The increase in population, worldwide, requires new advances in breeding and cultivation systems, to ensure food supply"

Current UN forecasts predict an increase in the world population of around two billion people by 2050. This increase in population will lead to an obligatory development of breeding and cultivation systems that can guarantee food supply to all continents. At the same time, the environmental factor will lead to the appearance of new technologies that will allow this increase in production, while respecting all the parameters of protection of the natural environment. 

The Aquaculture sector has been developing and implementing improvements for years, mainly due to the fact that traditional fishing in the usual fishing grounds is not capable of satisfying the current demand for Aquaculture products, as it has to respect closed fishing periods and the catch quotas established by the authorities. These factors have led to a constant development and continuous progress of the aquaculture industry. 

This professional master’s degree in Aquaculture offers a specific and specialized training, as well as necessary in these times, to be able to face the challenges that arise in the near future. The main objective of this program is to provide the professional of this sector with the necessary tools for a better optimization of resources. 

All of the teachers in the program have extensive experience, both at University and high school level, as well as a professional background that qualifies them for the development of the topics in which each one is an expert. This guarantees a teaching team that is up to date with the latest developments in their field, and with the capacity to transmit specialized knowledge. 

The training program covers the most important aspects of daily practice in this sector, so that the objective of improving all the parameters that lead to production optimization is within the student's reach. In addition, it brings together the greatest variability of examples and possibilities, so that it reliably approaches the complexity of the sector, which has a wide diversity of production models, making it necessary to have a global vision of the sector. 

This professional master’s degree provides students with specialized tools and skills to successfully develop their professional activity in the broad environment of aquaculture, working on key competencies such as knowledge of the reality and daily practice of the professional, and developing responsibility in the monitoring and supervision of their work, as well as communication skills within the essential teamwork.

Immerse yourself in this high-quality educational training, which will allow you to face the future challenges of Aquaculture” 

This professional master’s degree in Aquaculture contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• Practical cases, presented by experts in Aquaculture
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents, with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest developments in Aquaculture
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Aquaculture
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any, fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

With this intensive program, you will learn which measures are necessary to keep crops safe” 

It includes, in its teaching staff, professionals belonging to the veterinary field, who pour into this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from reference societies and prestigious universities. 

Its multimedia content, elaborated with the latest educational technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive specialization, programmed to train in real situations. 

The design of this program focuses on problem based learning, by means of which the specialist will have to try to solve the different situations of professional practice, which will be posed throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system, developed by renowned and experienced experts in Aquaculture. 

You will examine the causes of alterations of vital physiological elements, with the help of prestigious professionals"

This 100% online professional master’s degree will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work, while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The Aquaculture program is oriented to facilitate the performance of the veterinary professional, with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the sector.

Throughout these months you will learn to analyze more intensively the different methods of reproduction in Aquaculture” 

General Objectives

• Examine the different types of Aquaculture
• Generate specialized knowledge on the criteria and parameters that determine a quality environment in which to implement an aquaculture culture
• Specify which measures are necessary to maintain safe crops
• Generate specialized knowledge on the fundamentals of genetic improvement in Aquaculture
• Generate specialized knowledge of the different physiological processes that occur in Aquaculture species
• Specify the different processes of exchange with the environment of animal and plant species used in aquaculture
• Examine the causes of alterations of vital physiological elements
• Determine the main causes of stress and implement the most effective solutions for its elimination
• Master the formulation techniques of different types of feed for Aquaculture crops
• Examine the nutritional requirements of aquatic crops
• Generate specialized, quality knowledge on feeds to select the most appropriate raw materials
• Analyze the intestinal microbiota of aquatic species to obtain better crop yields
• Analyze the reproductive processes of the different species used in Aquaculture
• Determine the factors associated with reproductive processes in aquaculture
• Develop the most important concepts in artificial fertilization
• Analyze in a more intensive way the different methods of reproduction
• Generate specialized knowledge on algae reproduction
• Analyze the genetic characteristics of Aquaculture species
• Develop the study of the most innovative molecular technology applied to Aquaculture
• Evaluate future applications of biotechnology in aquaculture species
• Analyze the contribution of aquaculture to biodiversity conservation
• Improve the hygienic-sanitary planning of an aquaculture facility
• Increase the capacity to anticipate possible pathological outbreaks
• Generate specialized knowledge on the main pathogenic agents
• Develop advanced knowledge for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
• Examine the needs for the correct design of an aquaculture facility
• Generate specialized knowledge to carry out a correct choice of facilities
• Implement improvements in facility management
• Establish the necessary Knowledge for a good maintenance of the facilities
• Improve the characteristics of sanitary plans
• Examine the regulations governing aquaculture, its legislation and the rights and obligations it generates
• Analyze and assess the organization and functions of the main international organizations in the sector
• Determine the contribution of national and international organizations, entities, and societies to the progressive and sustainable development of aquaculture worldwide
• Quantify both quantitatively and qualitatively the aquaculture activity
• Analyze the bases of viability in aquaculture
• Identify the general financial bases in Aquaculture
• Present the profit and loss account in a company
• Identify the economic flows in an Aquaculture company
• Examine equity and financial concepts
• Analyze the details of the different Aquaculture crops
• Analyze the differences that can be observed between the various types of Aquaculture crops
• Examine the different systems used within the variety of existing Aquaculture culture systems
• Determine the different quality criteria to be followed in the different products obtained within this wide practice of Aquaculture

