WELCOME TO Kentucky State University's Fish Diseases course taught by Dr. Robert Durborow. This Internet course operates on Blackboard. Each class is a video module that you view as often as you wish. Fish Diseases also contains movie clips of diseased fish and pathogens, external links to Internet resources, online tests, discussion boards and other tools for interaction between Dr. Durborow and students, as well as among students.

The Kentucky State University Aquaculture Program Fish Diseases is a 3-credit-hour Internet course offered to undergraduate and graduate students in the summer 2008 semester. Dr. Robert Durborow, robert.durborow@kysu.edu, Professor in the Division of Aquaculture at KSU, will teach the course.

The graduate-level Fish Diseases course is intended for students who already have a bachelor’s (or higher) degree.  During the course, students take four online tests.  Graduate level students also prepare a research paper on a fish diseases topic decided upon by the student and professor.

Dr. Robert Durborow

Why take the Fish Diseases Internet course?
An online course is perfect for persons who have limited time, and may not be able to attend class at a particular hour. Also, Web courses provide subject matter that may not be available at a nearby school. Specifically, people working with fish who need to be able to identify and control diseases will find this coure useful. Veterinarians, koi or aquarium hobbyists, and anyone who just needs or wants college credit at the undergraduate or graduate level are welcomed to enroll.

REGISTRATION
             
How to Enroll

1. Students are encouraged to contact
Dr. Durborow
robert.durborow@kysu.edu to discuss course specifics and receive consent for acceptance into the course.

2. Registration for Principles of Aquaculture:
U.S. students are processed through the Web site of the Kentucky Virtual University, www.kyvu.org.
When a student completes the online Course Request Form, KYVU submits that information to Kentucky State University. Registrations for Fish Diseases will be accepted starting April 2008.

Please Note: The undergraduate online course is cross listed as a biology and aquaculture course (BIO... or AQU...). It is the same course but with different prefixes. When registering on the KYVU Web site, a student should choose the course prefix that is appropriate for his/her transcript.

B. International students (countries other than U.S.) should receive instructions for registration from Dr. Durborow.
 
3. Kentucky State University will contact the student about payment arrangements.
Registration is not complete until the student has paid tuition and fees.

4. The instructor will contact each student by e-mail to provide initial course instructions before the course begins. A working e-mail address is required for each student.

Is a textbook required?

No, but the course instructor recommends the DVD, Diseases of Warmwater Fish and Trout Diseases, Durborow, R. M. 2001, that is available from
Dr. Durborow for $20.

Another helpful source is
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Noga, Edward. 2000, Iowa State Press.

Any prerequisites?
Student should receive consent of instructor for acceptance into the course.

* wants to get credit hours without attending a traditional classroom.

What is the course period?

May 30 through
July 25, 2008

What about tuition and fees?
Summer 2008
To be announced.
For general information, tuition costs for fall 2007 are given below.

Tuition - Undergraduate
(BIO 414 or AQU 414)  $720.00

Tuition - Graduate
(AQU 514) $900.00

No additional fees.
(Tuition and fees are subject to change.)

Fish Diseases provides an overview of all aspects of
fish diseases.
This course is offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels.