Overview

These include nutrition, water quality, reproduction, genetics, hatchery management, ecology, physiology, husbandry, production, health management, disease control, product quality, aquaculture systems, aquaculture technology, experimental design, statistics for biology, fisheries biology, management, and bio-business.

The courses draw on expertise from key industry figures in South Australia who serve on an industry consultative committee. Linked with these courses are work placements in tuna, yellowtail kingfish, oyster, abalone, mussel and freshwater crayfish sites. Flinders University is involved in research shared with Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).

The Aquaculture programme from Flinders University involves practicals in laboratories, aquaria and tanks, aquaculture professionals and a flexible choice of elective topics available from different disciplines.

Your career

Graduates are suitable for careers in acquaculture systems and technology, health and genetics.

Potential occupations include:

aquaculture development officer
aquaculture consultant
aquaculture research scientist
aquaculture development officer
aquarist
business manager
farm manager
hatchery manager
laboratory manager/ technician
specialist (nutrition/ health genetics)
technical officer.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ecology

Functional Plant Science

Disease and Immunology

Molecular Biotechnology

Advanced Recruitment and Selection

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-07-28 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-03-03 00:00:00

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Applications can be made at any time during the year to available course intakes. Admission to some courses is very competitive, as places are limited

Language

English

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

50

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Adelaide, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

50

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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105

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 082818A

Applicants for the masters must normally hold the Graduate Diploma in Science (Aquaculture) or a degree in any relevant discipline of science or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
The Master of Science (Aquaculture) is not available to graduates of the Bachelor of Science (Aquaculture), Bachelor of Science (Aquaculture) (Honours), or equivalent. However, a bachelor degree in aquaculture from an overseas university will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

43800 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43800 AUD per year during 24 months.
National

37260 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 37260 AUD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Adelaide

1328 - 2474 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Funding

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