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ANIMALBEHAVIORSOCIETY

GUIDE

TO

PROGRAMS

IN

ANIMAL

BEHAVIOR

Lastupdated02/21/2008

ThisGuideisintendedtoaidstudentsinterestedinpursuingundergraduateorgraduate

opportunitiesinanimalbehavior.Itismeantasafirststepinchoosinganappropriateprogram.

WhiletheGuidefocusesongraduateprograms,theundergraduateshouldalsofindthis

informationhelpfulsincemostuniversitieswithsignificantgraduateprogramswillalsohave

undergraduatecoursesandelectivestaughtbyanimalbehaviorfaculty.

EachprogramlistedintheGuidecontains:

a) Ageneraloverviewoftheprogram,includingspecializedfocus(es).

b)

Webpage

URL

for

additional

program

information

c) Degreesoffered

d) Specialfacilitiesofinteresttoanimalbehaviorresearchers

e) Applicationdeadlineinformation

f) Contactinformationforqueries

Listingsareorganizedbycountry,state/province,andinstitution.Entriesareprogramlevel(i.e.

auniversityofferingprogramsthroughbothBiologyandPsychologywillhavetwolistings).

Informationcontainedhereinisnotupdatedasfrequentlyasprogramwebpagesandwill

therefore

not

be

as

current.

The

student

is

strongly

encouraged

to

visit

the

listed

URL

prior

to

contactinganinstitutionorfaculty.

Howtousethisguide:

Thestudentshouldbrowselistings,notingprogramsofinterestduetotheirgeographic

location,focus,applicationdeadline,orwhateverfirstpasscriteriaareimportant.

Afteridentifyingaprogramofinterest,thestudentshouldvisittheWEBURLforspecific

programinformation.Inparticularitisimportanttoinvestigatefacultyandresearchprojects.

Mostinstitutions

recommend

(and

many

insist)

the

student

contact

relevant

faculty

and

obtain

theirsupportpriortoapplyingforgraduateschool.Entrancerequirementsshouldbechecked,

applicationdeadlinesconfirmed,theavailabilityofandproceduresforobtainingfundingnoted,

andpotentialfacultyadvisorsidentified.Thestudentshouldthen(unlessotherwiseindicated

bytheprogram)contactappropriatefacultytointroducehisorherexperienceandinterests,

andsuggestpossibledirectionsforfutureresearch.


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Otherresources:

forstudentsinterestedinopportunitieswithzoosandaquariums:

AmericanZooandAquariumAssociation

http://www.aza.org

forstudentsinterestedinneuroscienceprograms

DirectoryofNeuroscienceTrainingPrograms

http://www.andp.org/programs/gradalpha.htm

forstudentsinterestedinfieldstations

OrganizationofBiologicalFieldStations

http://www.obfs.org/


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ANIMALBEHAVIORSOCIETYPROGRAMSINANIMALBEHAVIOR

ALABAMA USA

BiologicalSciencesDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesintheCollegeofSciencesandMathematicsoffersgraduatetrainingleadingtoM.S.(thesisandnonthesis)andPh.D.degreesinbiologicalsciences.Areasofspecializationincludeaquaticinvertebrateecology,biologyofendangeredspecies,biotechnologyandgeneticengineering,cellularandorganismalphysiology,cytologyandultrastructureofplants,developmentalbiology,ecology,environmentalmicrobiology,ethologyandherpetology,eukaryoticandprokaryoticmoleculargenetics,genetics,immunology,mammalogy,mechanismsofplantstressphysiology,microbialepidemiology,andmolecularmechanismsofplantmicrobialinteractions,molecularsystematicbotany,molecularvirology,organellemolecularbiology,parasitology,plantconservationbiology,terrestrialplantecology,andtropicalbiology.

Thegraduateprogramprovidesasolidfoundationinformalcourseinstructioninpreparationforindependentresearch.

Students

usually

complete

the

master's

program

in

two

to

three

years

and

the

doctoral

program

in

five

years.

Interdisciplinarygraduateminorsareavailableinplantmolecularbiology;biochemistry,cellandmolecularbiology;ecology;andenvironmentalscience.

Mostoftheofficesandlaboratoriesofthedepartment'sgraduateresearchandteachingfacultyarehousedinFunchessHall,CaryHall,thePhysiologyBuilding,andtheRouseLifeScienceBuilding.TheAuburnUniversityHybridomaFacilityisavailableformonoclonalantibodies.Inaddition,BiologicalElectronMicroscopyImagingFacility,PCRandSequencing,andGLCspectrometryandN MRfacilitiesareavailable.Acooperatingmarinelaboratory,theDauphinIslandSealab,islocatedonDauphinIsland,AL.TheUniversityholdsmembershipstotheAlabamaMississippiMarineConsortium,whichenablesstudentstoworkattheGulfCoastResearchLaboratoryinOceanSprings,Mississippi,andtotheOrganizationforTropicalStudies,whichoperatestheLaSelvaFieldStationinCostaRica.Thedepartmentmaintainsextensivecollectionsofanimalspecimensforteachingandresearch.Aherbarium,researchgreenhouses,andgrowthchambers

arealsoavailable.Studentshavecompleteaccesstofacilitiesprovidingstatisticalanalysis,computerprogramming,andmainframecomputercommunication.Thedepartmentmaintainsanoncampusfacilityforhousingresearchcollectionsofanimals,andnumerousotherfacilities,andfieldstudysites.

ApplicationDeadlines:

Toensureadequatetimeforfinancialaidconsideration(GTAorGRA)applicationsaredueatleast6monthspriortothefirstsemesterofenrollment(e.g.,byFeb1forFallenrollment).Ifpossible,werecommendanoncampusinterview.

Contact: Dr.JackFeminella f [email protected]

AuburnUniversity

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/biology/dbs/index.html

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ALABAMA USA

SchoolofForestryandWildlifeSciences DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

OurresearchprogramisdesignedtoutilizekeyexpertiseandprogramswithintheSchoolofForestryandW ildlifeSciencestoaddresscriticalnaturalresourceissuesatstate,regional,national,andglobalscales.ResearchstrengthsoftheSchoolarecenteredwithinsixdisciplineareas:biometry,forestbiology,foresteconomics/policy,forestengineering,products,andwildlifesciences.Fociarediverseandincludecarbonsequestration,foresttaxpolicyandtimbersupply/demandprojections,hardwoodstandmanagement,improvedharvestingsystems,gamebirdmanagement,landscapeecologyandspatialanalyses,longleafpineregeneration,modelingofcarboncycling,managementofnuisancewildlife,restorationofdegradedecosystems,seedlingnurserypractices,urbandevelopmentimpacts,waterandairquality,andwhitetaildeerecologyandmanagementamongothers.W hiletheresearchprogramhasalwaysbeenacriticalcomponentoftheSchool,activitiesarerapidlyincreasingasevidencedby39%and1 3 7 %increasesinaverageannualgraduateenrollmentandextramuralfundingrespectivelyin2 0 0 4 .Finally,wewelcomeyoutoourresearchsiteand

invite

you

to

browse

through

our

list

of

projects

or

search

by

keywords

for

particular

topics

of

interest.

You

will

find

links

toindividualfacultyandgraduatestudentemailaddressesandtheywillbemorethanhappytoprovideyouwithadditionalinformation.Thanksforyourinterest!

TheSchoolofForestryandW ildlifeSciencesisintheprocessofbuildinganewstateoftheartfacilities


Applicationsforadmissionmaybemadeonlineat www.grad.auburn.edu

Contact: Department ( 3 3 4 )8441 0 06 s fw sg po @a u bu rn .e du

AuburnUniversity

http://www.sfws.auburn.edu/graduate/index.htm

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ALASKA USA

BiologyandWildlifeDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,MAT,PhD

TheInstituteofArcticBiology(IAB),establishedbytheAlaskaLegislatureandtheUniversityofAlaskaBoardofRegentsin1 9 6 2 ,supportsfacultyresearchandgraduateeducationinbiological,wildlife,andhealthsciencesatUAF.

IABprovidesplatformsforresearchinprogramsfromecologyandecosystemstomolecularbiologyandgenetics,includingfieldstations,smallandlargeanimalfacilities,andcorelaboratoriesforgeographicinformationsystems(GIS)andDN Asequencing.

MajorprogramsincludetheCenterforAlaskaN ativeHealthResearch,AlaskaBasicN euroscienceProgram,HumanDimensionsofArcticSystems,andtheCenterforMolecularGeneticStudiesofHibernation.


Contact: Depa rtment f y bio@ua f.edu ( 90 7)4747 6 7 1

UniversityofAlaska Fairbanks

http://www.bw.uaf.edu/bw_graduate.html

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ARIZONA USA

PsychologyDepartment DegreesOffered: PhD

Althoughstudentsobtainamastersdegreeintheprocessofcompletingworktowardthedoctorate,wedonotofferaterminalmastersdegree.Eachoftheacademicprogramsseekstodevelopthefollowingskillsets:scholarship(knowledgeofthehistoryandcontemporarynatureoftherespectivefields),criticalthinking(theabilitytoindependentlyevaluatedataandtheoreticalmodels),facilitywithempiricalmethods,creativity,andthehighestethicalstandardsintheconductofresearch.Inaddition,theClinicalprogramaimstopreparesensitive,ethical,andskilledscientistpractitioners,andisaccreditedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.

Theoverarchingobjectiveofalldegreegrantingprogramareasistoprovidethoroughandhighlyindividualizedtraining(viastrongmentoringrelationships)thatwillpreparegraduatesforcareersinResearch1universities,inappliedsettings(suchashospitalsandmedicalschools),inbusiness,governmental,andindustrialsettings,andinsmaller,liberalarts

colleges.

By

bringing

together

a

select

and

diverse

group

of

graduate

students

and

allowing

them

to

work

closely

with

ourequallyselectanddiversefaculty,weexpecttocontributesignificantlytobothscienceandeducation.Bymeansofactivecollaborationwithahighlyproductivefaculty,graduatestudentsacquiremorethantechnicalexpertise;theybecomecocreatorsofusefulknowledgeandguarantorsofpsychologysfuture.GraduatestudentsalsoplayakeyroleintheprocessofmentoringASUundergraduates,particularlythroughthemechanismofundergraduateresearchapprenticeships.

ApplicationstotheclinicalprogrammustbereceivedbyDecember15thandapplicationstoallotherprogramsmustbereceivedbyJanuary5th.


TheASUGraduateCollegeApplicationisavailableonlineathttp://www.asu.edu/gradapp

ApplicationstotheclinicalprogrammustbereceivedbyDecember15thandapplicationstoallotherprogramsmustbereceivedbyJanuary5th.

Contact: Department psy gra d@a su.ed u

ArizonaStateUniversity

http://www.asu.edu/clas/psych/gprogram/

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ARIZONA USA

DepartmentofBiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: BS,MS,PhD

TheseprogramsareenhancedbyN AUFlagstaff'slocationinnorthernArizona,whereyoulldiscoveranenvironmentconducivetobothacademicandpersonaldevelopment.TheSanFranciscoPeaks(to3,852m)toweraboveFlagstaffandN AU.TheColoradoRivertraversestheGrandCanyononly75milesfromFlagstaff.Vastnetworksofcanyonsandmesas,mountainsandmeadows,andlakesandpondsharborarichdiversityofenvironmentsandorganisms.HabitatsrangingfromalpinetundratoSonoranDesertarereadilyavailableforfieldstudies.Inaddition,labbasedprojectsusecontemporarytraininginmicrobial,molecular,andcellularbiologytechniques,whichcomplementstudiesdirectedattheorganismandecosystemlevels.

