School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture Academics Undergraduate Content
December 7, 2023
Undergraduate Program: Aquaculture

As a key specialty with characteristics of Hainan Province, this major has been selected as the national first-class specialty and outstanding agriculture and forestry talent training program. Relying on Hainan's rich fishery biological resources and tropical geographical advantages, it has formed a distinctive feature of "Ocean, Tropical and Ecological". This major effectively promotes local economic development through scientific and technological innovation, personnel training, participation in government decision-making and service to industry. This major aims to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with basic theories and applied technologies of aquatic animal and plant reproduction, breeding and enhancement technology, aquatic animal nutrition and feed, disease prevention and control, and fishery water environment regulation, who are competent to engage in academic research, teaching, technology research and development, and operation and management in aquaculture scientific research, education, production and management departments, and also cultivate professionals in marine fishery related resources survey, ecological protection, sustainable use of resources, marine ranching, etc.

Main courses: Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Microbiology, Aquaculture hydrochemistry, Tissue embryology, Animal physiology, General ecology, Ichthyology, Aquatic animal Nutrition and feed science, Aquatic animal enhancement science, Aquatic animal genetics and breeding, Aquatic animal disease, Cage culture engineering, Ecological aquaculture, etc.

Length of study: four years.

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Agriculture.

Employment: This major ranks among the national top 10 aquatic majors, and is a national first-class characteristic specialty. Graduates may enter relevant institutions to engage in teaching and research work; or enter marine fishery administrative departments, animal inspection and quarantine departments, aquaculture or processing enterprises, leisure fishery bases and other administrative, business and enterprise units to engage in administrative management, technology promotion and application, production and operation, sales and other work. Outstanding graduates can continue to pursue graduate degrees in aquatic science, marine biology and other related majors.


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