Bachelor programs

a)      Aquaculture: aquaculture program was first offered in 1976. It is a long traditional program of CAF. Aquaculture is a four-year program with a total of 223 credits. The program aims to instruct students with major knowledge of (i) aquatic environment (e.g. water quality analysis and management, aquatic botany and zoology,…); (ii) aquatic organism biology, physiology, nutrition and diseases; (iii) induced breeding and culture techniques of highly economical valuable species (e.g. fish, shrimp, prawn,…); and (iv) related knowledge (scientific research methodology, experimental design and data analysis in aquaculture, extension methodology, aquaculture economics,…). The training program also includes 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.

b)   Aquatic Pathobiology: aquatic pathobiology is a minor field of aquaculture program, which has been offered since 2002. It is a four-year program with a total of 229 credits. The program aims to provide students with major knowledge of (i) culture environment; (ii) aquatic organism biology, physiology and nutrition; (iii) induced breeding and culture of techniques of high economic value species; (iv) specialized subjects (e.g. parasitological, bacterial, fungal and viral diseases of aquatic organisms, drug and chemical use in aquaculture, aquatic toxicology,…); and (v) related subjects (scientific research methodology, experimental design and data analysis in aquaculture, aquaculture economics,…). Students will have 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.

c)      Fishing Technology: Fishing technology was first offered in 1981. It is a four-year program with a total of 232 credits. The program provides students with major knowledge of (i) boat machinery, navigation, physical oceanography, principles of vessel, . (ii) population biology, fishing grounds and fisheries resources; (iii) fishing device materials,  designs of encircling net, trawl net and gill net, fishing technologies; and (iv) related subjects (scientific research methodology, fisheries law, maritime law, marine biodiversity, maritime insurance, fisheries resource economics,…). The training program also includes 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.  

d)   Fisheries Management: fisheries management program has been offered since 2003. It is a four-year program with a total of 222 credits. The program is designed to train students with knowledge of (i) aquatic resources assessment, aquatic environmental management; (ii) basic aquaculture and fishing technologies; aquaculture and fisheries planning and development, application of GIS in aquaculture and fisheries management,… and (iii) macro-economics, fisheries resource economics, investment project formulation and evaluation, aquaculture economics, production management, marketing of aquatic products,…. The training program also includes 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.  

e)   Fisheries Economics: fisheries economics is a minor field of the agricultural economics program, which has been offered since 2005. It is a 4 year-program with a total of 223 credits. This field of study will provide students with knowledge of (i) basic aquaculture and fishing technologies; (ii) macro- and micro-economics, principles of accountant; economic research methodology, applied economic math; quantitative economics, economic models, fisheries resource economics, aquaculture farm and aquatic product processing factory economics and management, marketing of aquatic products,… (iii) related subjects (scientific research methodology, aquaculture and fisheries planning and development, agricultural policy analysis,…). The training program also includes 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.

f)    Aquatic Products Processing: Aquatic products processing is a minor field of the food processing technology program. It is a 4 year-program with a total of 231 credits. The program offers students with knowledge of (i) aquatic food chemistry and micro-biology, aquatic material supply and quality analysis; (ii) aquatic products processing factory design and operation, frozen  and traditional processing technologies of aquatic products; (iii) aquatic food quality and safety analysis; aquatic food safety and quality management system; and (iv) related subjects (basic aquaculture and fishing technologies, scientific research methodology, production management, marketing of aquatic products,…). The training program also includes 3 months of practical work and 4 months of thesis research.