Ourfacultyinbiologycomprisesspecialistsinthefieldandlabdisciplinesofbotany,zoology,andmicrobiology.Thesefacultymemberscombinehighqualityteachingprogramswithstrongandproductiveresearchandparticipatewith

faculty

from

other

departments

in

interdisciplinary

programs.

Our

cordial

and

frequent

faculty

student

interactions

fosteranatmosphereoffreeexchangeamongscholarsatalllevels.

AvianCognitionLaboratory,ColoradoPlateauMuseumofArthropodDiversity,CottonwoodEcologyGroup


Ifthereisnodepartmentalapplicationdeadline,submityourApplicationforGraduateAdmissionatleastsixweeksbeforeyouplantoattendN AU.Applyingonlineusingoursecureserveristhefastestandmostreliablemethodforsubmittingyourapplication.http://www.nau.edu/gradcol/appoptions.htm

Contact: LucindaTopha m luc inda .topha m@na u.ed u

NorthernArizonaUniversity

http://www3.nau.edu/biology/index.htm

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CALIFORNIA USA

BiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: MA,MSc

BiologicalSciencesincludesallaspectsofthescientificstudyoflife.Thestructure,function,andbehavioroforganismsarestudiedatthemolecular,cellular,organismal,andenvironmentallevels.

Thegraduateprogramprovidesanopportunitytoreceiveadvancedtrainingandtopursueindependentresearchinvestigationsinthestudent'sspecializedareaofinterest.

Thereare18laboratoriesspeciallydesignedtoservethevariouscourses.

Supportfacilitiesincludeanentomologymuseumcontainingover3 0 , 0 0 0specimens;avertebrateectothermmuseumcontainingseveralthousandspecimens(fish,reptilesandamphibians);avertebrateendothermmuseumcontainingover1 , 9 0 0mammalspecimensand2 , 5 0 0birdspecimens;agreenhousecontainingateachingcollectionofover4 , 0 0 0plants;andanarboretum.

TheSierraN evadaandthePacificCoastareequallyaccessiblefromSacramento,providingfieldbiologystudentstheopportunitytostudyanextraordinarynumberofvariedhabitats.

CSUSisoneofthesevenparticipatingCSUcampusesatMossLandingMarineLaboratories(MLML)nearMonterey.


Contact: N ancyAngell,AdministrativeSupportCoordinator

( 9 1 6 )2786 5 3 5

CaliforniaStateUniversity

http://aaweb.csus.edu/catalog/current/PROGRAM/BIO.asp

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CALIFORNIA USA

DepartmentofBiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: MS

TheMasterofSciencedegreeinBiologicalScienceoffersstudentstheopportunitytoobtainadvancedacademicandresearchexperienceinspecializedareasofbiologicalscience.BiologicalScienceisafastchanging,excitingfieldofferingstudentsnumerousoptionsforrewardingcareersandfutureadvancement.ExamplesofM.S.studyareasinthedepartmentareenvironmentalbiology,generalecology,populationbiology,marineecology,insectecology,plantandanimalecology,physiologicalbiology,cellandmolecularbiology,plantandanimalphysiology,microbiology,genetics,andimmunology.

TheM.S.degreeinMarineScienceisofferedatMossLandingMarineLaboratories,locatedonMontereyB a y ,forstudentsfromCalStateHaywardandsevenotherCaliforniaStateUniversityconsortiumschools.GraduatestudentsfromCalStateHaywardmayalsot a k esuchcoursesatMossLandingasareappropriatefortheirdegreeobjectives.

Contact

the

Biological

Sciences

Department

for

application

forms

and

deadlines

for

this

program.

Departmentfacilitiesforstudentresearchandstudyincludeinvertebrate,vertebrate,andentomologymuseums;herbarium;greenhouse;insectary;histology,transmissionandscanningelectronmicroscopelabs;radiationhotlab;microbiologyfacilitiesincludingthoseforanaerobicculture;cellculturefacilities;animalrooms;molecularbiologylabs;andDN Asequencingfacilities.LocalfieldopportunitiesmaybefoundatawetlandsfieldstationattheSanFranciscoBayN ationalW ildlifeRefuge,thebrackishandsaltwatermarshesoftheHaywardRegionalShorelineofSanFranciscoBay,anda35acreoakgrasslandpreservelocatedimmediatelyadjacenttotheHaywardcampusandcontiguouswithGarinRegionalPark(oneoftheEastBayRegionalParks).


Contact: SusanB.Opp,GraduateCoordina tor (5 10 )8853471

CaliforniaStateUniversity EastBay

http://esweb.csueastbay.edu/Polaris/default.aspx?tabid=44

Biology DegreesOffered: MS

Ourmaster'sdegreeprogramisresearchoriented.Therequirementsforthemaster'sdegreeincludeseminarsthatdiscusstheprimaryliterature,coursesonpresentingandanalyzingbiologicaldata,andathesisthatisanoriginalcontributiontothefield.


TheadmissionprocessmustbeinitiatedbyOctober15thforthefollowingSpringsemesterorMarch15thforthe

followingFallsemester.

Contact: Dr.LarryAllen larry.allen@ csun.ed u

CaliforniaState

University

Northridge

http://www.csun.edu/~hfbio002/grad/

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CALIFORNIA USA

Biology DegreesOffered: MA

TheMasterofScienceinBiologyisdesignedtoprovidetheflexibilityrequiredtodevelopspecificcourseprogramsandacceptablethesisresearchproposalsbasedupontheindividualgraduatestudent'sinterestsandbackground.Thegeneralgoaloftheprogramistoprovidethestudentwithopportunityforimprovementofcompetence,developmentoftheabilitytocontinueselfdirectedstudy,anddevelopmentofintellectualresponsibilityinpreparationforprofessionalleadershipinbiology.

Thegraduateprograminbiologyprovidestraininginvariousconcentrationsofcurrentresearchinterestinmolecularandpopulationgenetics,physiology,immunology,molecularbiology,populationandsystematicecology,neurobiology,plantandanimaldevelopmentalbiology,cellularbiology,vertebratemorphologyandpaleontologyandscienceeducation.

AnimalFacility,TriboliumOnLine.


Applicationdeadlinesforfall,winterandspringquarteradmissionareMay1,October1,andJanuary15,respectively.

Contact: Dr.StewartSumida,GraduateCoordinator

( 9 0 9 )5375 3 46 s su mi da @m a il .c su sb .e du

CaliforniaStateUniversity SanBernadino

http://biology.csusb.edu/grad.htm

DepartmentofEarthandBiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

GraduatedegreesofferedbythebiologyprogramincludeanMSandaPhDinbiologyandaPhDinbiologywithanemphasisinpaleontology.Theresearchinterestsofbiologyfacultyincludemolecularbiosystematics,ecologicalphysiology,behavioralecology,herpetology,marinebiology,ichnology,andtaphonomy.StudentsmayalsochooseprojectswithassociatefacultyinsuchLLUdepartmentsasmicrobiology,anatomy,physiology,immunology,andintheGraduatebiologyprogramatAndrewsUniversity.

StudentsmayalsochooseprojectswithassociatefacultyinsuchLLUdepartmentsasmicrobiology,anatomy,physiology,immunology,andintheGraduateBiologyProgramatAndrewsUniversity.


YourapplicationmustbecompletebyMarch31tobefullyconsideredfordepartmentalaidforthefollowingschool

year.

Application

materials

may

be

obtained

directly

from

the

Graduate

School

admissions

office:

GraduateSchooladmissions

LomaLindaUniversity

LomaLinda,CA9 2 3 5 0

USA

( 9 0 9 )5584 5 2 9

Contact: Department ( 9 0 9 )5584529

LomaLindaUniversity

http://www.llu.edu/llu/grad/natsci/bio.html

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CALIFORNIA USA

MossLandingMarineLaboratories DegreesOffered: MA,MS

MLMLprovidesauniqueeducationalprogramfortrainingstudentsinmarinesciences.UndergraduatesfromthesevenconsortiumCaliforniaStateUniversitycampuses(Fresno,Hayward,MontereyB a y ,Sacramento,SanFrancisco,SanJose,andStanislaus)canenrollinclassesatMLML,however,mostMLMLstudentsarepursuingMastersofSciencedegrees(MS).TheMSinMarineSciencedegreeatMLMLpreparesstudentsforjobsasresearchscientists,teachers,ortechnicians,withapproximatelyonethirdofgraduatingstudentscontinuingontoPh.D.programs.ThestrengthoftheMLMLprogramisthecombinationofatheoreticaleducationinaclassroomsettingwithapracticaleducationinthefieldandlaboratory.Theemphasisonfieldresearchisexemplifiedbytheexcellentavailabilityofmanylocalmarinehabitats,includingsandybeaches,estuaries,submarinecanyons,rockycoastlines,andsubtidalkelpforests.

TheM.S.degreeprogramisadministeredthroughMLMLandaconsortiumcampus.StudentscanchooseBiological

Science,

Geological

Science,

N atural

Science,

or

another

appropriate

department.

The

prospective

student

must

meet

theentrancerequirementsforthedepartmentandwillbeacceptedintoConditionallyClassifiedgraduatestatusbynormalproceduresatthatcampus.(Refertocampuscataloguesforcompleteinformation.)ThestudentwillbecomeclassifieduponcompletionofMLML'srequirements.


CompletedgraduateapplicationsmustbereceivedatMLMLbyOctober15forspringsemesterandMarch15forfallsemester.Eachconsortiumcampushasdifferentapplicationdeadlinesandprospectivestudentsmustcontacttheselectedcampustoinsurethathis/herapplicationmeetsboththehomecampusdeadlineandtheMLMLdeadline.AllstudentsmustberegisteredthroughoneofthesevenconsortiumcampusestoattendMLML.

Contact: DonnaKline,GraduateCoordinator (8 31 )7714 4 0 0 f r on t de s k@ m l ml . ca l st a te .e d u

MossLandingMarineLaboratories

http://www.mlml.calstate.edu/pg/Welcometo

MLML/

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CALIFORNIA USA

BehavioralandCognitiveNeuroscience DegreesOffered: MA

AcoregroupoffacultywithinthePsychologyDept.aretrainedintheareasofbehavioralandcognitiveneuroscienceandoffergraduatetrainingtostudentsadmittedtoourMaster'sprogram. Thesefacultyuseavarietyofbehavioral,neuroanatomical,neurochemical,imaging,neuropsychologicalandelectrophysiologicaltechniques. Severalmembersof BehavioralandCognitiveN eurosciencehavearesearchfocusontheeffectsofalcoholonbrainandbehavior.Specifically,wehaveaCenterforBehavioralTeratology,whichexaminestheeffectsofprenataldrugexposureonbrainandbehavioraldevelopment,andaBehavioralN eurobiologySectionwhichfocusesonthemechanismsofalcoholandthiaminedeficiencyrelatedneuropathologyandtheroleofthalamicandcerebellarlesionstocognitiveandmnemonicdeficits. W ealsohavefacultyconductingstudiesonthelifespanagingofthesensesandAlzheimersdisease.

