Professional Master in Aquaculture Business Management ...

A one-year Professional Master in Aquaculture Business Management will be offered starting this August 2013.

The Professional Master Program has the following objectives:

1. To integrate the knowledge of aquaculture technology with the business of aquaculture.
2. To equip students with the knowledge of aquatic food markets, the supply and production chain and business efficiency.
3. To train professionals to use business language effectively, and to lead aqua business negotiations successfully.

The courses will be offered in two semesters, followed by a research project and an international field trip (optional). Students are required to complete a total of 34 credits to receive the professional master degree. In each semester, students have to take 14 credits from the following list of 2-credit courses:

August semester (Aug-Dec)

• Aquaculture Business Management: Principles and Practices
• Global Aquaculture Business ? Managerial Perspective
• Business Communications
• Environmental Management and Sustainable Aquaculture
• Strategic Marketing of Aquatic Products and Services
• Aquaculture Certification and Quality Control
• Aquaculture Economics and Managerial Accounting
• Aquaculture Project Management
• Aquaculture Systems
• Aquaculture Seed Business

January semester (Jan-May):

• Managing Technology
• Aquaculture Supply Chain Management
• Entrepreneurship and Aquaculture Business Plan Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
• Postharvest management and food safety in aquaculture
• Decision making and negotiations in aquaculture business
• Statistics for managers
• Aqua Feed Business

June-July:

• Students complete a six-credit research project (problem solving): A case study on Aqua Business directly relevant to their company or organization

Teaching faculty will be from AIT?s? School of Management (SOM) and the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Program of the School of Environment, Resources and Development. Each course will be co-taught by two faculty members from SOM and AARM.

Applicants for the Professional Master Program should have the following:

• Bachelor?s degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in an appropriate field of study
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in the field of aquaculture fisheries and/or business management fields
• Proficiency in English

For information on the admission requirements and procedures, costs and expenses, etc., ?please visit ?http://www.ait.ac.th/AIT/prospective-students. Please note that the tuition fee for the professional master program (34 credits x 14,000 Baht/credit = 476,000 Baht) is less than the regular master program (48 credits x 14,000 Baht/credit = 672,000 Baht). Please check the other expenses listed in the website.

Application for admission can be submitted online at http://www.services.ait.ac.th/admissions/

Application submission deadline: 01 July 2013

Classes begin: 13 August 2013

For more information about the professional master program, please email me at gallardo@ait.asia

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