Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Curriculum 2023-2024
1st Semester |
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| LESSONS | Contact hours (Ch) | ||||||
| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Credits
(cd) |
Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_100 | General Biology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | |
| AS_101 | General & analytic chemistry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_102 | Oceanography | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| AS_103 | Biostatistics | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| AS_104 | Agricultural sciences | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AS_105 | Foreign Language I | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sum | 16 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 30 | |
2nd Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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ECTS |
| AS_200 | Organic & biological chemistry | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_201 | Botany | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_202 | Zoology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_203 | Physics | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| AS_204 | Informatics | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_205 | Foreign Language II | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sum | 16 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 8.5 | 30 | |
3nd Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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ECTS |
| AS_300 | Microbiology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_301 | Comparative anatomy-animal physiology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_302 | Data analysis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| AS_303 | Biochemistry | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_304 | Rural economy & policy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| AS_305 | Ecology | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | ||
| Sum | 16 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 30 | |
4th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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ECTS |
| AS_400 | Genetics | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_401 | Cellular & molecular biology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_402 | Ichthyology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_403 | Principles of animal nutrition | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | ||
| AS_404 | Aquatic ecosystems | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| Sum | 14 | 8 | 18 | 7.5 | 30 | ||
5th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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(cd) |
Gravity factor
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ECTS |
| AS_500 | Population dynamics | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_501 | Population Genetics & Conservation – Biodiversity | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_502 | Zootechnics | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_503 | Aquaculture | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_504 | Pollution – water quality | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| Sum | 14 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 7.5 | 30 | |
6th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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ECTS |
| AS_600 | Anosology-nosology-epidemiology | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_601 | Genetic Breeding | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_602 | Fisheries resources & technology | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_603 | Quality systems, safety, marketing | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_604 | Geographical Information Systems | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| Sum | 155 | 2 | 19 | 7.5 | 30 | ||
7th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_700 | Ichthyopathology & diagnostics | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_701 | Business plan development | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| AS_702 | Rearing biotechnology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | |
| AS_703 | Animal feed-manufacture technology | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | ||
| AS_704 | Fisheries management | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| Sum | 15 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7.5 | 30 | |
8th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Credits
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Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_800 | Shellfish culture | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | |
| AS_801 | Fish culture | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | |
| AS_802 | Processing of farmed products | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| AS_803 | Rearing activities & protection of the environment | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| AS_804 | Selection course from the 5EC group | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| Sum | 14 | 8 | 18 | 7.5 | 30 | ||
9th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Credits
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Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_900 | Graduation thesis 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AS_901 | Graduation thesis 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Selection course from the 5EC group | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| Selection course from the 3EC group | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Selection course from the 3EC group | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Selection course from the 3EC group | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Selection course from the 3EC group | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Sum | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9.5 | 30 | ||
10th Semester
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Credits
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Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_1000 | Graduation thesis 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| AS_1001 | Graduation thesis 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Selection course from the 3EC group | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Selection course from the 5EC group | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| Selection course from the 5EC group | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| Sum | 6 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 30 | ||
The Elective courses are divided into 2 groups of 3 EC (Option 3EC) and 5EC (Option 5EC) that students choose in the semesters 8 – 10 according to the above study program
Selection 3EC |
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| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Gravity factor
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Credits
ECTS |
| AS_3000 | Fisheries oceanography | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3001 | Applications of Remote Sensing in Primary Sector | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| AS_3002 | Aquacultural facilities | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3003 | Fish Systematics | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3004 | Development of zootechnical farms | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3005 | Profession bioethics | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3006 | Biological production & farming | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3007 | Agricultural Products Marketing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| AS_3008 | Aquaponics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| AS_3009 | Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| AS_3010 | Aquatic Toxicology | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Selection 5EC
| LESSONS | Contact Hours (Ch) | ||||||
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| Code | Title | Lecture
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Tutorials (h) | Laboratory
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Credits
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Gravity factor
(GF) |
Credits
ECTS |
| AS_5000 | Quality and sanitary control of seafood | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5001 | Algae culture | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5002 | Fish hatcheries | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5003 | Aquaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5004 | Experimental Design – Simulations | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5005 | Bioinformatics & genomics | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5006 | Infectious & parasitic diseases of aquatic animals | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | |
| AS_5007 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| AS_5008 | Practical training | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
Explanations
Code numbers:
Each lesson corresponds to a code consisting of three characters (AS_) and numbers.
Courses are taught only in specific semesters as mentioned in the curriculum.
Contact hours:
The courses are taught through Lectures (L), Tutoring (T) and Laboratories (LB), which are registered in the curriculum as hours per week. This number of hours, as well as the number of hours students participate in the exam, is known as contact hours (CH).
Teaching units
According to art. 24, par. 3 of Law 1268/82, 1 teaching unit (TU) corresponds to 1 hour of lecture or 1 hour of tutoring or 2 hours of laboratory exercise for one semester.
Credits:
According to the general program of educational activities of the University of Patras, the teaching of the courses takes place in two semesters of 13 weeks at least each and the examinations in two periods of 3 weeks each and a period of repeated examinations of 4 weeks. Therefore, the overall training process takes 36 weeks. According to Law 1466 / 13-08-2007, 36-40 full weeks of teaching (including tutoring and workshops), preparation and exams are estimated at 1,500-1,800 working hours (total workload of a student that includes the hours for lectures, workshops and others according to the curriculum – study, preparation of assignments and exams, and exams) and correspond to 60 credit units (CU). Therefore, according to our data, the 36 full working weeks correspond to about 1,500 working hours and therefore 1 CU is equivalent to 25 hours of total workload.
Degree calculation
The way of calculating the degree is the same for all Greek and is determined by the provisions no. F. 141 / Β3 / 2166 (Government Gazette 308 τ.Β. 18–6–1987), Β3 / 2457/88 (Government Gazette 802 / 16.6.1989 τ.Β) and Β3 / 2882 / 16.6.1989 (Government Gazette 507 / 27.6.1989 τ.Β) and has the following: the grade of each course is multiplied by a factor, which is called the coefficient of gravity (CV) of the course and the sum of the individual products is divided by the sum of the coefficients of gravity of all these courses. The coefficients of gravity range from 1.0 to 2.0 and are calculated as follows: teaching units (TU) per lesson 1 – 2 have a coefficient of gravity 1.0., TU 3 – 4 have CV 1.5 and courses with more than 4 TU have CV 2.0.