MembersoftheprogramhaveresearchfundsprovidedbyN IH,theVA,andtheStateofCalifornia. Theprogram

provides

excellent

preparation

for

a

Ph.D.

in

Biopsychology

or

the

N eurosciences.

Furthermore,

the

program

prepares

studentswhodonotwishtopursueaPh.D.forplacementinthegrowingbiotechnologyfield.

CetaceanBehaviorLaboratory


W eadmitstudentsforf a l lsemesteronly. ThegraduateapplicationdeadlineisFebruary1.

Contact:

SanDiegoStateUniversity

http://www.psychology.sdsu.edu/BiopsychProg.html

General DegreesOffered: MA

Lastyear,facultymemberswereawardedover$145millioningrantsandcontracts,andreportedcloseto1 , 5 0 0researchprojectsunderway.SDSU'steacherscholarmodelensuresthatyoureceiveinstructionfromandcollaborateonresearchprojectswithtopfaculty.Furthermore,ourinterestinggeographiclocation,cosmopolitancontextandwidelydiversepopulationprovideuniqueopportunitiesforfieldworkandappliedinquiry.


FallDeadline

DomesticApplicants:March1InternationalApplicants:March1

SpringDeadline

DomesticApplicants:October1

InternationalApplicants:October1

Contact: http://www.csumentor.edu/AdmissionA

pp/


http://gra.sdsu.edu/Graduate/admissions/

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CALIFORNIA USA

JointDoctoralPrograminEcology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

GraduatestudiesinecologyatSDSUemphasizethefollowingthreeareas:

ConservationandRestorationEcology

SDSUisgeographicallylocatedinaregionthathasaseriousneedandvirtuallyunlimitedopportunitiesforresearchdirectedattherestorationandconservationofnativehabitatsinthefaceofcontinuingpopulationencroachment,environmentalpollution,andlandmismanagement.N inefulltimeEcologyfacultyandthreeparttimefacultyarecurrentlyengagedinresearchfocusedonproblemsinconservationorrestorationecology.Furthermore,thereisaccesstoadiversityofbothnaturalandrestoredhabitatsthatisunmatchedbyanyinstitutioninthecountry.ThevariousnaturalecosystemspresentinsouthernCaliforniamakeitoneoftherichestregionsofthecountrywithrespecttobiodiversity.Theprogrammaintainsfieldstationsandfacilitiestosupportresearchinseveralcriticalhabitatstosupport

research

in

these

habitats

(see

below).

CoastalMarineEcology

SDSUisrecognizedasamajorPacificcenterforthestudyofcoastalmarineecology.Ourlocalcoastlineshavesomeoftherichestmarinebiodiversityinthenation,andourshoressupporthighrecreationalusage.However,thecoastlineofsouthernCaliforniahasbeenseriouslyaffectedbydevelopmentandbyoverexploitationofmarineresources,andourvaluabletourismindustryisthreatenedbypollution.SanDiegoBayisoneofthemostpollutedinthenation,andtheCityofSanDiegoisstrugglingtobringsewagetreatmentandoceandischargeinlinewithfederallylegislatedrequirements.FivefulltimeEcologyfacultyarecurrentlyengagedinresearchfocusedonproblemsinconservationorrestorationecology.TheprogramhasmadeasubstantialinvestmentinandcontributiontotheunderstandingofthecoastalmarineecologyoftheSanDiegoareathatisunmatchedbyotherlocalinstitutions.TheCoastalmarineecologyissupportedbySDSU'sresearchdivingprogram,HubbsSeaW orldResearchInstitute,andotherdepartmentalresources(seebelow).

EcosystemEcologyandGlobalChange

SDSUhasastronghistoricandcurrentreputationinecosystemecologyandintheresponseofecosystemstoglobalchange.TherearefiveEcologyfacultywhohaveaprimaryinterestinthisarea.Ecosystemecologyandglobalchangeresearchnotonlyinvolveecosystemecologists,butothersinterestedinhowtheirorganismsorprocessescontributetoahigherleveloforganization.SDSUhasaccesstouniqueecosystemsandalandscapegradientfrommountainstotheoceanthroughbothundevelopedanddevelopedhabitat.Thefieldstationsenableustoexploittheseresearchsettingsandmuchofthetechnicalequipmenttoaddressproblemsinglobalchange(largescaleCO2fieldchambers,CO2controlledgrowthchambers),andaccesstoandongoingworkingarrangementswithfacilitiesforremotesensinginGeographyandGeologyareavailable.

TheSantaMargaritaEcologicalReserve.TheSkyOaksBiologicalResearchStation

PacificEstuarineResearchLaboratory

CoastalMarineInstitute

GlobalChangeResearchGroup

SoilEcologyandRestorationGroup


FallDeadline

Contact: W alterC.Oechel, CoordinatoroftheEcologyDoctoralProgram

[email protected]


http://gra.sdsu.edu/Graduate/admissions/departments/ecology_phd.html

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CALIFORNIA USA

DomesticApplicants:December1

InternationalApplicants:December1

SpringDeadline

Domestic

Applicants:

closedInternationalApplicants:closed

Biology DegreesOffered: MS,MA

StudentsinterestedingraduatestudyinBiologyareurgedtocontactthegraduatecoordinatoroftheprogramofinterestandcorresponddirectlywithfacultymembersworkinginthestudent'sareaofinterest.

ConservationBiology

EcologyandSystematicBiology

MarineBiologyPhysiologyandBehavioralBiology

TheDepartmentofBiologyishousedinHensillHall,withover1 8 0 , 0 0 0squarefeetoffunctionalspacecontainedineightstories.Thesefacilitieshouseundergraduateandgraduateinstructionalandresearchlaboratoriesequippedwithmodernanalyticalapparatus.Specialfeaturesinclude:

*Acirculatingseawatersystem,wetroomsandaquaria

*Anelectronmicroscopefacility

*Controlledtemperatureandanimalrooms

*Greenhouses

*Biochemistry,developmentalbiology,advancedmicrobiology,andradiationlaboratories

*Computerlabs

StateoftheartLaboratoryofConservationGenetics

PaulF.RombergTiburonCenterforEnvironmentalStudies

Cell&MolecularImagingCenter

MossLandingMarineLaboratories

AffiliatedwithCaliforniaAcademyofSciences


Contact: GraduateCoordinator,DepartmentofBiology

[email protected]

SanFranciscoStateUniversity

http://www.sfsu.edu/~biology/pages/grads.html

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StanfordhasbeentheleadingpsychologydepartmentamongAmericanuniversitiesfordecades,andithastheaddeddistinctionofbeingthefirstdepartmentwithinauniversitytoberecognizedbytheSmithsonianInstitution's" TheGreatSchools"program.Usingstateofthearttools,ourfacultyenhanceourteachingmissionwithinterdisciplinarycollaborationandawiderangeofresearchinterests,including:visionandperception;memory;languageandcognition;emotion;andcultureandsociety.


ThedeadlinetoapplyforentryAutumn2 0 0 6isN ovember29,2 0 0 5 .

Contact: StudentServices,DepartmentofPsychology

( 6 5 0 )7252 9 0 4 p s yc h ol o gy s so @ li s ts . st a nf o r d. e du

StanfordUniversity

http://wwwpsych.stanford.edu/graduate.html

BiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: PhD

Facultyintheareaofpopulationbiologyareinterestedinabroadrangeofconceptualandempiricalissues frompopulationecology,ecosystemsecology,thebiochemistry/biophysicsandphysiologyofadaptationsandevolutionarygenetics,floristicandsystematicbotanytosystematiczoology.Researchgroupsworkwithadiversityofplants,birds,insect,lizards,andmarineinvertebrates.

ResearchatHopkinsaddressesfundamentalquestionsinbiologywithparticularfocusonmarineorganismsandthemarineenvironment.ThroughitsproximitytoMontereyBay(intheheartoftheN ationalMarineSanctuary)onthesiteoftheHopkinsMarineLifeRefugeandbecauseoftherichanddiversepopulationsoflocalmarinelifeitisanideallocationforbiologicalresearch.

JasperRidgeBiologicalPreserve thelargestandmostbiologicallydiversepreserveonanyAmericanuniversitycampus.


PhDapplications,includingsupportingdocuments,areduebyDecember13,2 0 0 5 .

Contact: GraduateAdmissions (6 50 )7234 2 9 1 g r a da d mi s si o ns @ st a nf o rd . ed u

StanfordUniversity

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/biology/

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CALIFORNIA USA

AnimalBehavior DegreesOffered: PhD

Specializationmaybeinoneofthreeareas:ethologyandtheevolutionarybasesofanimalbehavior;thephysiologicalbasesofanimalbehavior;orappliedanimalbehavior(ofdomesticorwildanimals).Allspecializationsemphasizetheadaptiveandevolutionarybasesofanimalbehavior.Inaddition,theintegrativetrackallowscombinationsfromanyofthethreemainareas.Theprogramtrainsstudentsforteachingandresearchinavarietyofareasincludinganimalscience,ecology,biologicalanthropology,physiology,psychology,veterinaryscience,wildlifebiology,andzoology.

Thisprogramisaninterdisciplinarygraduategroup.

CenterforAnimalBehavior;CaliforniaRegionalPrimateRes.Center;BodegaBayMarineBiologyLab;AnimalCommunicationLab


DeadlineforRECEIPTofallmaterials:December15

Contact: MargaretB ric e (5 30 )7522 9 81 m rb ri ce @u cd a vi s. ed u

UniversityofCalifornia Davis

http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/programs/program_detail.cfm?id=7

Epidemiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheGraduateGroupinEpidemiology( G G E )offerstheMSandPhDdegreesinepidemiology.Itisarelativelynewprogram,andisrapidlygaininginstaturenationwide.Theprogramcompeteswithotheruniversities,suchasUCBerkeley,CornellandJohnsHopkinsfortopstudents.Ourgoalincreatingthiscompensationplanistoremaincompetitiveandtoprovideourstudentswithreasonableandcompetitivecompensationpackages,withintheboundariesofourfinancialresourcesandthoseoftheagenciesthatfundourresearchprograms.ThecostoflivingforourstudentshasincreaseddramaticallyinDavisinrecentyears,especiallyhousing.


Contact: TamiAli (5 30 )7528 34 0 t al i@ uc da vi s. ed u

UniversityofCalifornia Davis

http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/programs/program_detail.cfm?id=42

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EcologyandEvolutionaryBiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

Acommitteeoffacultymeetswithallnewstudentsandrecommendscourseassignmentsfortheirfirstyearofgraduatestudy.Courseworkconsistsofaoneyearsequenceofcorecourses,includinggraduatelevelcoursesinorganismalbiology,ecology,evolution,andquantitativemethods;agrantwritingclass;avarietyofadvancedcourses;andseminars(seetheGraduateCourseListing).Exceptfortherequiredcorecourses,thecurriculumistailoredindividuallytotheprofessionalgoalsofeachstudent.

