Aquaculture
Title of the course
Acuicultura
Academic degree
Aquaculture Engineer
Modality
In person
Duration
9 semesters
Vision
The Aquaculture course at the Quevedo State Technical University is characterised by ethical training with social responsibility, in which professionals are trained capable of generating effective solutions to the various problems of aquaculture production; with a spirit of leadership in the field of aquaculture, management and preservation of aquaculture resources.
Mission
To train professionals in the production of aquatic organisms, with a socio-humanistic, economic-administrative, critical-analytical approach, capable of transferring, adapting and creating biotechnologies for production and research purposes, for the sustainable development and use of aquaculture resources in the region and the country.
- C1. Applies national and international standards and specifications in aquaculture activities for the preservation of the environment.
- C2. Applies knowledge of nutrition to develop formulations and elaboration of feeds, using raw materials from his/her area of influence, to achieve the best efficiency and productivity.
- C3. Use scientific-technical tools to establish nutritional requirements for the different stages of aquaculture crops of economic interest.
- C4. Carries out prospecting studies for the geographical location and spatial distribution of potential areas for aquaculture.
- C5. Develops processes that facilitate the appropriate management of aquatic resource management and preservation systems, with respect to the environment and socio-economic conditions of the surroundings.
- C6. Use advanced technologies for the reproduction and genetic improvement of aquaculture species of economic interest.
- C7. Apply development projects at community level for the development of management and preservation of aquatic resources.
- C8. Apply management skills that enable the creation and management of companies related to the areas of management and preservation of aquatic resources and industries for the transformation of inputs, raw materials and non-conventional foodstuffs.
- C9. Analyse conceptual and methodological aspects and tools for the characterisation of aquaculture production systems.
- C10. Apply advanced laboratory analysis technologies for health, safety in the development of reproduction and stages of cultivation of various species in order to achieve sustainable systems.
- C11. Generate sustainable technologies for the conservation of the quality of the food and products generated. Interpret the social, economic and environmental sustainability of production systems.
- C12. Establish effective communication with specialists from other fields of knowledge, as well as with social and governmental actors to undertake research, technological development and consultancy actions.
Occupational field
The Aquaculture Engineer works in the public or private sector in the cultivation of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, seedlings, reptiles, amphibians, and their commercialisation chain, and/or aquaculture services.
- Design and management of laboratories and production farms.
- Diagnostics and disease control.
- Specialised consultancy.
- Semi-processed and processed aquaculture products industries.
- Research institutes.
- Aquaculture advisor.
- Management of aquaculture companies.
- Specialist in the formulation and preparation of feed for aquaculture production.
- Quality control of aquaculture products.
- Specialist in the preservation of aquaculture resources.
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Within a period of less than 72 hours after the absence, the student must justify the absence through their academic management system account (SGA) where they must attach a PDF of the medical certificate validated by the UBU (University Welfare Unit) in the event that the absence was due to illness; or attach the death certificate of the family member in the case of domestic calamity.
Access to a third registration is limited to only three possibilities:
- Catastrophic illness or traumatic brain injury
- If you have had a high-risk pregnancy
- If it is the last subject to complete the curriculum.
In the case of a and b, the student must attach the appropriate medical support that demonstrates that the student has been through these situations, and this documentation must also be validated by the UBU.
In general, the SGA blocks students who have stopped studying the last academic period, so the student must request by means of a signed request in pdf to the career mail the unblocking of their SGA account to be able to access the new enrolment period.
When a change of HEI (Higher Education Institution) is made, it is not possible to validate all the learning units approved in the HEI of origin, so as the student approves the prerequisites of the current curriculum, he/she can request through the Career Coordination Office that the learning units that were not validated at the time of the transfer of HEI be validated by validation. For this analysis, it must be considered that the subject to be validated must have 80% similarity in its minimum learning contents, as well as in the number of credits and hours.
- Approach the Career Coordination Office where you intend to change, to request requirements.
- This must be done 60 days before the start of enrolment in the period you wish to join.
- The documentation to be gathered from the IES of origin must be validated by the Career Coordination.
- Take into account the score of your Senescyt exam, if it reaches or exceeds the score of the application where you wish to transfer.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course you wish to change to.
- Certified academic record (hours and credits) of the degree course you are coming from.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course where you wish to change.
- Certified academic record (hours and credits) of the degree course you are coming from.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
Consideration should be given to whether there is an inter-institutional agreement between the two HEIs and if so, the same requirements apply.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course where you wish to change.
- Certified academic transcript (hours and credits) of the degree course from which you are coming.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
In order to access financial aid, the application period must be in force in the Academic Management System (SGA), where each student can select the type of financial aid of interest and upload the requested documents if they meet the requirements. Approximately on 1 August each year, enrolled students receive notifications through the SGA through which those who meet the established requirements can apply. The types of financial aid available are:
- For Academic Excellence
- For Limited Economy
- For Ethnic Groups, Peoples and Nationalities
- For Disability
- For Culture and Sport
- By Emergency Covid-19
The deadlines are published in the call for applications (one per year). Additionally, the student must have been a regular student during the financial aid validation period, which corresponds to the academic year prior to the call for applications. It is suggested that you review the requirements for each type of grant and apply for the one in which you think you have the best chance of being a beneficiary.
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