During the second part of the Master, participants complete 60 ECTS focused on the introduction to research and on the elaboration of a Thesis based on the results of an original research work, once the candidate has prepared an experimental protocol submitted under the supervision of the thesis tutor. The experimental work for the elaboration of the thesis is carried out in the organizing institutions of the Master or in other collaborating institutions, for a period of 10 months, under the direction of a tutor who should be a doctor of renowned experience.
To be eligible for a renewal of an CIHEAM Zaragoza scholarship to participate in the second part of the Master, the student must have obtained an average score equal to or greater than 70 out of 100 in the first part of the Master.
Most common topics for Master of Science theses
- Effects of diet composition on nutrient efficiency, production performance and reproductive parameters
- Control and manipulation of the reproduction system
- Diseases, immunology and health management
- Influence of culture environmental conditions and management techniques on yield and quality production
- Study of technical and economic viability of the establishment of new culture site
- Potential culture of new species
Some examples of Master thesis
Title: Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and by-products of the fish processing industry as alternative sources of protéınas to fish meals in weaning diets of Múgil (Liza aurata). (2022)
Author: Christian Monzón Rivero, Spain
Place of realization: Parque Científico Tecnológico de Taliarte, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España
Thesis directors: Javier Roo and Lidia Robaina
Title: Growth of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp fed with alternative organic protein ingredients (2022)
Author: Imane Megder, Algeria
Place of realization: Laboratorio de Acuicultura del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain
Thesis directors: Miguel Jover and Juan Manuel Afonso
Title: Development of multiplex microsatellite PCRs for sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and their application in the characterization of broodstock. (2020)
Author: Laura Cristina Pachón Meza, Colombia
Place of realization: Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de SABE-GIAGEN, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España
Thesis directors: María Jesús Zamorano and Cathaysa Pérez García
Title: Effects of different dietary selenium sources on growth performance, liver and muscle composition, antioxidant status, stress response and expression of related genes in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) (2018)
Author: Marwa Mechlaoui, Tunisia
Place of realization: Parque Científico Tecnológico de Taliarte, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España
Thesis directors: María Soledad Izquierdo and Hipólito Fernández-Palacios
Title: Seabream (Sparus aurata L.) nutritional programming for the best use of low fish meal and fish oil content diets during ongrowing (2014)
Author: Serhat Turkmen, Aquaculturist, Turkish
Place of realization: Parque Científico Tecnológico de Taliarte, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Thesis directors: Marisol Izquierdo and Javier Roo