International Master of Science in Health Management in Aquaculture
AquaH is a two-year Master's programme that studies the interaction between the health of aquaculture species and their environment. The programme contributes to the sustainable supply of healthy and tasty seafood by training experts who are able to develop innovative solutions to current and future health and disease problems in the aquaculture industry.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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sem 1
|
en
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Annelies Declercq
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Hans Nauwynck
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Daisy Vanrompay
|
4
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|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tom Defoirdt
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
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|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Aisling Daly
|
5
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|
Subscribe to 1 elective learning track from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Learning tracks:
- Ecosystems and Health
- Disease Prevention Management and Health
- Physiology and Health
The chosen learning track determines the mobility path.
Depending on the mobility path chosen, students will additionally enrol at the host university per semester or per academic year they take part of the programme taught by this university.
Students taking the learning track Ecosystems & Health additionally enrol at NTNU in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Trondheim, Norway throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
30 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 22,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Anne Stene
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tore Brembu
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Karl Klingsheim
|
7,5
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|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ingrid Bakke
|
7,5
|
|
Students taking the learning track Disease Prevention Management & Health additionally enrol at WU in the second semester of the study programme. During the second semester they reside in Wageningen, The Netherlands, in the third semester where the internship is taken.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
24 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 30 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Johan W Schrama
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Forlenza
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Susan Sande Okoth
|
12
|
|
Subscribe to no less than 6 and no more than 9 credit units from the following list in the first year master (MT1 = 1). Subject to approval by the faculty.
Students that need to take the course ‘Laboratory Animal Science: Design and Ethics in Animal Experiments’ in order to be allowed to handle laboratory animals in the framework of the thesis at WU will subscribe to 9 credit units and accumulate 33 credit units in semester 2 and hence 123 credit units in the complete curriculum.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Geertje LH Schlaman
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bas JM Arts
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Leo AJ Nagelkerke
|
6
|
|
Students taking the learning track Physiology & Health additionally enrol at UAB in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Barcelona, Spain throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
28,5 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 31,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joaquim Gutiérrez Fruitos
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Nerea Roher Armentia
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Lourdes Reig Puig
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
22,5
|
|
Subscribe to 1 elective learning track from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Learning tracks:
- Ecosystems and Health
- Disease Prevention Management and Health
- Physiology and Health
The chosen learning track determines the mobility path.
Depending on the mobility path chosen, students will additionally enrol at the host university per semester or per academic year they take part of the programme taught by this university.
Students taking the learning track Ecosystems & Health additionally enrol at NTNU in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Trondheim, Norway throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
30 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 22,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Kjell Inge Reitan
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bengt Finstad
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Kjell Inge Reitan
|
7,5
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Siv Eggen
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Yngvar Olsen
|
7,5
|
|
Students taking the learning track Disease Prevention Management & Health additionally enrol at WU in the second semester of the study programme. During the second semester they reside in Wageningen, The Netherlands, in the third semester where the internship is taken.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
24 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 30 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
24
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|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
|
|
Students taking the learning track Physiology & Health additionally enrol at UAB in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Barcelona, Spain throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
28,5 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 31,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Ingrid Masaló Llora
|
8
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
8
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|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Isabel Navarro
|
8
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2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
7,5
|
|
The fourth semester of the study programme consists of the master’s dissertation, which is taken at one of the full consortium partner universities. Students additionally enrol at that university.
Exception: For students having chosen the track Disease Prevention Management & Health, the master’s dissertation must be taken under the supervision of WU.
During the fourth semester, students reside where the consortium partner university at which they take the master’s dissertation, is located, or at the location of the associated university, research institution or NGO where they carry out the experimental work for the master’s dissertation.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
30
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Hans Nauwynck
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Daisy Vanrompay
|
4
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tom Defoirdt
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Aisling Daly
|
5
|
|
Subscribe to 1 elective learning track from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Learning tracks:
- Ecosystems and Health
- Disease Prevention Management and Health
- Physiology and Health
The chosen learning track determines the mobility path.
Depending on the mobility path chosen, students will additionally enrol at the host university per semester or per academic year they take part of the programme taught by this university.
Students taking the learning track Ecosystems & Health additionally enrol at NTNU in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Trondheim, Norway throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
30 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 22,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Anne Stene
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tore Brembu
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Karl Klingsheim
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ingrid Bakke
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Kjell Inge Reitan
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bengt Finstad
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Kjell Inge Reitan
|
7,5
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Siv Eggen
|
7,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Yngvar Olsen
|
7,5
|
|
Students taking the learning track Disease Prevention Management & Health additionally enrol at WU in the second semester of the study programme. During the second semester they reside in Wageningen, The Netherlands, in the third semester where the internship is taken.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
24 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 30 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Johan W Schrama
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Forlenza
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Susan Sande Okoth
|
12
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
24
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
6
|
|
Subscribe to no less than 6 and no more than 9 credit units from the following list in the first year master (MT1 = 1). Subject to approval by the faculty.