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Aquaculture Production

• Analyze the history and evolution of aquaculture production for a better understanding of its current situation
• Examine the different criteria that determine water quality in aquaculture
• Determine the parameters that determine water quality in aquaculture
• Analyze the different types of culture that exist and the most frequent production systems in them
• Examine the different biosafety measures existing within the different types of culture
• Generate specialized knowledge on the different genetic resources that can be used to achieve crop improvement
• Establish the processes of handling and management of waste in aquaculture
• Develop specialized knowledge on ways to control, manage, and minimize the pollution produced by this activity

Module 2. Advanced Physiology of Aquaculture Species Fish, molluscs, crustaceans and algae

• Determine the physiological mechanism of action of sensory organs
• Generate specialized knowledge on the relationship between oxygen uptake processes and the mechanisms of the cardiovascular system
• Deepen in the metabolic processes and their results
• Determine the importance of osmotic and ionic balances
• Establish the importance of the endocrine system in the control of other physiological functions
• Analyze the causes of stress and methods of dealing with them
• Determine more specifically the physiological processes in algae

Module 3. Nutrition in Aquaculture Farms

• Determine the nutritional requirements of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs
• Manage practical feed formulation for different life stages, such as larval, fattening, and reproductive stages
• Analyze the digestibility of the fundamental components of feedstuffs
• Establish the relevant aspects of the different forms of feed presentation for aquaculture cultures
• Generate specialized knowledge on the supply of minerals, vitamins, and other additives
• Analyze the advantages and possible disadvantages derived from the use and misuse of probiotics
• Examine live feed cultures and their use in aquaculture

Module 4. Species Reproduction in Aquaculture

• Specify the physiological mechanism of action of the reproductive organs
• Generate specialized knowledge on hormonal regulation in reproductive processes
• Determine the importance of sexual determination and differentiation
• Analyze the efficacy of environmental control in reproduction
• Determine the most commonly used fertilization methods
• Generate specialized knowledge on reproductive processes in algae
• Determine the usefulness of cryopreservation in breeding farms
• Examine the importance of diet and endocrine disruptors on the reproductive processes

Module 5. Biotechnology and Genetics in Aquaculture

• Analyze the progressive innovation of aquaculture through selection and biotechnology
• Establish the genetic characteristics of aquaculture species
• Analyze cloning techniques of aquaculture species and their applications
• Determine genetic selection techniques, crossbreeding,reproductive biotechnology, and breeding programs present in the management of aquaculture species
• Examine structural genomics and possible applications in aquaculture
• Analyze functional genomics and possible applications in aquaculture
• Evaluate the possibilities of transgenesis and gene editing in aquaculture species

Module 6. Pathology Most frequent diseases and disorders in Aquaculture

• Examine the symptoms specific to each pathogenic agent
• Analyze the most frequent infectious diseases in the most common species
• Develop the functioning of the immune system in susceptible production species
• Generate specialized knowledge to carry out a specific treatment for the different pathologies
• Correct nutritional deficits in aquaculture farms more efficiently
• Achieve better solutions to solve non-infectious pathologies
• Determine a biosecurity protocol to reduce the risk of disease occurrence

Module 7. Aquaculture Facilities Types, design and management

• Design facilities and water flow in inland farms
• Establish water oxygenation and aeration methods
• Develop specialized knowledge on the relationship between natural E¡elements (wind, waves, and currents) and marine facilities
• Increasing management and organizational capacity according to the purpose of the operation
• Modernize the maintenance plans of the installations
• Carry out a correct waste management
• Plan the final commercialization of the product

Module 8. Aquaculture Sector Regulations

• Establish the formal and material sources generated by the aquaculture regulatory standards
• Select the regulations applicable to the geographical environment
• Determine the main policies and frameworks that promote the development of aquaculture
• Examine the rights and duties deriving from the legal framework that regulates social, economic, and labor conditions
• Enhance the use of the resources and opportunities offered by official organizations in Aquaculture
• Analyze the importance of the activity of societies, foundations, and entities that favor research, technological development, and innovation projects in aquaculture
• Generate capacity to adapt to new economic, legislative, technical, and technological situations that may arise

Module 9. Structure and Economic Management

• Identify the techniques of economic-financial analysis
• Present and develop concepts related to viability
• Define the rules of economic analysis
• Lay the foundations of financial analysis
• Identify the main economic and financial ratios to be considered
• Evaluate these ratios in the aquaculture field
• Establish the equity parameters
• Generate the economic-financial debate in aquaculture

Module 10. Aquaculture Culture Models

• Examine the production systems used in inland aquaculture
• Analyze the culture models of different inland species
• Determine the production systems used in marine aquaculture
• Analyze the culture patterns of different marine species
• Examine the production systems used in ornamental aquaculture
• Analyze the culture models of different ornamental species
• Determine the details and differences between different fish species in order to take them into account in their culture modes
• Develop the most relevant aspects of other types of aquaculture models, such as live food culture

Take this opportunity and take the step to get up-to-date on the latest developments in Aquaculture”