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Dauphin Island Sea Lab offers diverse opportunities for graduate study in the marine sciences, focusing on the oceanography and ecology of estuaries and near-coastal communities and ecosystems. While the DISL serves as the focal point of graduate education in marine science in the state, it is not a degree-granting institution, and graduate degrees are offered though nine of the twenty-one DISL Member Schools.
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Students should explore the strengths of each program to determine which program is best suited to their interests. Interested students are encouraged to contact individual DISL faculty members, the DISL registrar or specific campuses to learn more about our programs and to obtain guidance in selecting a faculty mentor and the appropriate graduate program. The Graduate Program at the DISL is carried out year-round, with most courses being offered during the academic year although some graduate courses may be taken during the DISL Summer Program. |
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Resident faculty offer a diverse curriculum in which numerous 'core courses' are taught annually while most advanced courses are offered on an alternate year schedule. Althugh the academic requirements of the different member schools vary, students from any program may obtain all the required marine courses at the DISL.
Currently, approximately 50 graduate students are in residence at the DISL on a year-round basis. Students generally undertake many of their formal course requirements during the first three semesters of study, at which time they are also developing their thesis prospectus and initiating their research. Student funding opportunities at the DISL are excellent, and we have typically been able to fully support 95% of our students with a combination of university fellowships, DISL fellowships and teaching assistantships and extramurally-supported research assistantships.
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In addition to stipend support, the DISL provides significant support for students to carry out their thesis research (e.g. vessel and vehicle use, materials & supplies, and analytical support) and to travel to regional and national meetings. In addition, there are a limited number of low-cost housing options that are available on the DISL campus to graduate students.
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| University Programs Chair, Dr. John Valentine |
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(251) 861-2256 |
| University Programs Registrar, Sally Brennan |
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(251) 861-2256 |
| Comptroller, David England |
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(251) 861-7510 |
| Business Manager, Georgia Mallon |
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(251) 861-7512 |
| Information Technology, Melissa Mills |
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(251) 861-7521 |
| Library, Dennis Patronas |
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(251) 861-7517 |
| Bursar, Daphne Wood |
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(251) 861-7562 |
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab reserves the right to make changes as required in course offerings, curricula, academic policies, and other rules and regulation affecting students, to be effective whenever determined by DISL. Interpretations of these policies will be made by the appropriate DISL authorities, keeping in mind the interests of the students and DISL. Enrollment of all students is subject to these conditions.
MESC/Dauphin Island Sea Lab provides equal opportunity to, and is open and accessible to, all qualified students, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex or qualified handicap/disability with respect to all of its programs and activities.
Disabled students will be provided "reasonable accommodations" when they have identified themselves and validated their special need(s). Complete confidentiality is maintained unless authorization for release of information has been given in regards to disability. |
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