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Graduate Application Information
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Catalog/Handbook The Marine Sciences Program in the Department of Oceanography is developing a new Masters in Marine Resources Management. This non-thesis Master’s degree is designed to serve the increasing need for professionals trained in managing coastal and ocean resources who also possess a strong scientific background. The program will be offered at Texas A&M University at Galveston, drawing on TAMUG’s extensive faculty resources in the departments of Marine Sciences, Maritime Administration, Marine Transportation, the Center of Texas Beaches and Shores and the Center for Ports and Waterways. The program consists of a core set of science, management and environmental law/policy courses. Students will be required to take an additional 12 hours of option courses, with the stipulation that the options selected include at least one advanced science and on advanced law/policy course. For program information and general course information, including availability, please contact Dr. Melanie Lesko. For an application form, registration deadlines and general graduate information, please contact Dr. Dave Wentling. For registration assistance, please contact Dr. Donna Lang. To apply for graduate school, you will need to submit a completed Graduate application, two official transcripts of all college work and your Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. These items must be on file in the appropriate department of College Station before full admission to the Graduate Program can be considered. A combined (quantitative and verbal) of 1100 or greater on the GRE and a grade point ratio greater than 3.0 on a 4.0 system will enhance your probabilities of being admitted. Also, three letters of recommendation from individuals who are acquainted with your academic capabilities must be submitted. Applicants should have contacted a faculty member and have him/her agree to serve as a sponsor or committee chair. A list of Galveston’s Graduate Student Faculty and their research interests is attached. Presently, financial support for graduate students in Galveston is limited to research and teaching assistantships. The teaching assistantships usually involve instructing in undergraduate labs. Research assistantships are awarded to those qualified students who have a particular interest in areas under investigation. Our research strengths in marine biology are in zooplankton, benthic biology mariculture, estuarine ecology, ichthyology, animal behavior, marine microbiology, marine mammology, and comparative physiology of invertebrates. In the marine sciences, our strengths are in environmental chemistry, radionuclides, sedimentology, and biogeochemistry. In many cases, the student is able to use data gathered in such research projects for a thesis or dissertation.
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Graduate Catalog may be obtained by calling 979-845-8681. A Graduate Handbook is available at the
Office
of Graduate Studies website. Thank you for your interest in our
programs.
For more information, please email Dave
Wentling at the TAMUG Office of Research and Graduate Studies, or you can contact
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