Aquaculture

Degree offered

Application deadline

February 1 for Fall admission
April 1 for Winter admission

Departmental website

Why Aquaculture at Memorial?

Memorial University has led the development of the aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Aquaculture activity in the province has its origins at Memorial University's Marine Sciences Research Laboratory, the precursor of the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC). Memorial's pioneering activity continues through aquaculture research at the OSC and the Marine Institute (MI).

Research activities involve the development of new species for aquaculture in Newfoundland. Faculty expertise exists in a wide range of scientific and practical areas, including feed development and analysis, marine larviculture, fish husbandry, commercial scale feeding trials, design of grow-out systems for fish and shellfish culture, optimizing shellfish farm production, international links and consultancy, bivalve larvae, and spat monitoring.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Aquaculture. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MSc: $15,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Aquaculture. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9

Duration (for full-time students)

Master's: 2 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Aquaculture website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Minimum admission requirements

Bachelor's degree (second class honours) in an appropriate area of study, or
Advanced Diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture from Marine Institute

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.