University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op)

A two year university diploma in aquatic production and stock management, covering fish health and husbandry, hatchery operations, water quality, aquaculture systems and a supervised practicum.

University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology is a genuine Vancouver Island specialism taught beside a working aquaculture industry, and it feeds directly into the post-degree diploma in the same field.

University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) is delivered by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, a designated learning institution. Because University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) is a two year university diploma rather than a degree, the Canadian field of study requirement applies to it, so the Post-Graduation Work Permit depends on this programme sitting inside an eligible field at the moment you apply. Where VIU offers the same subject as University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) at degree level for the same tuition, the degree removes this risk entirely. The eligible field list is revised by the Canadian government, and eligibility for University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) is tested when you apply rather than when you enrol. The study permit application for University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) also requires a British Columbia attestation letter, which VIU issues with the letter of acceptance.

Admission to University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) requires Grade 12 or Class 12 at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) is recorded at CAD 29,955 a year with a CAD 156 application fee, with a recorded initial deposit of CAD 10,000. No scholarship is recorded against University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op). Two windows only, September 2027 and September 2028. Apply Study Visa manages the University Diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (Optional Co-op) application, the deposit, the letter of acceptance and the Canadian study permit as one process.