Graduatestudentsareencouragedtospendoneormoreacademictermsatanotherinstitution(U.S.orforeign)tobroadentheireducation.UCIisamemberoftheOrganizationforTropicalStudies,andgraduatestudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinthisprogram.

TheSchoolofBiologicalSciencesprovidesanimalfacilities,anElectronmicroscopefacility,andsophisticatedcapabilitiesforelementalandbiochemicalanalysisaswellasphotographicandimageanalysisprocessing.Moderngreenhousefacilitiesstaffedbytwofulltimeemployeesareavailableforresearchuse,asisawildanimalvivarium.

UniversityofCaliforniaN aturalReserveSystem

W hiteMountainResearchStation


January15forsubmissionofcompletedapplications(includingpaymentoftheapplicationfee)forentrythefollowingfallquarter.

Contact: OfficeofGraduateS tudies (9 49 )8246006

UniversityofCalifornia Irvine

http://ecoevo.bio.uci.edu/Graduate/Graduate.html

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EcologyandEvolutionaryBiology DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

GraduatestudiesintheDepartmentofEcologyandEvolutionaryBiologyemphasizeeducationandresearchtowardaPhD.Alldoctoralstudentspursueacommonsetofrequirements,whilefocusingtheirresearchinoneofourspecializations.W eencourageprospectivestudentstocontactfacultywithcomplementaryresearchinterestsbeforeapplyingtoourprogram.

StuntRanch SantaMonicaMountainsReserves

DonaldR.DickeyCollectionofBirdsandMammalsCARE CenterforAcademicandResearchExcellence

UCLACenterforEmbeddedN etworkedSensors(CEN S)

AnimalBehavior@UCLACenterfortheStudyofEvolutionandtheOriginofLifeCenterforTropicalResearch,InstituteoftheEnvironmentMarineScienceCenter

TheSantaMonicaPierAquarium

N aturalReserveSystem


AdmissioniscontingentuponfacultysponsorshipandislimitedtoFallquarter.Theapplicationdeadlineis15December.Applicantsareencouragedtocontactpotentialfacultyadvisorsintheirfieldofinterest.

Contact: JocelynYamadera ( 3 1 0 )8251 9 5 9 j o ce l yn y @ li f e sc i .u c la . ed u

UniversityofCalifornia LosAngeles

http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/

PscychlogyDepartment DegreesOffered: PhD

TheUCLAPsychologyDepartmentoffersgraduatePh.D.training(thereisnoseparateM.A.program)withareaemphasesinBehavioralN euroscience,Clinical,Cognitive,Developmental,LearningandBehavior,MeasurementandPsychometrics,andSocialpsychology.Inallofthesefields,thecentralobjectiveistotrainresearchersdedicatedtoincreasingthebodyofscientificknowledgeuponwhichthedisciplineofpsychologyrests.Theprogramisdesignedtopreparepsychologiststofunctioneffectivelyasresearchers,collegeanduniversityinstructors,andprofessionalresearchpsychologists.


AdmissionislimitedtoFallquarter.December15thfortheclinicalandsocialareas.December30thforallotherareas

Contact: MichaelFa nselow (3 10 )8252 6 17 g ra da dm @p sy c h. uc la . ed u

UniversityofCalifornia LosAngeles

http://www.psych.ucla.edu/Grads/

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DepartmentofPsychology DegreesOffered: PhD

TheDepartmentofPsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,providesadvancedtraininginresearchinmostaspectsofexperimentalpsychology.Modernlaboratoriesandanattractivephysicalsettingcombinewithadistinguishedfaculty,bothwithintheDepartmentofPsychologyandinsupportingdisciplines,toprovideresearchopportunitiesandtrainingatthefrontiersofpsychologicalscience.Thegraduatetrainingprogramemphasizesandsupportsindividualresearch,startingwiththefirstyearofstudy.

Thedepartmentoffersthefollowingemphases:

BehaviorAnalysis

N euroscience&Behavior

Cognitive

Psychology DevelopmentalPsychology

SensationandPerception

SocialPsychology


ApplicationsareavailableSeptember1throughDecember15.CompletedapplicationsmustbereceivedbyJanuary7.

Contact: Graduateadmission s 85 85343 0 00 g ra da dm is si on s @u cs d. ed u

UniversityofCalifornia SanDiego

http://psy.ucsd.edu/pages/programs/index.html

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BiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: PhD

Thefirstyeargraduateprogramiscarefullystructuredtoaccomplishthreedistinctbutinterrelatedpurposes:

1.Provideasolidtechnicalfoundationinthebiologicalsciences.

2.Introducestudentstodifferentareasofresearchinbiology,andtoavarietyofresearchmethods,proceduresandapproaches.

3.Initiatethefirstyeartraineesintothesupportivecommunityofadvancedgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralresearchers.

Duringtheirfirstyear,allenteringstudentspursuearigorousacademicprogramconsistingofasequenceofgraduatecorecourses(aimedatprovidinguptodatecoverageofthreelargesubjectareas)andaminimumoftwoelectives.

Students

take

Molecular

Biology

and

Protein

Biochemistry

during

the

Fall

quarter,

Cell

Biology

during

the

W inter

quarter,andGeneticsduringtheSpringquarter.Inaddition,theyenrollinatleasttwoofthefollowingelectives:Immunology,DevelopmentalBiology,PlantMolecularBiology,N eurobiology,Virology,SignalTransductionorCancerBiology.Studentsintheevolutionarybiologyprogramtakeonequartercourseinevolutionandgenetics,oneinecology,andoneinbehavioralbiology.Electivesarethendrawnfromthreeadvancedgraduatecourseswhosetopicsvaryannually.Foreithertrack,thefirstyearistheonlyperiodinwhichcourseworkisrequired.


N ewstudentsareadmittedforFallquarteronly.

GraduateAdmission(Fall2 0 0 6 ) :December15,2 0 0 5

Contact: AdmissionsCommittee (8 58 )5343 8 3 5 g r ad p ro g @b i ol o gy . uc s d .e d u

UniversityofCalifornia SanDiego

http://www.biology.ucsd.edu/grad/index.html

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DepartmentofEcology,Evolution,andMarineBiology DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

TheDepartmentofEcology,EvolutionandMarineBiologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbaraprovidesbroad,interdisciplinarytrainingleadingtotheMasterofArtsandtheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeswithanemphasisonecologyandevolutionasbroadlydefined.Thediversityofresearchinterests,perspectives,andexpertisewithintheDepartmentpromotesthedevelopmentofabroadfoundationinecologyandevolutionandappreciationforinterdisciplinaryapproachestoeducationandresearch,whilealsoallowingstudentstodevelopdepthinspecificsubdisciplines,includingpopulationandcommunityecology,ecosystemsecologyandbiologicaloceanography,ecologicalphysiology,evolution,populationgenetics,andorganismalbiology.FacultyintheDepartmentarestronginbothfieldandlaboratorybasedapproachesandmostcombinebothintheirresearchprograms.

EquipmentandRoomReservations(LifesciLoginRequired)

MarineOperationsFacility

BiologyBoatReservations

MuseumofSystematics&Ecology

TerrestrialPlantandEcosystemEcologyatUCSB


ApplicationsareconsideredforfalladmissiononlyandshouldbereceivedwithallsupportingmaterialsbyDECEMBER15.

Contact: Depa rtment ( 80 5)8933 02 3 [email protected]

UniversityofCalifornia SantaBarbara

http://www.catalog.ucsb.edu/LS/eemb.htm

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BiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

TheEcology&EvolutionaryBiology(EEB)GraduateProgramatU C S CreflectstheremarkablelocalandglobaldiversityofspeciesandenvironmentsstudiedbytheEEBfacultyandstudents.ThevisionofEEBgraduateprogramistoprovideanurturing,creativeandintellectualenvironmentconducivetothedevelopmentofworldclassscientists.ThesmallsizeoftheEEBgraduateprogramsencouragescloseworkingrelationsbetweenstudentsandfacultyinaninformalatmosphereconducivetorapidlearningandprofessionalgrowth.Theinterdisciplinarycollaborationswithoceanographers,geologists,toxicologistsandothersenablestudentstoexploretheconceptualconnectionsbetweenrelatedfieldsastheyacquiremasteryintheirareasofspecialization.

ThegraduateprograminEcologyandEvolutionaryBiology(EEB),whichoffersmasters'sanddoctoraldegrees,iscomprisedoffourcoretracks:

Population

and

Community

EcologyEvolutionaryBiology

PhysiologyandBehavior(Marine&Terrestrial)

SystematicsandBiodiversity


W estronglyencourageapplicantstomakecontactwithfacultymemberswhoseresearchinterestsmatchtheirownpriortosubmissionoftheirapplication.

ApplicationsforFALL2 0 0 6mustbereceivedby:DECEMBER15,2 0 0 5

Contact: AshleyVizurraga 83 14592 1 93 a sh le y@ bi ol og y .u cs c. ed u

UniversityofCalifornia SantaCruz

http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/

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DepartmentofPsychology DegreesOffered: PhD

TheBehavioralN eurosciencegraduateprogramisoneoffivegraduateprogramscurrentlyofferedbytheDepartmentofPsychology.BehavioralN euroscienceisanactiveandgrowingdisciplineatColoradoStateUniversity.ThisreflectsthecommitmentoftheUniversityandtheDepartmentofPsychologytodevelopandmaintainawellrecognizedprograminbehavioralneuroscienceandthecommitmentofprogramfacultytotrainfirstrateresearchersandacademicians.


AllmaterialsmustbereceivedbyJanuary15oftheyearyouplantoenroll.

Contact: Department 97 04916 3 63 j mo ra n@ la ma r .c o lo st at e. ed u

ColoradoStateUniversity

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Psychology/

DepartmentofBiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofBiologyoffersprogramsofstudythatleadtothedegreesofMasterofScienceand/orDoctorofPhilosophyinBotanyorZoology.

ThefacultyinBiologymaintainactiveresearchprogramsthataffordmanyopportunitiesforstudentstoformulatefulfilltheirgoalsingraduateeducation.W estrivetoprovideascholarlyenvironment,wherefacultyandstudentsarestimulatedtobecomeproductivescientists.Toinspireindividualthinkingandimagination,whicharesoimportantinthesciences,weencouragevariabilityamongtheprogramsofstudents.TheprincipalaimoftheDepartment'sgraduateprogramsistotrainstudentstoachievethehighestleveloftheirscientificpotentials.Approximately50studentsarecurrentlyenrolledinsuchprograms.


FallAdmission January15th

SpringAdmissionN ovember1st

Contact: GraduateAdmissionsC oordinator biogradsec @lam ar.colosta te.edu

ColoradoStateUniversity

http://www.biology.colostate.edu/Graduate/

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EcologyandEvolutionaryBiology DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

EcologyandEvolutionaryBiologyisadepartmentintheCollegeofArtsandSciencesattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulder.GraduatestudieswithinthedepartmentleadtoanMAI(withthesis),MAII(withoutthesis),orPhDdegreeinbiology,withspecializationinareasofenvironmental,population,andevolutionarybiology.Inaddition,thedepartmentoffersacombinedB.A.andM.A.degreeforafewhighlymotivatedundergraduateswhowishtoobtainbothdegrees.

