Postgraduate Degrees in Ichthyology or Fisheries Science

At postgraduate level the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS) offers the following degrees: BSc Honours in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Ichthyology or Fisheries Science by research and the preparation of a thesis.

The Honours degree the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS) offers is aimed to produce freethinking and critical young scientists capable of performing independent research.

The degree of MSc or PhD in Ichthyology is awarded for the satisfactory preparation of a thesis based on original research on fishes (freshwater, estuarine or marine), especially in the classical fields of systematics, morphology, distribution, ecology, behaviour or biology. The degree of MSc or PhD in Fisheries Science is awarded for the satisfactory preparation of a thesis based on original research on aspects of fisheries management, fisheries modelling, aquaculture or fisheries economics.