[Taxacom] MSc taxonomy

[Alastair Culham]

Reading University offers the MSc in Plant Diversity plus four undergraduate
modules in this area (each module is equivalent to 40 contact hours)
including a final year honours module covering the writing of floras and
monographs featuring a series of plant nomenclature lectures by Dick
Brummitt.  Plant taxonomy, at least, is far from dead in the University
system!  The MSc started in 1969 and has run continuously (albeit under the
occasional change of title) since then.

Alastair  

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Dr Alastair Culham
Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics
Plant Science Laboratories
School of Biological Sciences
University of Reading
Whiteknights
Reading, RG6 6AS
U.K.

Senior Resident Tutor, Lakeside Group
Programme Director, MSc Plant Diversity
School Learning Technology Coordinator
Associate Editor, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Alan DAvid Forrest
Sent: 01 October 2008 08:08
To: Dave Roberts
Cc: m.costello at auckland.ac.nz; taxacom taxacom
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] MSc taxonomy

RBG Edinburgh offers a plant biodiversity and taxonomy course with 6 
NERC studentships attached:
See: 
http://www.rbge.org.uk/education/professional-courses/msc-in-biodiversity-an
d-taxonomy-of-plants

Dave Roberts escribió:
> 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
> --  
> 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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