[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.