**WHY CHOOSE THIS DEGREE?** - Focus on vocational learning and gain skills in subjects such as water quality, fish anatomy and physiology, aquaculture and fish health and nutrition - Experience the industry through visits to fish farms and fisheries and research and collaborative projects - Benefit from work placements in areas such as salmon farming, specimen carp fisheries, river keeping or even Jamaican tilapia farming - Progress to final year of relevant BSc (Hons) programme after successful completion **What will I learn?** The programme is designed to develop the practical, scientific and specialist skills needed by the fishery management and aquaculture industry. Subjects studied include water quality, fish anatomy and physiology, fishery management and ecology, aquaculture and fish health and nutrition. You will also gain work experience in various industry sectors. Previous placements range from Scottish salmon farms, specimen carp fisheries in England, France and Spain and a tilapia farm in Jamaica to river keeping on local chalk streams, the London Aquarium, the Fish Disease Laboratory at Weymouth and bait manufacturers. Study tours are embedded into the course at Level 4 (Scotland) and Level 5 (Malta). They are a great opportunity to experience different vocational opportunities and other facilities. **Where can I go from here?** You can progress to the BSc (Hons) in Aquaculture and Fishery Management Top-up at University Centre Sparsholt; alternatively there are BSc programmes available at other universities. Sparsholt students have also gained employment as sports fishery managers, fish farmers and fishery officers in the Environment Agency.

YEAR 1 • Academic Skills • Fishery Science (F) • Industrial Experience • Introductory Fishery Management • Introductory Science (B) • Salmonid Aquaculture • Water Quality YEAR 2 • Applied Industrial Research • Financial Studies (H) • Fish Health And Nutrition • Fishery Appraisal • Industrial Development • Marine Fish Farming • Tropical Aquaculture

Assessment includes coursework (such as practical portfolios, laboratory reports, case studies and essay style assignments) in combination with formal examinations and group research projects.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: D439

Institution code: S34

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

Plus GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above or Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	6.0 overall, with a minimum 5.5 in any band
PTE Academic	61.0
Cambridge English Advanced		Score 169-175 (FCE grade B; CAE level B2)

We will also accept the following qualifications from EU students: GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above; IGCSE English (as a first or second language) at grade C/4 or above; AS or A level English Language or English Literature; International Baccalaureate (English A or B syllabus or English Literature Standard or Higher level) grade 4.

Further information

https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/international/english-language-requirements/

Student satisfaction : 63%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 80%

Go onto work and study: 95%

Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
International	9800.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9800.0	Year 1

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Sparsholt
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