Educational and professional programme ‘Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture’

Second (Master's) level of higher education
in the speciality H5 ‘Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture’
H ‘Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary Medicine’

The aim of the educational and professional programme is to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills sufficient for the successful performance of professional duties in the field of ‘Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture’ and to prepare students for the successful mastery of more complex programmes for scientific researchers.

Employment: according to the current edition of the National Classifier of Ukraine: Classifier of Professions (DK 003:2010) and International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08), graduates with a professional qualification in ‘Bachelor of Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture’ can be employed in positions with the following professional titles:

2211.2 Hydrobiologist

2211.2 Ichthyologist

2211.2 Fish farmer (skilled worker)

2211.2 Ichthyopathologist

2213.1 Water reclamation

2213.2 Hydrotechnician

3449 Inspector of the Natural Reserve Fund

3449 State fisheries inspector

9213 Explorer of natural objects for collections

Accreditation status: Accreditation of the speciality ‘Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture’ at the educational level of ‘Master’ was carried out in 2025 (certificate of accreditation by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance No. 10283). The certificate is valid until 1 July 2030.

Qualification: Master's degree in aquatic bioresources and aquaculture

Guarantor of the educational programme: Rudyk-Leuska Nataliia Yaroslavivna – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Hydrobiology and Ichthyology.