MASTER'S DEGREE IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography announces an application deadline of February 15, 2005, 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 its second year in June 2005. The multidisciplinary program will include courses in natural, social, and informatic 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 can complete the degree in as little as 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 15 master's students will be admitted to the program. More information, including an online application, is available on the web at http://oaped.ucsd.edu/cmbc/

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