[Taxacom] MSc taxonomy

[Dave Roberts]

Dear Mark

the NHM and Imperial College in London offer an MSc course in taxonomy.

See http://bit.ly/nhm_course for details.

Cheers,  Dave
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On 1 Oct 2008, at 05:16, Mark Costello wrote:

> Dear Taxacom readers,
>
>
>
> It is difficult or impossible to teach taxonomy as part of  
> undergraduate
> degrees nowadays. Courses I know off are usually days to weeks.  
> However, I
> believe MSc options would be possible, with a mix coursework  
> (including
> practical) providing a breadth of knowledge, followed by a research  
> project
> doing taxonomy. They may focus on agricultural/marine/freshwater/ 
> insect etc.
>
>
> Are there any such courses around?
>
>
>
> Best wishes
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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Dr D.McL. Roberts,        Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5086
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy Project,
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