Master of Science in Mariculture:
Research (Thesis) Option

The Master of Science in Mariculture requires a minimum of thirty-six (36) Semester Credit Hours (SCH). The current Graduate Catalog contains a description of the Mariculture Program and Its Courses. The purpose of the research option is to demonstrate a student's competence in investigating a research topic and to report the findings with full documentation in a scientific format. This affords the student the opportunity to gain expertise in a specific area of mariculture-aquaculture and to produce research results of publishable quality. Through such research a student develops a better appreciation of what constitutes valid research design, methodology, statistical analysis, and conclusions. Courses are listed below; a semester-by-semester schedule is also available.

Important Note: Laboratory Safety Seminar (SMTE 0091) is a co-requisite course for all courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have a laboratory component.

Mariculture Courses, Research Option (5000-sequence):

The following elective courses are highly encouraged to give the student an even stronger knowledge base. Suggested electives from which to choose include:

Mariculture Electives (5000-sequence):

Graduate Biology Electives (5000-sequence):

The current university catalog contains descriptions of the Graduate Biology Program and Its Courses.

Other courses in related fields may be selected with consent of the major advisor(s).

Elective courses are subject to change and some may not be offered every semester.