Theestablisheddisciplinarystrengthsofthedepartmentincludeecology,genetics,morphology,andsystematics.Approximatelyhalfofthefacultyfocusontheadaptationandfunctioningoforganismsinthecontextofenvironment,whiletheotherhalfstudyhigherlevelsoforganization,includingpopulations,communities,andecosystems.Researchprogramshaverelevanceforglobalchange,conservationbiology,andrevealingfundamentalmechanismsunderlyingthestructuralandfunctionaladaptationsoforganisms.


ThedeadlineforforeignapplicationsisDecember1st

CompletedU.S.domesticapplications,includingthreelettersofreference,twoofficialtranscriptsfromeachcollegeoruniversityyouattended,andscoresontheGREGeneralTestandSubjectTestinbiology,mustbesubmittedtothedepartmentbyDecember30th(postmarkdate),ifyouwishtoapplyforthefallsemester.

Contact: JillSka rstad sk arsta [email protected] olorado.edu

UniversityofColorado Boulder

http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/

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CONNECTICUT USA

Ecology&EvolutionaryBiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

M.S.infieldsofecologyandevolutionarybiology

Aresearchbasedmaster'sdegreecompletedinassociationwithafacultysponsorfromtheEEBdepartment.ManystudentscompletingthisdegreechoosetocontinueinthePh.D.programatUConnoratanotherinstitution.Otherstudentshavegoneontoworkwithnaturecenters,local,stateorfederalgovernmentalpositionsassociatedwithbiologyorenvironmentalconcerns,orhavetakenbiologyteachingpositions.Fullfinancialsupportisgenerallyprovidedfortwoyears.

Ph.D.infieldsofecologyandevolutionarybiology

A

Ph.D.

completed

in

association

with

a

faculty

sponsor

from

the

EEB

department.

Students

with

a

bachelor's

degree

andstrongpreparationmaybeadmitteddirectlytothePh.D.program.Fullfinancialsupportisgenerallyprovidedforfiveyears.Studentsinthisdegreeprogramconductresearchthroughouttheworld,andhavegoneontocareersinacademia,museums,andtheconservationcommunity.

M.S.inBiodiversityandConservationBiology

Thisdegreewasinitiatedin2002aspartofanintegrated5yearB.S./M.S.programinbiodiversityandconservationbiology,andisaimedatstudentswishingtopursuecareersinbiodiversitymanagement,conservation,andenvironmentaleducation.StudentswithexceptionalpreparationfromotherschoolsmaybeconsideredforadmissiontotheM.S.componentofthisdegree,whichinvolvesgraduatecourseworkinecology,evolution,systematics,relatedcourseworkinenvironmentalpolicyandeconomics,andresearchandinternshipexperiences.MostoutsidestudentswillrequiretwoyearstocompletetheM.S.portionofthedegree.Financialsupportintheformoftuitionwaiversand

graduateassistantshipsisN OTofferedtostudentsinthisprogram.


ReviewofapplicationswillbeginJanuary10.Submissionpriortothisdateisstronglyencouraged.February1isthedeadlineforreceiptofapplicationsforstudentswishingtobeconsideredforadmissionwithfinancialsupportforthefollowingfallsemester.ApplicationsforspringsemesteradmissionsareduebyOctober1.Forsomestudentswishingtomatriculateinthespring,itmaybebettertogetacommitmentoffinancialsupportbyapplyingforadmissionfortheprecedingfallsemesterandthendeferring.

Contact: Ms.AnneSt.Onge anne.st_onge@uc onn.edu

UniversityofConnecticut

http://www.biology.uconn.edu/

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BehavioralNeuroscience DegreesOffered: MA,MS,PhD

Electrophysiologicalandneurochemicalanalysesofsensory,motor,motivationalandcognitiveprocessesorganizedwithinthemammaliantelencephalicforebrain(e.g.neocortex,entorhinalcortex,hippocampusandbasalganglia).Interactionamongstudentsandfacultyfromdifferentlaboratoriesisstronglyencouraged,andstudentsacquireabroadperspectiveonbehavioralneuroscience.


ThegeneraldeadlineforFallapplicationsisFebruary1standN ovember1stforentranceintheSpringsemester.Someprogramshavedifferentdeadlinesthatsupersedethesedates(someearlierandsomelater),soyoushouldcheckwithyourintendedprogrambeforepreparingyourapplicationpacket.

Contact: JohnD.Sala mo ne (8 60 )4864 3 02 J oh n. Sa l am on e@ uc on n. ed u


http://www.psychology.uconn.edu/

PhysiologyandNeurobiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofPhysiologyandN eurobiologyoffersaprogramofgraduatestudyleadingtobothMSandPhDdegreesinPhysiologyandN eurobiology.AllstudentsbegintheprogrambytakingayearlongcorecoursewheretheylearnthefundamentalsofPhysiologyandN eurobiology.Studentsareencouragedtobeginresearchassoonastheyentertheprogram,andcaneitherimmediatelybegindissertationresearchinalaboratoryorrotatethroughtwolaboratoriesbeforechoosinganareaofresearchthatintereststhemmost.

StudentschoosefromseveraladvancedcoursesofferedwithinthedepartmentinthefieldsofN eurobiology,ComparativePhysiologyandEndocrinology.OtherdepartmentsoncampusincludingPsychology,MolecularandCellBiology,andPharmacyofferadditionalcourses.Adepartmentalcolloquiumseriesandweeklydepartmentalmeetingssupplementtheformalcourseworkofferings.Throughthecolloquia,studentslearnfirsthandaboutthenewestandmostexcitingresearchinPhysiologyandN eurobiologyandmeetwithdistinguishedscientistsfromaroundtheworld.Intheweeklydepartmentalmeeting,studentsaregiventheopportunitytocommunicatetheirownoriginalresearch,andtodeveloptheirownskillsineffectivepresentation.


ThegeneraldeadlineforFallapplicationsisFebruary1standN ovember1stforentranceintheSpringsemester.Someprogramshavedifferentdeadlinesthatsupersedethesedates(someearlierandsomelater),soyoushouldcheckwith

yourintendedprogrambeforepreparingyourapplicationpacket.

Contact: GraduateCenter gra dsc hool@uco nn.edu


http://predator.pnb.uconn.edu/~wwwpnb/pnbsplash.html

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Biology DegreesOffered: PhD

TheBiologyPh.D.programandcurriculumservetodevelopskills

forcareersinthelifesciences.

ThegoalofthePh.DprograminBiologyistodevelopknowledge

andskillsforcareersinthelifesciences.

Thesecareersinclude:

research(academiaandbiotechnology)

education(teaching,educationalmultimedia,informalteachingin

museums,zoos,discoverycenters)

biotechnology sciencejournalism

sciencepolicymaking


Contact: DirectorofGraduateS tudies mfitzgibbons@wesleya n.edu

WesleyanUniversity

http://www.wesleyan.edu/bio/graduate/graduate.html

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Psychology DegreesOffered: MA

Barth:N umericalcognition,cognitivedevelopment,cognitiveneuroscience;Danso:Grouprelevantinfluencesonintellectualtestperformance,intergroupcompetitionandmaintenanceofgroupinequality,attitudestowardsimmigrantsandimmigration;Dierker:patternsofpsychopathologyinfamilies,developmentofsubstanceabuseanddependence,treatmentofemotionalandbehavioraldisordersinchildren;Goel:circadianrhythms,sleep,nondrugtreatmentofclinicaldepression;Langhout: communitydevelopment,developmentincontext,sexualharassment;Morawski:gender,psychologyofwomen,historyofpsychology; Patalano:planning,decisionmaking,categorization,neuroscienceofreasoning;Plous:prejudiceanddiscrimination,ethicalissuesrelatedtothetreatmentofanimalsandtheenvironment; Seamon:memory,cognitiveprocesses,cognitiveneuroscience; Sinnamon:neuralmechanismsofmovementandmotivation;Steele:culturalpsychology,feministperspectives;Stemler: Intelligence,psychometrics,educationalpsychology,conflictresolution;StriegelMoore: etiologyandtreatmentofeatingdisorders;genderand

psychopathology.

Researchfacilitiesinthedepartmentincludeactive,wellequippedlaboratoriesforthestudyofbehavioralneuroscience,infantandchilddevelopment,humancognition,psycholinguistics,communitydevelopment,andsocialpsychology. Thereisalsoalaboratorydesignedforovernightsleepandcircadianrhythmstudiesinhumans,andforoutpatienttreatmentstudiesofclinicaldepression. Therearesubstantiallibraryresourcesoncampustotalingoveramillionvolumes;thedepartmentitselfhousesalibrarydevotedsolelytopsychologicalbooksandjournals. Campusanddepartmentalcomputingfacilitiesarereadilyavailable. Acolloquiumseriesalsoaffordsstudentsanopportunitytohearandmeetinformallywithspeakersfromaroundthecountry.


ApplicationDeadline:February1,2 0 0 6

Contact: JoanC hiari jchiari@wesleya n.edu

WesleyanUniversity

http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/index.html

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DepartmentofEntomologyandWildlifeEcology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentoffersprogramsleadingtotheMasterofScience(M.S.)andtheDoctorateofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)inEntomologyandAppliedEcologyandtheMasterofScience(M.S.)inW ildlifeEcology.Graduatestudentsinthesefieldscoupleafocusoninsectsorvertebrateswithabroadknowledgeofotherrelatedfieldsofbiology,especiallyecology.StudentsintheM.S.degreeprogramleadingtoadegreeinEntomologyandAppliedEcologymustchooseoneoftwoconcentrations(EntomologyorAppliedEcology),whichdifferintheirrequirements.E a c hcandidatesprogramisplannedwiththehelpoftheadvisorandgraduatecommittee.TheM.S.degreeprogramspreparestudentsforpursuitofthePh.D.andcareersinentomology,wildlifeecology,andotherbiologicaldisciplines.TheM.S.inEntomology,inplacesince1 9 4 9 ,waschangedtoM.S.inEntomologyandAppliedEcologyin1 9 9 9 ,andconcentrationswereaddedin2 0 0 1 .ThePh.D.degreeprogramreceived4 yearProvisionalStatuseffectiveSeptember1,1 9 9 9 .Thedepartmentmodifieditsnamein2 0 0 3 ,replacingAppliedwithW ildlifetoaccommodatetheundergraduateprograminW ildlifeConservation.

The

M.S.

in

W ildlife

Ecology

was

added

in

2 0 0 4 .

Greenhouse,GrowthChamberFacilities,35AcreW oodlotonCampusforResearchOnly


ApplicationsbeingconsideredforfinancialsupportshouldbecompletedbyFebruary1forSummerorFalltermsandN ovember1forenteringinSpringterm.Forfurtherdetails,contactthechairpersonofthedepartmentsGraduateAdmissionsCommittee.

