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Academics Curriculum and Duration of Programme

The B. Aquaculture and Fisheries programme runs for a duration of FIVE (5) academic sessions for UTME candidates, and four (4) academic sessions for Direct Entry candidates. A session comprises two semesters (Harmattan and Rain). Each semester normally consists of fifteen (15) weeks, or as determined by the Senate, which shall be reserved for teaching and three weeks for examinations. The degree is awarded at the end of the fifth session (500 Level). For those admitted through the UTME, the 100 level courses taken at the Faculty of Science are regarded as “pre-requisites” for movement into the 200 level courses. At 200 Level, students offer courses mainly in the faculty. By 300 Level, the students take core courses in Aquaculture and Fisheries. At the end of 300 Level, during the long vacation, students begin their Practical Year Training Programme (PYTP), which heralds them into 400 Level. This culminates in the Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), at the end of which they are expected to submit a detailed report of their experience and present a seminar on it. At 500 level, students undertake more core courses as well as a final-year research project as a compulsory requirement for graduation.

Program Duration
Through UTME – 5 years
Through Direct entry – 4 years

Programmes and Linkages

• BSc Aquaculture and Fisheries
• MSc Aquaculture and Fisheries

Link to Course Outlines

academicprogramme.pdf(unilorin.edu.ng)

Link to Social Media Pages

https://web.facebook.com/Unilorin.Aquaculture/about 

Students’ Research

• Immuno-Nutritional Effect of Phytobiotics Supplement in the Diets of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 
• Magmeal Inclusion as a Novel Feed Ingredient in the Diets for Hybrid Catfish (Clarias gariepinus x Heterobranchus longifilis)
• Toxicity of Parkia biglobosa Effluent on the Juvenile of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) under laboratory conditions
• Toxicity and Response of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) exposed to Manganese chloride.
• Effects Of Dietary Sugarcane Bagasse on the Growth, Haematological Profile and Serum Biochemistry of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus).
• Liver Enzymes, Growth and Survival of Clarias gariepinus Fed Alpha Lipoic and Alpha Tocopherol Acid Infected with Edwardsielle Tarda.
• Chemo-Protection of Lipoic Acid Against Chlorpyrifos Induced-Toxicosis in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
• Comparative Bacteriological and Biochemical Changes in Cultured and Wild African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus During Rigor Mortis.
• Use of cheaper herbal material (Cinnamon, Fenugreek, Coriander) in fish feed.
• Use of cheaper animal protein sources (Fish Viscera Waste Meal, Maggot Meal) in fish feed.
• Effect of post-slaughter time interval (PSI) on the quality of selected fish species.
• Nutritional quality of fish oil extracted from selected fish species.

Alumni

Unilorin Alumni, http://alumni.unilorin.edu.ng/

Contact

hodaquacultureandfisheries@unilorin.edu.ng