Students that need to take the course ‘Laboratory Animal Science: Design and Ethics in Animal Experiments’ in order to be allowed to handle laboratory animals in the framework of the thesis at WU will subscribe to 9 credit units and accumulate 33 credit units in semester 2 and hence 123 credit units in the complete curriculum.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Geertje LH Schlaman
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bas JM Arts
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Leo AJ Nagelkerke
|
6
|
|
Students taking the learning track Physiology & Health additionally enrol at UAB in both the second and third semester of the study programme. They reside in Barcelona, Spain throughout the second and third semester.
All course units in this module are mandatory.
28,5 ECTS are taken up in the first year master (MT1 = 1); 31,5 ECTS in the second year master (MT1 = 2).
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joaquim Gutiérrez Fruitos
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Nerea Roher Armentia
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Lourdes Reig Puig
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
22,5
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Ingrid Masaló Llora
|
8
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
8
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Isabel Navarro
|
8
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Maria Constenla Matalobos
|
7,5
|
|
The fourth semester of the study programme consists of the master’s dissertation, which is taken at one of the full consortium partner universities. Students additionally enrol at that university.
Exception: For students having chosen the track Disease Prevention Management & Health, the master’s dissertation must be taken under the supervision of WU.
During the fourth semester, students reside where the consortium partner university at which they take the master’s dissertation, is located, or at the location of the associated university, research institution or NGO where they carry out the experimental work for the master’s dissertation.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Annelies Declercq
|
30
|
|
Final Competences of the Study Programme
ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES
Having successfully completed the AquaH programme, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge on, and to apply the following subject specific competencies:
1. Possess a broad knowledge at an advanced level in essential disciplines underpinning health management in aquaculture (immunology, applied microbiology, virology...)
2. Integrate knowledge of fish and shellfish (micro)-biology, immunology, genetics and (viral) diseases in the use of aquatic organisms in aquatic production systems.
3. Design and implement strategies for innovative health management in aquaculture
4. Design a research plan in which the problem definition, hypothesis, research objectives and research questions are described in relation to relevant literature.
5. Acquire a scientific approach to formulate and test hypotheses to design research protocols, and to collect and analyse data
6. Discuss and defend their viewpoints and conclusions in a professional and academically correct way
7. Acknowledge and endorse ethical issues in science research
8. Understand the ethical issues of animal production and experimentation
9. Interact with peers, with various stakeholders in the aquaculture sector, and with the other societal stakkeholders concerning personal research, thoughts, ideas, and research proposals, both written and orally.
Specific competencies for the learning path ‘Ecosystems and Health’ (NTNU):
· Understand how infectious diseases develop and spread in populations, as well as general principles and measures to prevent the introduction and further spread of infectious agents
· Evaluate the consequences of technological, ecological, economic and social aspects of how the environment and the ecosystem affect fish health, welfare and environmental issues from larval to adult stages of fish on marine fish farming and aquaculture
Specific competencies for the learning path ‘Disease prevention management and Health’ (WU):
· Design ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable production systems of fish and other marine organisms in a global perspective in circular aquaculture systems
· To evaluate critically with knowledge of the influences of nutrition on health and feed improvement disease resistance, which strategy needs developing to activate the immune system and use innovative tools such as generation vaccines.
Specific competencies for the learning path ‘Physiology and Health’ (UAB/UB):
· Understand underlying processes of stress response, the innate and adaptive mechanisms of immune defences, the regulatory systems involved, infections patho-physiological responses in aquatic organisms
· Understand how to influence physiological mechanisms and use that knowledge to develop tools improving health of fish and shellfish.
TRANSFERABLE AND GENERIC SKILLS
Having successfully completed the AquaH programme, the student will master the following transferable and soft skills:
1. Read, use and reference published work of others, in an appropriate manner
2. Find and critically use online information as a means of communication, and as a source of information
3. Collaborate in an interdisciplinary and international team with respect for gender and cultural diversity.
4. Continue to develop the skills necessary for self-managed and life-long learning
5. Identify and work towards targets for personal, academic and career development
6. Develop an adaptable and flexible approach to study and work
7. Use English as lingua franca in science but recognise worldwide diversity in the use of English, which will enhance her/his communication skills
8. Be aware that other languages are used in Europe and recognise the value of cultural diversity in Europe and worldwide
9. Endorse gender equality by experiencing study and working activities
10. Identify themselves as open- minded citizens of the world.