Contact: Dr.CharlesE.M ason 30 28318 88 8 m as on @ud el .e du

UniversityofDelaware

http://ag.udel.edu/enwc/

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DepartmentofPsychology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

ThePh.D.programinBehavioralN euroscienceiscommittedtotrainingexceptionalstudentsforindependentneuroscienceresearchcareersinacademic,governmental,orindustrialsettings.Ourprogramprovidestraininginthebiologicalfoundationsofbehavior,withaparticularf o c u sonsensation,learningandmemory,affect,development,andneuralplasticity.Ourphilosophyisthatstudentsarebesttrainedforresearchcareersbyemersioninintenseresearchtrainingfromtheverybeginningoftheirstudies.W euseamentorbasedmodel,inwhichstudentsworkcloselywithafacultymemberonempiricalresearch.However,studentsarealsoencouragedtoconductcollaborativeresearchwithmorethanonefacultymemberandwithothergraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralfellows.Corecoursesrequiredofallstudentsareminimal.Thisleavesstudentsfreetodesignindividualizedcurriculumstoenhancegeneralandspecificknowledgeoftheirparticularfield(s)ofinterest.Studentsareexpectedtopublishtheirresearchinprominentscientific

journalsandtopresenttheirresearchatnationalscientificmeetings.Studentsfurtherdeveloptheiroralpresentation

skills

by

giving

one

or

more

research

presentations

per

year

to

the

behavioral

neuroscience

faculty

and

students.

In

addition,studentsdevelopteachingskillsbyservingasteachingassistantsandcourseinstructors.Advancedstudentsareencouragedtosubmitgrantapplicationstosupporttheirresearchtrainingand/ordissertationresearch.Takentogether,thesetrainingactivitiesprovidestudentswiththeexpertiseinresearch,teaching,andgrantwriting,thatisneededforsuccessfulacademicorresearchcareers.

ThePsychologyDepartmenthasexcellentlaboratoryandcomputerfacilitiestosupportgraduatetraining.Theresearchspace,muchofitnewlydesignedandrenovated,allowsforresearchinanimalbehavior,cognitiveinformationprocessing,childdevelopment,electrophysiology,pharmacologicalandphysiologicalbasesofanimalbehavior,psychophysiology,smallgroupbehavior,interpresonalcommunication,psycholinguisticsandvisualprocessing.AlllaboratorieshaveseveralcomputersandterminalsthatlinkthedepartmenttotheUniversitywidecomputingsystem.Thedepartmentalsohasseveralsmall,generalpurposelaboratories,usefulforperforminganimalsurgeriesand

histology,acompletephotographysetup,andanelectronicsandcarpentryshop.Trainingforclinicalpracticeisprovidedinaseparatefacilitycontainingseveralconsultationroomsdesignedforsupervisionoftestingandtherapy.


ThegeneraluniversitydeadlineforapplicationsubmissionisDecember1forSpringadmission,April1forSummeradmissionandJuly1forFalladmission.ApplicantscanreviewtheapplicationdeadlinesusingthedepartmenthomepagesintheW EBorcontactdepartmentalofficesbyemailortelephone.Mostdepartmentsrecommendthatapplicationforassistantships/fellowshipsbedonebyFebruary1st.

Contact: Depa rtment ( 30 2)8312 2 71 i nf o @p sy c h. ud el .e du

UniversityofDelaware

http://w3.psych.udel.edu/

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DepartmentofBiology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofBiologyprovidesgraduatestudentswithabroadintroductiontograduatelevelbiologyandexpertguidanceinresearchinadditiontotraininginbecomingeffectivecommunicatorsinscience. Someofournewgraduateswillbecomeacademics,whereasotherswillfindcareersingovernment,privateindustry,publicpolicy,orelsewhere.Yourabilitytocommunicatebothideasandresearchresultsclearlyandconvincinglyiskeytoyoursuccessnomatterwhatcareeryouenter.

Ourdepartmentfostersinteractionamonggraduatestudentsandfacultyaswellaswithinthecommunityofgraduatestudentsthemselves.


OurapplicationdeadlineisJanuary3rdtobeconsideredforadmissioninthefollowingfallsemester.Applicationsareacceptedthroughouttheyearforspringandsummeradmission,butsuchapplicationsarecontingentonavailablesupport.

Contact: CommitteeonGraduateStudentsandStudies

( 2 0 2 )6876 2 47 b io lo gy @ ge or ge to wn .e du

GeorgetownUniversity

http://bioserver.georgetown.edu/

NationalZoo DegreesOffered: N one

ApplicantstotheSmithsonianInstitutionFellowshipProgrammustproposetoconductresearchinadisciplinepursuedattheSmithsonianandmustsubmitaspecificanddetailedresearchproposalindicatingwhytheSmithsonianisanappropriateplacetocarryoutthestudy.Projectsthatbroadenanddiversifytheresearchconductedwithinthesedisciplinesareencouraged.FellowshipsareofferedtosupportresearchatSmithsonianfacilitiesorfieldstations.FellowsareexpectedtospendmostoftheirtenureinresidenceattheSmithsonian,exceptwhenarrangementsaremadeforperiodsoffieldworkorresearchtravel.

Forallfellowships,appropriatemembersoftheSmithsonianprofessionalstaffmustbewillingandabletoserveinthecapacityofprincipaladvisororhost,andspaceandfacilitiesmustbeavailabletoaccommodatetheproposedresearch.

Applicantsareevaluatedonthescholarlymeritoftheirproposals;theirabilitytocarryouttheproposedresearchandstudy;thelikelihoodthattheresearchcanbecompletedduringtherequestedappointmentperiod;extenttowhichtheSmithsonian,throughitsresearchstaffmembersorresources,cancontributetotheproposedresearchproject;andthe

inclusionofdiverseperspectives.Fellowshipawardsunderthisprogramarecontingentupontheavailabilityoffunds.


ApplicationsareavailableinSeptember,andthedeadlineforsubmissionisJanuary15th(postmark).

Contact: OfficeofFellowships 20 22750 65 5 siof [email protected]

SmithsonianInstitution

http://www.si.edu/ofg/infotoapply.htm

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PsychologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

TheBehavioralN euroscience/N europsychologyprogramconductsresearchandprovidesgraduatetraininginarangeofareas,includingbothhumanandanimalparticipants.Thespecificresearchtopicsunderinvestigationarehighlydiverse,includingconditionedtasteaversioninpreweanlingrats,therelationbetweenbreastfeedingandbrainactivityinhumaninfants,psychopharmacologicalandbehavioralvariablesassociatedwithaddictionandfeeding,biochemicalmarkersinthebrainsofautisticpatients,theanalysisofmolecularandcellularchangesfollowingneuraltrauma,theneuralmechanismsassociatedwithlearningandmemory,andneuropsychologicalassessmentsinspecialpopulationsincludingchroniccocaineusers,Alzheimer'spatients,andbilinguals.Studentscanreceivetrainingusingabroadrangeofstateofthearttechniques.Researchopportunitiesandinstructionareofferedonawiderangeoftopics,includingdevelopmentalpsychobiology,cognitiveneuroscience,thepsychobiologyoflearningandmemory,behavioralpharmacology,neuropsychologicalassessment,psychophysiologicalrecording,andtechniquesofproteomics,

imunocytochemistry,

and

genomics.

As

this

list

indicates,

there

is

a

broad

range

of

theoretical

perspectives

and

research

methodologiesrepresentedbyourfaculty


TheapplicationdeadlineforthePh.D.programisJanuary15thofeachyear.TheapplicationdeadlinefortheM.A.programisJune1stofeachyear.

Contact: DepartmentofPsych ology psychology@f au.ed u

FloridaAtlanticUniversity BocaRaton

http://www.psy.fau.edu/default.html

BiologicalSciences DegreesOffered: MS,MST,PhD

TheDepartmenthasagraduateprogramthatleadstoeitheraMasterofScienceinBiologicalScienceorMasterofScienceinTeaching.Additionally,theFacultyparticipatesinCollegewideprogramsleadingtoaPhDinIntegrativeBiologyandaMasterofSciencedegreeinEnvironmentalScience. TheresearchconductedbytheFacultycoversabroadspectrumofdisciplinesrangingfrommolecularbiologytoecology. Areasofresearchfocusincludethebiologyofaging,molecularphysiology,marinebiology,andtheecologyoftheEverglades. TheproximityofthecoastalenvironmentandtheEvergladesisaparticularattractiontoresearchers. FacultymembersalsoparticipateintheCenterforMolecularBiologyandBiotechnology,andtheresourcesoftheCenterareavailableforgraduatestudentresearch. ScientistsattheHarborBranchOceanographicInstitutionandtheU.S.HorticulturalResearchLaboratory,U.S.D.A.,bothinFortPierce,Florida,areappointedasCourtesyFacultymemberstotheDepartmentandaddadditionalexpertiseinmarinebiologyandplantsciences,respectively,tothefacultyofBiologicalSciences.


BiologicalScience(M.S.,M.S.T.) FallMar.1,SpringOct.1,nosummeradmission.

IntegrativeBiology(Ph.D)Domestic.FallJuly1,SpringN ov1,SummerApr1;InternationalFallFeb15,SpringJuly15,SummerJan15.

Contact: GraduateAdmissions

5612973 6 2 4

[email protected]

FloridaAtlanticUniversity BocaRaton

http://www.science.fau.edu/biology/

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PsychologyNeuroscience DegreesOffered: PhD

ThePrograminN euroscienceisanindependentresearchandgraduatetrainingprogramatFloridaStateUniversity,whichisaCarnegieResearchIuniversity.TheProgramincludesfacultyfromthedepartmentsofBiologicalScience,BiomedicalScience,N utrition,FoodandExerciseSciences,andPsychology.Itsobjectiveistopromoteinterdisciplinarybasicresearchintoneuralprocesses,includingthebiologicalmechanismsunderlyingbehavior,andtoprovideadvancedgraduatetrainingleadingtothePh.D.degreeinN euroscience.Theprogrammaintainsspecializedresearchsupportservicesandpersonnel,andprovidesspecialcoursesandsymposiaoncontemporaryneuroscienceissues.EachsemestertheprogrambringstoFloridaStateprominentneuroscientistswhogivecolloquiaandholdinformaldiscussionswithgraduatestudentsandfaculty.

N euroscience,thestudyofbrainandnervoussystemfunction,encompassesmanyoftheunansweredquestionsabout

the

nature

of

humans

and

other

species.

It

stakes

out

a

territory

along

the

frontier

of

human

knowledge

where

research

canmakearealdifferencetounderstanding.Traditionally,theprimaryemphasisoftheFSUprogramhasbeenonsensoryprocesses.Thisfocusisnowsupplementedbyresearchandinstructioninthebiophysicsandelectrophysiologyofexcitablecells,neurotransmitterandhormoneaction,neuraldevelopmentandplasticity,circadianrhythms,feedingandregulatoryprocesses,andthegeneticbasesofneurobiologyandbehavior.Broadinterdisciplinarytrainingisemphasizedintheearlyyearssothatstudentsdevelopskillsinapproachingresearchproblemswithmultiplelevelsofanalysis,frommoleculartobehavioral.


