Fields of study

1. Fields of study: FISHERIES

Full-time and extramural undergraduate studies (BSc)

Specialization:

  • Biotechnology of fishery, acquaculture and ecotourism 
  • Marine biology and oceanography
  • Management and economy of the biological resources of the water environment

 

Full-time and extramural postgraduate studies (MSc)

Specialization:

  • Biotechnology of fishery and aquaculture
  • Exploitation of biological resources of the hydrosphere
  • Ecotourism
  • Marine biology
  • Water protection
  • Aquaristics

 

2. Fields of study:  FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN NUTRITION

Specializations:

  • Food technology and human nutrition
  • Human nutrition and dietetics
  • Water food technology 
  • Hotel management and catering 

Full-time and extramural postgraduate studies (MSc)

Specializations:

  • Food technology and human nutrition 
  • Food technology and biotechnology
  • Quality assessment, analysis and management
  • Technology of fish products
  • Human nutrition

 

3. Fields of study:  APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
4. Fields of study:  SEA AND OCEAN OPERATION
5. Fields of study:  FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

Doctoral studies (PhD)

Subject area: agricultural sciences

  • discipline: fisheries
  • discipline: food technology and human nutrition

 

Main research areas:
  • microbiological analysis of food products
  • food analysis based on molecular technologies (DNA analyses)
  • research on internal and interspecific variation of fish by means of molecular methods (PCR, sequencing) 
  • KHV (Koi Herpes Virus) molecular diagnostics 
  • fish gametes (sperm and egg) quality analysis for fry production
  • cytogenetical analyses of fish populations for the purposes of stocking with fry 
  • biology and dynamics of fish populations in inland waters and seas
  • fishing biomanipulations 
  • research on quantity of fishing pressure and its influence on different kinds of water 
  • research on the influence of magnetic fields over early stadia of fish ontogenesis 
  • research on ecological outcomes of artificial reef for coastal biosystems
  • research on optimisation of the process of stocking waters with fry
  • artificial substratum in waste and standing water 
  • research on membrane techniques in fry production processes 
  • susceptibility to degradation, evaluation of water eutrophication level and rate in view of ichthyofauna habitat conditions 
  • ionic transformations in estuaries 
  • research on optimisation of fish breeding and nutrition
  •  research on the influence of hydrodynamical forces and gravity over vertical distribution of pelagic trawl 
  • study on new technologies and processing especially in ecological systems for food processing 
  • research on optimisation of fermented milk drinks production
  • research on the influence of food ingredients over human metabolism and immunity 
  • research on practical applications of microencapsulation techniques for immobilization of different active substances, including food additives, enzymes and cells 
  • evaluation of diet influence and its varified supplementation with group B vitamins or chosen mineral components on carbohydrate and lipid as well as protein metabolism, localisation of adipose tissues, composition of fatty acids of organ adipose tissue, hormone concentration and antioxidant status (animal model). 
  • selection of lyophilization conditions for food raw materials and analysis of changes in lyophilized materials during storage 
  • automation of food industry processes
  • technological usefulness of slaughter animals, game and poultry depending on biological factors
  • studying relations between texture and structure of meat and  meat products
  • influence of refrigeration and frozen storage on food shelf-life 
  • influence of purified diet supplemented with vitamins and mineral components on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of an organism
  • modification of cellulose surfaces using natural polymer coating and micro- and nanofillers 
  • natural polyelectrolyte characterization in aqueous solutions of variable ionic strength