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Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences) in Kenya

Discover colleges and universities in Kenya currently offering Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences), plus course details, typical duration and related programmes.

Course Name
Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)
Major Subject
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Course Category
Diploma
Average Study Duration
18 Months
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About Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)

This is a discipline that enables students to understand marine life and its distribution.
They also become capable of understanding the symbiotic relationship among the organisms living in water.
Students taking the above program are equipped with the necessary skills so that they can understand factors and threats affecting marine life.
The overall aim of the program is produce experts who are capable of conserving the present and the future of marine animals.
Some of the topics covered in this program are:
(i)Coastal Morphology and Processes
(ii)Marine Biology
(iii)Coral Reef Ecology
(iv)Evolution
(v)Aquatic Invertebrate Ecological Physiology
(vi)Introduction to Marine Wildlife
(vii)Applied Fisheries Statistics
The program requires to possess any of the qualifications below:
(i)A minimum of C+ in KCSE with C+ in English,biology and C+ in geography or chemistry
(ii)A diploma in a relevant field

Colleges Offering Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)

Minimum Entry Requirements
- KCSE Mean Grade C- (minus) or its equivalent OR
- Completed and passed a relevant Certificate course OR
- KCVET with grade C- (minus) as mean aggregate or three years working experience in the relevant fields and a minimum of D+ (plus) or its equivalent OR KCSE D+ (plus) and three years working experience in relevant field.

Universities Offering Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences(Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)

Minimum Admission requirements
(a) A mean grade of C- at KCSE with D+ in Mathematics OR

(b) Certificate in a related field of study and any other relevant academic qualification from a reputable institution.

Mode of study.
Full time.

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