FallAdmission:December15

Contact: RobertContreras 8 50 .64 4.17 51 [email protected]

FloridaStateUniversity Tallahassee

http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/

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WildlifeandEcologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofW ildlifeEcologyandConservationoffersabreadthofgraduateprogramsthataredesignedtopreparestudentsforprofessionalemploymentinconservationofnaturalresourcesinachangingworld.W ECfacultyteach,conductresearch,andprovideserviceandextensioninthefollowingareas:avianecology,behavioralecology,communityecology,conservationbiology,conservationeducation,conservationgenetics,ecosystemmanagement,environmentalinterpretation,habitatrestoration,herpetofaunalecology,humandimensionsofwildlifemanagement,internationalconservation,introducedspecies,landscapeecology,mammalianbehavior,marinemammalecology,plantecology,populationbiology,rangeecology,systemsecology,tropicalconservation,urbanwildliferelations,wetlandsecology,wildlifediseases,andwildlifemanagement.

Thisdiversityoffacultyexpertiseattractsandmaintainsapopulationofabout100graduatestudents,whoareenrolled

about

equally

in

M.S.

and

Ph.D.

programs.

GeneticsAnalysisCoreandReproductiveAnalysisCoreoftheprogramBiotechnologiesfortheEcological,Evolutionary,andConservationsSciences


Contact: DeloresTillma n ( 35 2 )8460635

UniversityofFlorida

http://www.wec.ufl.edu/academics/grad/

PsychologyBehavioralNeuroscience DegreesOffered: PhD

TheBehavioralN euroscienceprogramincorporatesveryactiveresearchinwhichfaculty,postdoctoralscientists,andstudents(undergraduateandgraduate)practiceabroadrangeofscientifictechniquestoexaminethebiologicalbasisofbehaviour.Inf a c t ,ouremphasisonthestudyofbehaviordefinesourmissionandsetsusapartfromN euroscienceprogramsthatarelimitedtostudiesofisolatedcellsortissuesystems.W ithintheBehavioralN eurosciencearea,expertisecanbefoundtoinvestigatethebrain,spinalcord,andneuroendocrineconcomitantsofbehaviorusingavarietyofsystems,cellular,andmolecularanalyses.

AlthoughthereisnoformalprogramintheHistoryofPsychology,itispossible,inconjunctionwithfacultyfromotherdepartments,toconstructaprogramofstudyonanindividualbasis.ForinformationcontactDr.DonaldDewsbury.


AllapplicationmaterialsmustbereceivedbyJanuary15.

Contact: Department 39 20 6 0 1ext.2 0 3 p s y i n fo @ g r ov e . u f l. e d u

UniversityofFlorida

http://www.psych.ufl.edu/

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EntomologyandNematologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

EntomologyandN ematologyoffersanundergraduateprogramleadingtoaB.S.,andgraduateprogramsleadingtoM.S.(thesis),M.S.(nonthesis)andPh.Ddegrees(summaryofnumberofthesedegreesawardedfrom1 9 7 4 2 0 0 4 )inentomologyandnematology.The Departmentisoneofthelargestentomologyprogramsnationwide,andoneofonlyafewthatoffercomprehensivetraininginN ematology.Besidesprovidingafullcomplementofregularandspecialtopicscoursesneededfordegreecandidates,theDepartmentoffers,attheundergraduatelevel,servicecoursesinbasicentomologyforawiderangeofdisciplinesandplaysamajorroleintheinterdisciplinaryplantprotectionspecializationoftheplantsciencemajor.Further,departmentalfacultyoffercoursesthatarecreditedtotheLiberalArtsandSciencesundergraduatehonorsandgeneraleducationrequirements.Studentshaveaccesstoawidevarietyofservicesandorganizations.

W ithUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)laboratoriesinGainesville(CMAVE)CenterforMedical,Agricultural,andVeterinaryEntomology,the DivisionofPlantIndustry(DPI),andtheDepartmentofEntomologyandN ematologyatUF,therearemorethan180professionalentomologistsinGainesville.Formalandinformalrelationsexistamongalltheseandotherinstitutions,andmaketheUniversityofFloridaanexceptionallyexcitinganddiverselocationforthestudyofentomologyandnematology.GainesvilleisalsoconsideredtobeoneofthebestplacestoliveintheUnitedStates.


Contact: Department 35 23921 9 0 1

UniversityofFlorida

http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/

Anthropology DegreesOffered: MA,PhD

TheAnthropologygraduateprogramattheUniversityofFloridaisdesignedtoaccommodatetwotypesofstudents:thosewhowishtogroundthemselvesinthetraditionalfourfieldsofAmericanAnthropology(BiologicalAnthropology,Archeology,CulturalAnthropology,andAnthropologicalLinguistics);andthosewhoprefertocombineAnthropologywithsomeotherfieldofstudy.Intermsofthenumberoffacultyspecialists,ourdepartmentisparticularlystronginCulturalAnthropologyandArcheology(inadditiontoourownfaculty,thearchaeologistsattheFloridaMuseumofN aturalHistorysupervisestudentsandteachcourses).Intermsofworldareas,wearestrongin(butnotlimitedto)LatinAmerica/Caribbean,Africa,andSoutheastUSA.Ourcoursemenupermitsasolidgroundingintheory,inqualitativeandquantitativemethods,andinappliedanthropology.


ForFalladmissionswemustreceivehereinthedepartmentallofyourapplicationmaterialsnolaterthanDecember15.

Contact: GeraldMurra y 35 23923 8 3 0x302

[email protected]

UniversityofFlorida

http://web.anthro.ufl.edu/graduate_aid.htm

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ZoologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofZoologyoffersgraduateprogramsleadingtotheM.S.andPh.D.degrees,withresearchspecializationsthatincludeecology,evolution,behavior,comparativeandenvironmentalphysiology,genetics,andphylogenetics.W eworkinavarietyofterrestrialandaquaticenvironments,indiversegeographicregions(tropicsthroughsubpolar),andonarangeoforganisms(includingplants).Ourfacultyandstudentsvalueintegrativeresearch(e.g.,bycrossinglevelsoforganizationfromgeneexpressiontospeciesinteractions),linkingtheorywithdata(throughuseofstatisticalandmathematicaltools),usingnaturalhistorytoguidethedevelopmentandtestingofrigorousconceptualframeworks.Manyofourfacultyalsoareinterestedintheapplicationandtestingofbasicscienceinappliedcontexts(e.g.,conservationbiologyandecotoxicology).Ourapproachishighlightedthroughourfirstyeargraduatecourse,IntegrativePrinciples.SeethemainZoologywebpageforgeneralinformationaboutourprogramandforalistoffacultyresearchinterestsandpublicationsforinformationaboutfacultyandtheirresearchareas.Alsoseethelistof

graduate

courses

that

are

offered

in

Zoology.

TheDepartmentishousedinBartramandCarrHalls,adjacenttotheFloridaMuseumofN aturalHistory,whichhousesextensivesystematicandfossilcollections.SupportingfacilitiesincludetheMarstonScienceLibrary,theHealthCenterLibrary,theInterdisciplinaryCenterforBiotechnologyResearch,theCenterforStructuralBiology,theUniversityofFloridaSeaHorseKeyMarineLaboratory(nearCedarKeyontheGulfofMexico),theC.V.W hitneyMarineLaboratoryontheAtlanticOceannearSt.Augustine,andtheArchieCarrSeaTurtleCenter(clickhereformoreinformationonCenterswithinZoology).Avarietyofotherdepartmentsandprogramsalsoaddtoopportunitiesavailabletoourstudents(e.g.,theDepartmentsofBotany,W ildlifeEcologyandConservation,FisheriesandAquaticSciences,EntomologyandN ematology,theSchoolofN aturalResourcesandtheEnvironment,theCenterforLatinAmericanStudiesanditsTropicalConservationandDevelopment(TCD)Program,LandUseandEnvironmentalChangeInstitute).


AllapplicationsmustbereceivedinourofficebyDecember31

Contact: Ms.KarenP all one ( 3 52 )3921 1 07 k a re n@ zo o. uf l .e du

UniversityofFlorida

http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/gradprog/index.html

UniversityofMiami DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

TheDepartmentofBiologyoffersM.SandPh.Ddegrees.ApplicantsforthePh.D.shouldcontactafacultymemberwhoseresearchmostcloselymatchestheirinterestspriortosubmittinganapplication.

Accesstomarine,subtropical,andtropicalenvironmentsforfieldstudies;outdoorstudysightsatEvergladesN ationalPark;FairchildTropicalGardens


ThedeadlineforapplicationfortheFall2006semesterisJanuary1st,2006

Contact: Dr.JulianLee (3 05 )2843 97 3 j le e@ fi g. co x. mi am i. ed u

UniversityofMiami

http://fig.cox.miami.edu/

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BiologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

Onethemethatrunsthroughoutthedepartmentisthatofcooperation.W ithintheDepartment,facultyandgraduatestudentsoftenworktogetheronbroadrangingresearchprojectsthatbringtogethermanyofthetraditionallyseparateareasofbiology.ManyoftheDepartmentscellandmolecularbiologistsandecologistsareinvolvedincooperativeresearchwiththeircolleaguesinPublicHealth,N ursing,andMedicine.Likewise,manyoftheDepartmentsorganismalbiologistsandecologistsare

involvedincooperativeresearchwithcolleaguesintheDepartmentsofGeology,Psychology,Geography,MarineScience,andtheEnvironmentalScienceandPolicyprogram.Oftenbiologygraduatestudentshavefaculty

membersfromtheseotherareasofUSFasmembersoftheirgraduatecommittees.

ApplicationDeadlines:FallFeb.1,SpringOct.1,SummerN otOffered

Contact: HenryR.Mushinsk y (8 13 )9743 2 5 0 c s mi t h2 @ c hu m a 1. c a s. u sf . ed u

UniversityofSouthFlorida

http://web1.cas.usf.edu/MAIN/

BiologyDepartment DegreesOffered: MS,MST

TheDepartmentofBiologyoffersthetraditionalM.S.degreeprogramwiththreeareasofspecialization.ThefirstisBiologywhichrequiresaresearchthesis,andincludestwofasttracks,oneinBiologicalChemistry(additionalinformationinthechemistryundergraduatesectionoftheCatalog),andoneforstudentswhoholdanAssociateofArtsdegreefromaFloridapublicinstitution(additionalinformationinthebiologyundergraduatesectionoftheCatalog).ThesecondisanonthesisspecializationinCoastalZoneStudies.ThethirdisanonthesisspecializationinEnvironmentalBiology.ThedepartmentalsooffersaprogramleadingtotheM.S.T.PostSecondarydegree.


Contact: Depa rtment ( 85 0)4742 74 8 j bo yc e@ uw f. ed u

UniversityofWestFlorida

http://uwf.edu/biology/

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TheprograminN euroscienceandAnimalBehavior(N AB)approachestopicswithintheareasofneuroscience,physiologicalpsychology,acquiredbehavior,andethologyasaunifiedentity.Thus,theemphasisisonbehaviorasabiologicalphenomenon.Researchinneuroscienceandphysiologicalpsychologyexploresbrainbehaviorrelationships;researchonacquiredbehaviorstudiestheongoingandevolutionaryfactorsinfluencingindividualadaptations;andethologicalstudiesareconcernedwithunderstandinghowanimalsfunctionintheirnaturalenvironment.TheblendoftheseconcernsintheN ABprogramrepresentsourconvictionthatacomprehensiveunderstandingofbehaviorrequiresknowledgeofthewhyandhowofnaturalbehavior,themannerinwhichthecurrentenvironmentinfluencesbehavior,andtheneuralandphysiologicalprocessesunderlyingboth.Researchisconductedmainlywithanimals,althoughthefindingsareappliedtounderstandinghumanaswellasanimalbehaviorandcognition.

