[Coral-List] APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR MASTER'S DEGREE IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

[Weinzierl, Jane]

SCRIPPS ANNOUNCES 31 JANUARY 2007, APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR MASTER'S
DEGREE IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography announces an application deadline of 31
January 2007 for the Master of Advanced Studies degree in Marine
Biodiversity and Conservation. Offered in cooperation with the
University of California, San Diego's (UCSD) Office of Graduate Studies
and Research and UCSD Extension's Office of Advanced Professional
Education, the program will begin in June 2007. The multidisciplinary
program will include courses in natural, social, and information
sciences; marine policy, economics, and law; and training in important
cultural and communications skills, providing well-rounded preparation
for addressing the diverse stakeholders, solutions, and science involved
in biodiversity and conservation efforts. Students complete the degree
in one calendar year. Courses and fieldwork will be led by professors
from Scripps's CMBC, the UCSD departments of economics and political
science, and the UCSD Graduate School of International Relations and
Pacific Studies. The World Wildlife Fund, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center and
other government and non-government agencies add value to the program by
providing special lectures and discussions. No more than 14 master's
students will be admitted to the program. More information, including an
online application, is available on the web at mbc.ucsd.edu.

 

 

Jane M Weinzierl

Program Representative

Master of Advanced Studies Programs

La Jolla Professional Center Tel: (858) 964-1334

Fax (858) 964-1345 

(858) 822-2886 - Deep Sea Drilling East, Building C

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

9500 Gilman Drive Dept 0202

La Jolla, CA  92093-0202