PhD in Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
A Ph.D. degree is offered in Forest Resources with emphasis in Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Mississippi State University.
Duration
5 years
Starting Date
January, August
Tuition Fee
$ 26,580/year
Location
Starkville, United States
About the program
The Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture program from Mississippi State University requires a comprehensive written diagnostic examination, one graduate level statistics course, variable hours of course work (determined by graduate committee), oral and written comprehensive preliminary examinations, a dissertation and oral defense of dissertation.
Graduate students are funded primarily through assistantships recruited through extramurally funded projects sponsored by federal and state agencies, industry, non-governmental organizations, institutions, foundations, and international interests. Limited teaching assistantships may be available annually. Acceptance to graduate program in Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture is often linked to a funded project and acquisition of stipends associated with these projects is competitive. For more specific information on research opportunities, perspective graduate students should contact professors in the department who are conducting research compatible with their interests.
Courses Included
- Animal Behavior
- Fisheries Science
- Fish Physiology
- Principles and Practices of Aquaculture
- Wildlife Plant Identification
- Limnology
- Application of Spatial Technologies to Wildlife and Fisheries Management