RollinsResearchBuildingandattheYerkesN ationalPrimateResearchCenter'sMainStation


January1,2 0 0 6

Contact: Dr.HillaryR odma n 40 47272 39 1 h rr od ma @e mo ry .e du

EmoryUniversity

http://www.psychology.emory.edu/Office/nab.htm

BiologicalandEnvironmentalSciences DegreesOffered: MS

Thebiologymaster'sthesiscurriculumisdesignedforstudentswhointendtopursueresearchorientedcareersinscience.ManystudentswhopursuethisoptionmoveintoPh.D.programselsewhere.Mostoftheothersentertheprofessionalworkforceinaresearchorientedposition.TheprimarymissionofthethesisbasedMasterofSciencedegreeistoprovidestudentswiththethinking,knowledge,andtechnicalskillstheywillneedtosucceedintheirprofessionalcareer.Themostsignificantoutcomeofourgraduateresearchprogramwillbetheabilityourstudentsdisplayininitiating,conducting,andpresentingoriginalresearchastheyprogressintheirfieldofspecialization.Agoaloftheprogramistograduatestudentswhoarecapableofbothprovidingindepthanalysisofaspecificprojectandapplyingbroadknowledgetothestudyofavarietyoftopics.


Itisrecommendedthatapplicationsforadmissionbesubmittedatleastthreeweekspriortothefirstdateformatriculation(deadlinedatesforadmissionarelistedintheofficialCollegecalendar).Internationalstudentsandotherapplicantstotheprogramrequiringstandardizedtestscoresshouldcompletetheseexaminationsatleasteightweekspriortomatriculation.InternationalstudentsmustsubmitadditionaldocumentsasrequiredbytheInternationalEducationCenter.

Contact: JudithSa nders judith.sa nders@gcsu .edu

GeorgiaCollege

http://www.gcsu.edu/acad_affairs/coll_artsci/bioenv_sci/

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SchoolofPsychology DegreesOffered: PhD

TheSchoolofPsychologytrainsresearchersforemploymentinacademic,industrial,andgovernmentsettingsandawardsdoctorate(PhD)degreesinfourprograms:Engineeringpsychology,Experimentalpsychology,Industrial/Organizationalpsychology(I/O)andQuantitativepsychology.

Thegraduatecurriculuminallfourprogramsshareacorecurriculumingeneralpsychologyandquantitativemethods.Moststudentsrequirethreecalendaryearstocompletecourserequirementsandthesisforthemaster'sdegree.Thedoctoralprogramconsistsofadditionalcoursework,programsofindividualstudy,andresearchculminatinginthedissertation.Moststudentsenteringtheprogramwithabachelor'sdegreerequireatleastfiveyearstocompleteadoctoraldegree.

ApplicationDeadlines:January1stofeachyear

Contact: [email protected]

GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology

http://www.psychology.gatech.edu/

DepartmentofBiology DegreesOffered: MS

Ecology,Evolution,andBehavior

TheEcology,Evolution,andBehavior(EEB)groupofferstraininginthefieldsofecology,evolutionarybiology,andanimalbehavior.TheEEBgroupemploysthefullrangeofmodernbiologicaltechniquestoaddressquestionsthatemphasizeecologicalandbehavioralinteractionsamongorganismsandhowtheseinteractionsevolve.Specificresearchareaswithinthisdisciplinethatarerepresentedinourdepartmentincludeplantandanimalsystematics,behavioralecology,populationecology,populationandecologicalgenetics,aquaticecology,conservationbiology,physiologicalecology,lifehistoryevolution,andwildlifemanagement.Fromataxonomicperspective,theEEBresearchgroupincludesbotanists,marineinvertebratebiologists,entomologists,ichthyologists,herpetologists,ornithologists,andmammalogists

ThebiologydepartmentiscloselyaffiliatedwiththeInstituteforArthropodologyandParasitology.

TheSkidawayInstituteofOceanographyandtheUniversityofGeorgiaSkidawayExtensionarebothlocatedonehourfromcampusonSkidawayIslandinSavannah.


15Julyforfalladmissionand15N ovemberforspringadmission.However,applicationsforgraduateassistantshipsaredueby1March,andwestronglyrecommendthatapplicantstothebiologyprogramapplyby1Marchtoreceivefullconsideration.(1Octoberistheprioritydeadlineforspringadmission).

Contact: C.RayCha ndler 91 26815 6 57 c ha n dl er @g eo rg ia so ut he rn .e du

GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

http://www.bio.georgiasouthern.edu/

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ToxicologyInterdisciplinaryProgram DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

Ourgoalistoprovidestronginterdisciplinarygraduatetraining,researchandserviceprogramsintoxicology.Thisisaccomplishedbyencouragingcooperationandsharingofresourcesandfacultyindifferentcolleges,suchasEcology,AgriculturalandEnvironmentalsciences,PharmacyandVeterinaryMedicine.Acoordinatingcommitteefromamongthesecollegesdirectstheprogram.


Contact: JulieCoffield,GraduateCoordina tor 70 65425 97 9 c of fi el d@ ve t. ug a. ed u

UniversityofGeorgia

http://www.rx.uga.edu/main/home/toxi/toxi.html

Instituteof

Ecology DegreesOffered: MS,PhD

Thismastersdegreeprogramoffersstudentsanopportunitytocombineinterdisciplinarycourseworkinconservationecologyandsustainabledevelopmentwithfieldexperienceandthesisresearch. Theprogramisintendedtoprovidethetrainingnecessarytohandletheunique,multidisciplinaryproblemsintheareaofconservationandsustainabledevelopmentandtofunctionindependentlyasaresearcheranddecisionmakertoaddressproblemsofconservationandsustainabledevelopment.

Theprogramconsistsofaminimumof30hourofexclusiveofthesishours:8hoursofinterdisciplinarycoursesonprinciplesofconservationandsustainabledevelopment;two1hourissuesseminars;2hoursofintensivestudywiththemajoradvisor;electives;and,thesisresearch. Studentsareencouragedtoapplyforadmissiontoexistingappropriate

fieldcourse. Athesisorsimilarwrittenreportfromanapprovedprojectisrequired.

ThePh.D.programisaninterdisciplinaryprogramthatallowstudentstodevelopabroadbackgroundinecologyandrelateddisciplines. Thepurposeoftheprogramprovidesascholarlysettingwithinwhichacourseofstudycanbedesignedtofittheindividualgoalsofstudents. ThreecorecoursesarerequiredforthePh.D.program:ECOL8000(TopicsinModernEcology),ECOL8310(PopulationEcology),andECOL8 3 2 2(EcosystemConcepts).Studentsmayalsotakeadditionalcourseworkinorganismalandcommunityecology.Theprogramisdeliberatelydesignedtobeflexibletocomplementthestudent'sbackgroundandemphasizehisorhercareerobjectivesinecology. Majoremphasisisoncourseworkrelatedtodissertationresearch,butstudentsareexpectedtodevelopabroadbackgroundinenvironmentalscience.

AwidearrayofrelevantcoursesareofferedbytheOdumSchoolofEcologyandotherdepartments(especiallybotany,

entomology,

forest

resources,

genetics,

geology,

microbiology,

and

statistics).

Thestudentisassistedbyanadvisorycommitteeandmustproduceadissertationwhichisanoriginalcontributiontoecologicalscience.


January1

Contact: W illiamFitt,GraduateC oordina tor 70 65423 32 8 f it t@ ec ol og y. ug a. ed u

UniversityofGeorgia

http://www.ecology.uga.edu/

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ForestResources DegreesOffered: MFR,MS,PhD

TheW SFRprovidesadvancededucationand,throughresearch,extendsscientificunderstandingofforestresources.TheSchoolpromotesthedevelopmentofscientistsandprofessionalresourcemanagerscapableofsolvingnaturalresourceproblemsthroughunderstandingandapplicationofbiological,economic,environmental,social,andanalyticalprinciples.


January1toapplyforuniversityassistantships,February1toapplyforW SFRassistanships

Contact: RonaldHendrick,GraduateC oo rd in a to r 7 0 65421 38 5 r he nd ri c@ ug a. edu

UniversityofGeorgia

http://www.forestry.uga.edu/

Departmenof

Pychology DegreesOffered: PhD

TheUGADepartmentofPsychology,withintheFranklinCollegeofArtsandSciences,isanationallyrecognizeddepartmentwithawardwinningprofessorswhoarededicatedtoprovidingthehighestqualitygraduateeducationpossibletoourgraduatestudents.

TheDepartmentofPsychologyoffersgraduateprogramsleadingtotheDoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)degree.Thedepartmenthassixgraduateprograms:

AppliedPsychology,N euroscienceandBehavior(formerlyknownasBiopsychology),ClinicalPsychology,Cognitive/ExperimentalPsychology,LifeSpanDevelopmentalPsychology,SocialPsychology

TheN euroscienceandBehaviorprogram(formerlyknownasBiopsychology)attheUniversityofGeorgiaincludesappliedanimalbehavior,basicneuroscienceofthesensorysystems,behavioralneuroscience,cognitiveneuroscience,comparativecognition,primatologyandpsychopharmacology.

Facilitiesincludeafunctionalbrainimaginglaboratory,histologicallaboratory,psychophysiologicalrecordingchambers,observationroomswithvideotapeequipmentforstudyinginfants,children,andadults,sensoryelectrophysiologicalfacilities,visionresearchequipment,andhousingforavarietyofanimalspecies.

ThedepartmentalsohasaccesstotheInstituteofBehavioralResearchandtheUniversityComputerCenter.W ealsohavecooperativeagreementswithanumberofotherInstitutions.Forexample,astudentcanenrollforcourseinanyUniversitySystemschoolinthestate,orEmorywithouthavingtomatriculateandthecourseswillshowupontheUGAtranscript.W ealsohavealonghistoryofagreementstouseresearchfacilitiesattheAtlantaZoo,LaboratoryAnimal

Breeder

Services,

and

the

Yerkes

Regional

Primate

Research

Center,

among

others.ApplicationDeadlines:

December1

Contact: KeciaThomas,GraduateCoordina tor 70 65420 05 7 k th om as @u ga .e du

UniversityofGeorgia

http://www.uga.edu/psychology/

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VeterinaryMedicine DegreesOffered: MS,DVM

TheCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineoffersgraduateprogramsleadingtotheMasterofScienceandDoctorofPhilosophydegrees.Themajorareasofconcentrationincludeanatomy(M.S.only),infectiousdiseases,pathology,pharmacology,physiologyandtoxicology.N onthesisdegreeprogramsareofferedleadingtothedegreeofMasterofAvianMedicineforveterinarygraduatesdesiringspecializedtraininginthediagnosis,treatment,andpreventionofpoultrydiseasesandtothedegreeofMasterofFoodAnimalHe

programs in animal behavior feb 21 2008

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