The Master degree in Fishery Resources (FR), approved by State Council Academic Degrees Committee, is a second-class discipline for doctoral degree under the first-class discipline of Aquaculture at School of Marine Science in Ningbo University. School of Marine Science provides state of the art facilities to support the research and PhD programs (http://haiyang.nbu.edu.cn/Research/lab/).The PhD program in FR allows master students to purse an advanced degree in 3 areas: (1) fisheries resources and aquatic environment (FRAE), (2) aquaculture molecular biology (AMB), and (3) physiology and biochemistry of aquatic animals and plants (PBAAP). The area of FRAE focuses on fisheries enhancement systems, evaluation of environmental quality for fisheries and aquaculture, and the production and release of fingerling. The AMB programs focuses on molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection, molecular mechanism in adaptation of aquaculture organisms to environment, fish and shellfish diseases and immunology, molecular diagnosis, molecular micro-ecology of microbial pathogens. The PBAAP programs focus on nutrient contents, physiology and biochemistry, and important genes in aquaculture species or other naturally aquatic species.

1. Certificate of HSK

HSK level 6 for Arts applicants or level 3 for Science applicants.

2. Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

3. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant.(48mm*33mm)

4. Master's degree diploma

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

5. Postgraduate school transcript

6. Two letters of recommendation

Two reference letters from 2 professors respectively.

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