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M.Sc Program in Wildlife Biology & Conservation
The unique features of this Course are:
* Support from several leading research institutions.
* An Advisory Board and an Academic Committee of internationally renowned scientists and conservationists.
* Faculty of established scientists and practitioners in wildlife conservation, drawn from insts. worldwide.
* Course location at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, a premier research institution.
* A syllabus that covers biological, socio-economic, legal and governance issues in conservation.
* Rigorous selection of students through a written test and interview.
* Fellowships to cover fees, course materials and living expenses.
**Who can apply?
Indian nationals who have either completed or are in the final year of Bachelor degree, in any field other than fine arts and languages, with at least 50% marks in core subjects.
**More details?
Visit: www.wcsindia.org/wnew.htm
E-mail: msc@wcsindia.org
**How to apply?
In the prescribed format, by ordinary, registered or speed-post to:
Dr.Ajith Kumar,
National Centre for Biological Sciences,
Post Box 6501,
G. K. V. K Campus, Hebbal,
Bangalore 560 065.
Last Date: 16 January 2004
Partner Institutions
Wildlife Conservation Society, New York
www.wcs.org *
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
www.manipal.edu *
Nation Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
www.ncbs.res.in *
Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore
www.wcsindia.org *
National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore
www.iisc.ernet.in/nias *
Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore
www.ncf-india.org *
Board of Advisors
Dr. John Robinson, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA *
Dr. George Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Director, Asia Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA *
Prof. Roddam Narasimha, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India *
Dr. K.VijayRaghavan, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India *
Mr.Shyam Sundar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Retd), Bangalore, India *
Dr. K.S. Bawa, University of Massachusetts, USA *
Dr. Tom Struhsaker, Duke University, USA *
Dr. James D. Nichols, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USA *
Dr. Barry Noon, Colorado State University, USA *
Dr. Asad R. Rahmani, Director, Bombay Natural History Society *
Mr. Ravi Singh, Chief Executive Officer, WWF-India *
Prof. J.S.Singh, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University *
Mr. Raj Nooyi, Amsoft Corp, USA *
Dr. Eleanor Stirling, American Museum of Natural History, USA *
Dr. K.Ullas Karanth, Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore, India *
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