Aquaculture Business Management
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Program Advantages
The Aquaculture Business Management minor offers students
high quality instruction through small class settings and personalized
advising. In addition to excellent career opportunities and employment
in the aquaculture industry, students receive individual attention
from faculty while having access to the resources of a major university.
Each student taking the minor is assigned a faculty advisor. Internship
course credits with private and public employers are an important
feature of the program. The faculty in Agricultural and Resource Economics
has a long-standing tradition of excellence in teaching and research
and working with the agriculture and aquaculture industries in Connecticut,
the United States and worldwide. The aquaculture business management
minor will be offered on both the Storrs and Avery Point campuses.
Course Requirements
The Aquaculture Business Management minor offers students both flexibility
and a well-defined curriculum. The Aquaculture Business Management
minor may be taken along with most majors offered at the University.
All students taking the minor are required to complete 15 credits
from the following two groups:
12 credits from the required courses below:
- Introduction to Aquaculture
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- The Economics of Integrated Coastal Management
- Aquaculture Economics
And 3 credits must be taken from the following courses:
- Business Management
- Business Finance in Agricultural and Resource Industries
- Marketing and Futures Trading
- Benefit Cost Analysis and Resource Management
- Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship
- Animal Food Products
- Any one 200-level ARE course, if approved by minor advisor
Scholarships
A number of scholarships from the departmental Russell Palen
Fund are available for incoming freshman and transfer students in
ARE majors. These awards are based on academic merit. Students may
also apply for scholarships awarded by the College and University.
Career Opportunities
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production systems
in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing agricultural businesses
in the world. With stagnating yields from many capture fisheries and
increasing demand for fish and fishery products, expectations for
aquaculture to increase its contribution to the world’s production
of aquatic food are very high. Aquaculture encompasses a wide range
of aquatic farming practices with regard to desired species, which
may include seaweeds, mollusks, crustaceans, fish, and other groups
of aquatic species. Thus a variety of environments and systems are
utilized, offering many options for diversification for enhanced food
production. This rapid growth of aquaculture in Connecticut, the United
States and worldwide has created a new demand and broader market for
individuals with technical knowledge and skills in aquaculture business
management, marketing, production, finance and resource management.
This program option emphasizes analytical and decision-making skills
and provides graduates with many career alternatives in the aquaculture
industry. Examples of private and public sector employment opportunities
include:
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- State-level Department of Agriculture
- Cargill
- ConAgra
- Nutreco
- Purina
- Farm Bureau
- Aqua Health
- Rangen
- Marine Biotech
Contact
For further information about the Aquaculture Business Management
minor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics contact:
Emilio Pagoulatos
Department Head
Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Connecticut
1376 Storrs Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4021
Phone: 860-486-2836
Fax: 860-486-1932
E-Mail: dare@uconn.edu
We are always pleased to schedule appointments with prospective students
and their parents. If you would like to visit us please write or call
for an appointment. Department faculty are available at both the Storrs
and Avery Point (Groton) campuses.
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