Division Courses
AQU 507: Fish Genetics (3 hrs)
AQU 509: Biostatistics (3 hrs)
AQU 510: Fish Disease Lab (1 hr)
AQU 511: Fish Diseases (3 hrs)
AQU 512: Fish Morphology & Physiology (4 hrs)
AQU 513: Aquatic Ecology (4 hrs)
AQU 516: Computer Applications in Statistics (1 hr)
AQU 521: Fish Nutrition (3 hrs)
AQU 522: Principles of Aquaculture (3 hrs)
AQU 525: Aquaculture Economics and Marketing (4 hrs)
AQU 527: Fish Reproduction & Spawning Techniques (3 hrs)
AQU 528: Fish Reproduction Lab (1)
AQU 551: Survey of Production Methods (3 hrs)
AQU 552: Aquaponics (3 hrs)
AQU 560: Water Quality Management (3 hrs)
AQU 561: Water Quality Lab (1)
AQU 580: Intro. to Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Mgt. (3 hrs)
AQU 591: Internship (1-4 hrs)
AQU 600: Research (1-9 hrs)
AQU 601: Thesis (1-3 hrs)
AQU 699: Research and Thesis Copmpletion (1-9 hrs)
DEGREE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
Application for Degree
An application for graduation must be received in the Division of Aquaculture early in the semester in which the program completion is expected (see the Academic Calendar for submission dates). Graduation application forms are available upon request from the Office of the Registrar. Students should refer to the following section for complete details concerning application for graduation. Fees will be billed to the student’s account by the cashier. Students will be considered candidates for graduation only if they have an overall and program graduate grade-point average of 3.0 or higher at the beginning of the term in which they wish to graduate.
Master's Thesis
Students who submit a thesis in partial fulfillment of the master’s degree must prepare it in conformity with regulations approved by the Division of Aquaculture. Instructions for the preparation should be obtained from the Graduate Student Handbook (current version available at www.ksuaquaculture.org) before the thesis is typed. Theses must be developed under the direction of a full member of the Aquaculture Graduate Faculty.
Minimum Hours Required
The Master of Science in Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences Degree Program requires a minimum of 35 semester credit hours for the Thesis Option or 38 semester hours for the Non-Thesis Option.