[Taxacom] MSc taxonomy

[Jeremy Bruhl]

We at the University of (newer) New England (UNE, Australia) provide a
range of options for students wanting to study systematics at
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

see http://picasaweb.google.com/jbruhl/UNESystematics# for a 4min58sec
video I produced last week for the Australian Systematic Botany Society
meeting's forum on teaching systematics.

For example we offer •	Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Ecology) (=
systematics and ecology). Besides units in systematics, there are units at
undergraduate and postgraduate coursework level that allow mini research
projects in systematics based at UNE or at a herbarium or museum, as well
as MSc and PhD by research, of course.

In Australia, I don't think there is a shortage of training options, but
there is a shortage of postdoctoral positions and continuing/tenured/real
jobs in herbaria and museums! If you don't believe me, see the video (oh,
that's me too).


Cheers
Jeremy

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Jeremy J. Bruhl
Associate Professor, Botany
Director, NCW Beadle Herbarium (NE)
     CITES Australian Reg. No. AU 015

Mail address:
Botany, University of New England,
Armidale, NSW 2351 Australia

jbruhl at une.edu.au
Voice: +61 2 6773 2429
Fax: +61 2 6773 3283

> In any one year there are two to six thesis Masters students at the
> University of Missouri St Louis working on a systematic/comparative
> anatomy botanical topic, and most are also associated with the
> Missouri Botanical Garden. I am teaching theory of systematics this
> term to eleven students and am having a great time.
>
> P.