Current Students

Current and Upcoming Course Information

SIO286 - Kathryn Mengerink:  Proposed Environmental Law & Policy (Spring 2008)
Monday:  12:00 - 2:00; 4500 Hubbs Hall

SIO295/295L- Jeremy Jackson: Introduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (Summer 2008)
Meets daily beginning at 9:00 a.m. June 30, 2008 - September 5, 2008
Orientation is required for all students June 25, 26 & 27, 2008

SIO296  - Dick Norris and Rotating Faculty: IGERT FORUM

Student Resources
Some useful website for reference and research during and post summer course (communications, economics, policy and law) 

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CMBC Required and Recommended Courses for MAS & PhD Students

Required courses
SIO 295/295L(Required): Introduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (15 units SUMMER)
SIO286 (Required) Marine Science, Economics, Law and Policy (4 units F & W) 
SIO296(Required PhD only): Special Topics/IGERT Forum - discussion for PhD Students (2 units F/W/S every other week)
MBC296(Required for MAS only): Special Topics/MAS Forum - discussion for MAS Students (2 units F)
SIO 209 (Required):  Global Change, Marine Ecosystems and Conservation Policy Seminar (1 unit S)
Course Descriptions

Recommended courses
SIO209: Ecology Seminar (1 unit F/W/S) SIO297: Marine Biology Seminar (1 unit F/W/S)
SIO110:  Introduction to GIS for Environmental Scientists
HIGR237/SIO201: Topics in the History of Ocean Sciences
ECON145: Economics of Ocean Resources
ECON100A & B - Microeconomics (Groves)

Other electives
IR/PS 457: Policy Analysis and the Environment
IR/PS 453:  Sustainable Development
 


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Special lecture & event announcements

At SIO

Ecology Seminar
Environmental Science and Policy Seminar
Marine Biology Seminar
Special Presentations

UCSD

Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Seminars
Economics Department Seminars

Other locations

San Diego Coral/Tropical Biology Club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
contact: Rebecca Vega Thurber, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at SDSU for details

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Fellowship and Small Grant opportunities

Fellowships
Link to various fellowships and funding opportunities for graduate students at UCSD

Branco Weiss Interdisciplinary Science Fellowship 

Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program 

CALFED Science Fellows Program (DUE JUNE 6)

California Sea Grant - Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics Fellowship

California Sea Grant - State Marine Policy Fellow Program

International Women's Fishing Association - Scholarship

International Society for Reef Studies - graduate fellowship

National Estuarine Research Fellowship

National Estuarine Research Reserve System- Social Science work at the reserves (Masters and Doctoral students)

National Geographic Society - Multidisciplinary Research Grants

National Parks Service- California Mediterranean Research Learning Center Fellowship (CMRLC)

NOAA Educational Partnership Program - Graduate Science Program

National Science Foundation (for Postdocs) - Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants

Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation - Environmental Improvement Fellowship

Social Science Research Council - Predissertation summer research support (interdisciplinary topics)

WWF Kathryn Fuller Fellowships - Global Biodiversity Conservation  

Small Grants
IICAS - Graduate Research Travel Grants

Conchologists of America  - Field or lab research on molluscan or fossil mollusks

PADI Foundation - Underwater science or education projects

 

Student Activities & Groups

Environmental Science and Policy: A cross-disciplinary student intiative to promote integration of student research into the policy process. This group coordinate SIO209.

UCSD Graduate Student Association

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Links for new students

Academic calendar

Graduate student discussion forum/wikisite: http://ucsdgrads.wikidot.com

Calendars, events, finances for students - Triton Link.

Triton Link: Schedule of Classes

Academic Computing Services for Students -For webmail, printing, software and assistance.

Career Services for Graduate Students

 One stop for graduate student programming and events, resources for housing, funding and more.

 

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Interdisciplinary Projects

CMBC MAS and PhD students work together on interdisciplinary projects.