disciplines, all aimed to further enrich the student experience.
 
Masters Programmes
We offer an exciting range of Taught Masters and Research Masters programmes which include:

• MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management
• MRes Aquatic Ecology and Conservation
• MRes Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries

Postgraduate Research Programmes
We offer fully supervised and well-resourced MSc by Research, MPhil and PhD degrees.  These programmes are firmly embedded within a multidisciplinary community of academic staff and research students. The calibre of staff and facilities at our disposal means that we can support the most challenging of research projects at the forefront of their respective fields. 

Scholarships 
We have a number of Masters and PhD Opportunities available for UK and international applicants.

Internationally Renowned Academics
Our research enriches teaching which means superb facilities for students who will be taught by very high profile researchers which include Professor Tariq Butt (bio-control of crops), Professor Rory Wilson(chief scientific adviser on National Geographic’s Great Migrations and inventor of the SMART tag to monitor animal behaviour), and Professor Graeme Hays(turtle research and climate change affecting oceans).

Collaborative Research with Industry
Launched in Spring 2010 and funded by the Welsh Government "Academia for Business" (A4B), the Algal Biotechnology Knowledge Transfer Centre (KTC) was set up to provide an interface between academia and Welsh businesses interested in working in the algal biotechnology sector.

National Student Survey
Results from the National Student Survey show that 95% of Bioscience students expressed satisfaction with the quality of teaching, 93% with their overall experience, 92% with the quality of learning resources and 92% with personal development.

Swansea has won awards for the best student experience in the UK and has become established among the best performers in the National Student (Satisfaction) Survey. (Times Good University Guide 2012)

Facilities
We occupy laboratories in a Grade 2 listed building with an extensive range of modern analytical equipment, specialised culture facilities for a range of organisms, and a custom designed 12.5m coastal research vessel, the RV Noctiluca. The Department contains the £2million Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR) building which facilitates research on finfish and shellfish using state-of-the-art recirculation technology. A new £2.5M Biology laboratory with a capacity of 150 it complies with all DDA requirements and includes Induction Loops (for students with hearing difficulties) and adjustable benches (for disabled students); a full range of AV facilities able to transmit output from a variety of sources including microscopes, PCs, DVD/Video players and visualise/camera units to several plasma screens. 

Location
The diverse habitats available locally set Swansea apart for study and research.  These habitats are located on the nearly Gower Peninsula (a site of Special Scientific Interest.  Where better to study than at a Universitywith a stunning location surrounded by parkland and coastline in a town where the cost of living is amongst the lowest in the UK.

Contact details
Mrs Sandra Kramcha
Recruitment and External Relations Manager
College of Science
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea SA2 8PP
Tel +44 (0)1792 295333
Email s.kramcha@swansea.ac.uk
Web www.swansea.ac.uk/science