Objectives of the program:

The program mainly aims to:

1. Providing a program that serves the requirements of the local and regional labor market and meets its growing needs in the field of aquatic medicine in light of international quality standards.


2. Graduation of a veterinarian capable of applying skills and knowledge in the field of aquatic medicine (fish and crustaceans) by studying the distinguished courses of these aquatic animals, methods of raising, management, hatching, feeding, diagnosing, treating and combating their diseases.


3. Preparing a veterinarian who is able and efficiently to identify the various diseases that affect these aquatic animals and the modern diagnostic methods and the most appropriate treatment regimens for them through scientific study and practical and field trainings.


4. Introducing new areas such as confronting the environmental and disease problems facing fish and crustaceans in fish farms and hatcheries by using modern technologies in diagnosing those diseases and environmental problems and developing optimal solutions and comprehensive programs to confront them.


5. Accurate scientific identification of the various immunization programs (currently under testing in Egypt) and the common diseases transmitted from aquatic organisms to humans, how to prevent them, and the guiding measures required to limit their spread.


6. Preparing and training highly skilled veterinary medical cadres and distinct techniques in the field of aquatic medicine who can work in farms, fish hatcheries, governmental and specialized research agencies.


7. Developing students' skills and abilities for creativity, innovation and scientific thinking through distinguished field learning and training in specialized veterinary sites (farms and hatcheries) in this field.


8. Creating new job opportunities in the veterinary field, and that the graduate of this program is able to compete and deal with partners interested in this field locally and regionally.