School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science Degree Programs

FRANKFORT, Ky., — Dr. Ken Semmens along with Research Assistant John Kelso, MAS student James Brown and AFE student Dawson Armstrong take inventory of Paddlefish by weighing the fish to track their growth from last year, Friday, Dec. 06, 2019 at the Aquaculture Production Facility in Frankfort.


Interest in Aquaculture has increased worldwide as fish consumption has increased concurrently with decreasing catches of wild fish. In Kentucky and the southern United States, aquaculture production focuses on raising freshwater species commercially. This program is designed to provide students with the academic foundation for further graduate studies. Each student will have a graduate committee.

Upon completion of the program, a student should have knowledge of production and reproduction of primary aquaculture species, basic physiology and nutrition of Aquatic vertebrate and invertebrate culture species, mechanics and operation of primary production methods, causes and controls of pathogenic organisms, the function and manipulation of biological and chemical cycles in ponds, basics of marketing and business aspects of aquaculture, and the design and analysis of experiments.


Masters of Science Degree: Aquaculture & Aquatic Science

The School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources at Kentucky State University offers a Master of Science Degree in Aquaculture and Aquatic Science.

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Minor:
Aquaculture


Kentucky State University began offering an undergraduate Minor in Aquaculture in 1992 within the School of Aquaculture & Aquatic Science. No other university in the Commonwealth offers an aquaculture curriculum.

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Certificate Degree: Aquaculture & Aquatic Science

The Division of Aquaculture is KSU’s Program of Distinction and is highly regarded in both research and academics. KSU offers more online aquaculture courses than any university in the U.S.

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