Academic program for a PhD1 student in the MESAS IGERT program
In addition to the MESAS program, students will fulfill the requirements of their degree program in one of the following: Anthropology, Fisheries, Marine Biology, Natural Resources and Sustainability, Oceanography or Interdisciplinary Studies.
Year 1 (IGERT fellowship support)
- August preceding Fall semester
- Social, Oceanographic and Ecological Perspectives (SOEP) in Marine Ecosystems 2 (ANTH/FISH/MSL/NRM 693) (3 cr)
- Fall semester
- Fall retreat
- Marine Ecosystems2 (MSL 652) (3 cr)
- Regional sustainability course (3 cr) – take one of the following:
- Human Dimensions of Marine Systems (FISH 411, offered Fall)
or - Management of Renewable Marine Resources (FISH 640, offered Spring)
or - Regional Sustainability (BIOL/ANTH/ECON/NRM 647, offered Fall)
- Human Dimensions of Marine Systems (FISH 411, offered Fall)
- 3-4 credit course in statistical methods2
- Mentor/tutor Native/rural Alaskan undergraduate student (all year)
- Spring semester
- Innovative Approaches to Marine Ecosystems2 (ANTH/FISH/MSL/NRM 692) (1 cr)
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge2 (CCS 612) (3 cr)
- Arrange internship
- Summer
Year 2 (TA support3)
- Fall retreat
- Serve as teaching assistant3
- Classes at the discretion of the graduate committee, must include Innovative Approaches to Marine Ecosystems2 (ANTH/FISH/MSL/NRM 692) seminar
- Develop research plan and initiate dissertation research
- Invite and sponsor Invited Scholars
Year 3 (IGERT fellowship support)
- Fall retreat
- Classes at the discretion of the graduate committee, must include Innovative Approaches to Marine Ecosystems2 (ANTH/FISH/MSL/NRM 692) seminar
- Mentor Native/rural Alaskan undergraduate student
- Invite and sponsor Invited Scholars
- Conduct dissertation research
Years 4 and 5 (Fellowship, RA or TA support)
- Fall retreat
- Classes at the discretion of the graduate committee, must include Innovative Approaches to Marine Ecosystems2 (ANTH/FISH/MSL/NRM 692) seminar
- Mentor Native/rural Alaskan undergraduate student (encouraged but not required)
- Invite and sponsor Invited Scholars
- Conduct research and complete dissertation
1MS students may take MESAS courses as part of their degree program in a MESAS affiliated department.
2Required Courses. MESAS students are required to take these designated courses. Course requirements are designed so that they may be completed within a single year on campus (Juneau or Fairbanks) with participation in later years possible via distance delivery.
3One year support must be guaranteed by home department. TA could be replaced with RA or fellowship or other funding mutually agreeable to student, mentor, and MESAS.