MSc in Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture in Mississippi State United States | Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University | Mississippi State United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 27,487
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture provides graduate programs culminating in a Master of Science degree in Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture. To earn the MS degree, students must complete 24 credit hours of coursework, which includes a statistics graduate course, along with submitting a thesis and passing an oral comprehensive exam. Additionally, the department offers a PhD in Forest Resources with specializations in wildlife, fisheries, and aquaculture. Doctoral candidates must pass a written diagnostic exam, complete a graduate statistics course, fulfill coursework requirements (as set by their advisory committee), pass both oral and written preliminary exams, produce a dissertation, and successfully defend it orally.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

The applicant for a master's degree must hold a bachelor's degree and must be sponsored by an extramurally funded research project. The applicant for the Ph.D. degree must hold a master's degree and also is usually sponsored by an extramurally funded research project. It is strongly encouraged for the applicant to personally contact a professor within the department to discuss potential research opportunities. An applicant cannot be admitted to the department until a faculty member agrees to serve as a major professor. The applicant for the master's program must have taken the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and a) have a minimum GPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate academic work, or b) have an overall undergraduate GPA above 3.00 and achieved a GPA greater than 2.75 out of 4.00 for the last 60 semesters hours of undergraduate academic work. An applicant for the Ph.D. program must have an M.S. degree, a minimum GPA of 3.20 out of 4.00 on all prior graduate studies (excluding research or thesis credits), and must have taken the general GRE. Official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work, GRE, and TOEFL or IELTS scores (if appropriate) should be sent to the Graduate School.
IELTS - 6.5 and above, TOEFL iBT - 79 and above

Tuition USD 27,487

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