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NORDIC MASTER in AQUATIC FOOD PRODUCTION-SAFETY AND QUALITY
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The Nordic Master's Programme in “Aquatic
Food production – Safety and Quality”
AQFood focuses on production of aquatic
food throughout the entire production and
food supply chain, linking primary production
including aquaculture and wild catch with
processing and distribution to the consumers
in terms of quality and safety. The AQFood
Nordic Master's Programme offers three dis-
tinct study lines of specialization, one dealing
with Aquatic Production, a second study line
dealing with Natural Resources and a third
one dealing with Industrial Production. All
study lines take the entire value chain as a
unique starting point. The first semester (30
ECTS) is given essentially as e-learning.
AQFood is offered by a consortium of five
leading universities in the Nordic countries,
DTU- Denmark, NTNU- Norway, UMB-
Norway, SLU-Sweden and HI- Iceland. The
universities are working together to deliver a
key education for the aquatic food sector.
STUDY ENVIRONMENT
The staff involved in the programme are
active in research and are involved in
international cooperation within research
and development projects. The education
includes lectures, seminars, and a large
amount of project work. It is given in close
connection to different companies which
enable visits, guest lectures and sharp pro-
ject work. All universities are well equipped
with data bars and other computing facilities
making it possible to include numerical
simulation in the learning process and in this
way to prepare you for your future work in
industry or science.
CAREER PROSPECTS:
The candidates will be qualified for a range
of positions in the aquatic food sector – both
in the industry and in science.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
BSc/BEng degree or equivalent with a
background in chemistry, biology, natural
sciences, environment, health and produc-
tion, or biotechnology. The programme is
designed for students who wish to pursue
a career in the aquatic food production,
whether they will be professionals in aqua-
culture production, industrial food production
or natural resource management.
MOBILITY:
The Nordic Master's Programme in “Aquatic
Food production – Safety and Quality” AQ-
Food is a 120 ECTS double degree obtained
in two years. It is a requirement that you
start at one University and finish at another
University depending on your choice for the
specialization.
The first two semesters are taking place
either at UMB, NTNU, or DTU with three
possible study tracks:
ww Aquatic Production (UMB)
ww Natural Resources (NTNU)
ww Industrial Production (DTU)
The last two semesters take place at one of
the 5 universities depending on the study
track you have chosen.
NORDIC MASTER in AQUATIC FOOD
PRODUCTION- SAFETY AND QUALITY
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ADMITTED: 7
ADDRESS: NTNU, Faculty of Natural Sciences
and Technology
NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
E-MAIL: studier-nt@nt.ntnu.no
URL:
www.ntnu.edu/studies/msaqfood
www.aqfood.org
www.ntnu.edu/nt/
STUDY ADVISOR:
Ragnhild Inderberg Vestrum
+47 73 59 33 13
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND
APPLICATION DEADLINE: see page 1.
The demand for aquatic food
worldwide is increasing
drastically and at the same
time there is a pressure for
more efficient production and
distribution systems to deliver
healthy and safe food also
taking into account the envi-
ronmental and sustainability
issues throughout the entire
aquatic food value chain.
Photo: NTNU