Aquaculture majors train students to have basic theoretical knowledge of biology, aquaculture, diagnosis and prevention of aquatic animal and plant diseases, and basic skills of experiment and practice. Can be engaged in the comprehensive development, utilization and protection of aquatic animal and plant resources, breeding of economic animals and plants, disease prevention, and scientific research, teaching, technical services and management in related fields.

The main courses of aquaculture specialty include fish breeding, crustacean breeding, aquatic animal breeding, aquatic animal nutrition and feed, aquatic animal disease prevention and control, seaweed and seaweed culture, aquatic environmental chemistry and so on.

Aquaculture specialty generally includes the whole process from fry to commercial fish or aquatic products under artificial feeding management. Learn the basic theories of biology and water environment, as well as the basic knowledge of aquaculture, fishery economy and management.

Aquaculture major, employment direction: farms, feed processing plants, aquatic products processing plants, aquatic products companies, leisure fishery bases and other units engaged in technology promotion, application, production, management, breeding, sales and management.

In colleges and universities, changing majors generally requires the consent of two departments; Especially for majors with great differences in departments and majors, it is difficult to change majors.