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Graduate
Application Information
Currently graduate work in Galveston is offered through the
Department of Marine Sciences. We
offer as Master of Marine Resources Management (MARM) degree. (www.tamug.edu/MARM/).
This is a non-thesis, professional degree designed to serve the increasing need
for professionals trained in managing coastal and ocean resources that also
possess a strong scientific background. The
program is offered on the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus, 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
stipulations that the options selected include at least one advanced science and
one advanced law/policy course.
For program and general course information,
including availability, please contact Dr.
Fred Schlemmer or Dr.
Melanie Lesko in the Department of Marine Sciences. For registration
assistance and deadlines and general graduate information, please contact
Tammy Holliday,
Assistant Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
Additional graduate work is available through the
following Departments on the main campus of Texas A&M University at College
Station: Biology:
www.bio.tamu.edu/, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences: http://wfscnet.tamu.edu,
Oceanography: http://www-ocean.tamu.edu,
and Rangeland Ecology and Management:
http://rangeweb.tamu.edu. Students enrolled in a College Station department
must complete one or two semesters in College Station for the M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees, respectively, during which time they must take nine hours per semester
of formal course work. All other
course work and research activities can be conducted in Galveston. Students working in Galveston are offered courses and
research opportunities that emphasize the estuarine and marine aspects of
biology, fisheries, chemistry, physics and geology.
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
the Galveston or College Station campus before full admission to the Graduate
Program can be considered. Also, three letters of
recommendation from individuals who are acquainted with your academic
capabilities must be submitted. Primarily
for College Station academic programs, applicants should have contacted a
faculty member and have him/her agree to serve as a sponsor or committee chair.
Applicants to Galveston should contact Dr.
Fred Schlemmer.
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 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 the thesis or dissertation.
A Graduate Catalog may be obtained by calling
979-845-8681. A Graduate Handbook
is available at the Office of
Graduate Studies website. Thanks you for your interest in our programs.
For more information, please email
Tammy Holliday at the TAMUG Office of Research and Graduate Studies, or you
can contact anyone listed on the Resources web page.
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