Ecology: Marine Ecology emphasis

Type of degree: M.S.

Brief overview of program: Now celebrating its 40th year, the UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology (GGE) is the largest and most comprehensive ecology graduate training group of its kind. Offering unparalleled diversity and depth in course work and research opportunities, the group is recognized as a center for academic and training excellence. The group's diverse and dynamic collection of 200 students and 125 faculty come from 24 different departments/ units on campus. Offering both Master's and Ph.D. degrees, the Graduate Group is organized into nine areas of emphasis that include both basic and applied ecology. The GGE defines ecology broadly to span scales from genes to landscapes and explicitly includes human ecology and policy. GGE members become the professionals best trained to protect our natural resources. They strive to develop basic ecological theory as well as work with resource management agencies to help solve ecological problems. US News and World Report ranked UC Davis as first in the nation for graduate programs in ecology/evolutionary biology! See the US News site for details. The National Research Council, ranking graduate programs in Ecology and Evolution, placed UC Davis in the top 5, nationally. The ISI ranks schools and colleges in terms of research productivity. UC Davis is the top ranked ecology program in the world. Boasting over 1200 alumni, GGE graduates are continuing this tradition of excellence in over 85 universities worldwide. These institutions include more than 20 community colleges, colleges and universities in California and nearly as many international universities. GGE graduates are found on the staffs of virtually every natural resource managing agency in the federal government (Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service, Geological Survey, NOAA Fisheries, National Parks, EPA, and others), the California state government (Fish and Game, Water Resources, Air Resources, Food and Agriculture, EPA, Energy Commission, etc), private conservation organizations (Nature Conservancy, etc.) and innumerable environmental consulting and biotech companies.

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Email: schillyer@ucdavis.edu

Institution address: University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue
                             Davis,CA 95616