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Apply! UC Santa Cruz Graduate Program in Coastal Science and Policy, California (Funded)
Deadline: December 3, 2018.
The Graduate Program in Coastal Science and Policy prepares future leaders to solve current and emerging challenges to coastal sustainability.
The program offers coursework that emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship, project-based study, and developing practical solutions to real-world problems. The intensive academics, real-world experience, and engagement with institutional partners limits the capacity of the Masters program to ten incoming students each year. Small cohorts, along with need-based financial aid, will allow for students to forge relationships with faculty, professionals, and practitioners in the field. The program focuses on practical training to provide integrated solutions to social and ecological challenges via four interconnected nodes that leverage UCSC’s existing leadership in coastal sustainability:
• Conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecosystem processes, and ensuring human well-being
• Mitigating hazards to nature and society; fostering societal adaptation
• Maintaining security of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial food and energy systems
• Advancing innovative economic and financial models in business and industry
The two-year program is comprised of a year of coursework, a summer internship, and a second year dedicated to a capstone project. For the first three quarters of the program (Fall, Winter, Spring), all students will undertake a suite of 6 core courses of 5 units each. In the summer of their first year, all students will participate in an applied internship. The second year will be focused on the completion of the capstone project. Students take 3 electives for the purpose of bolstering identified gaps in disciplinary training. (eg, economics, politics, social science, natural science). The unit requirement for the MS degree is 95 units (30 units of core courses, 15 units of elective courses, 5 units internship, 30 units capstone project, 15 capstone seminar units).
Exceptional investment in CSP students includes:
• Need-based financial support for one to two years covers full tuition and living stipend
• Small cohorts to facilitate ample time with mentors and professors
• Intensive co-mentoring by program faculty and institutional partners
• Career development staff and resources
This new program will select the best 10 candidates from anywhere in the world.
Students admitted to the Master of Science in Coastal Science and Policy come from a diverse array of backgrounds. The program is interested in students with demonstrated experiences in and a passion for sustainability sciences, economics, and policy. Most will have completed a bachelor’s degree at a four-year university in a field relevant to coastal sustainability. Relevant fields are diverse and include biology, conservation science, earth sciences, chemistry, oceanography, environmental studies, social sciences, economics, human ecology, political science, sociology, engineering, and interdisciplinary programs. Specific additional requirements prior to admission include at least one course in statistics, as well as coursework in at least two of three emphasis areas: biological sciences, physical sciences, and the social sciences, including policy and economics. Students from underrepresented and diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
How to apply
Your application for graduate study at UC Santa Cruz must be completed and submitted through our online application.
For prospective students, application packages submitted online will include:
- Coastal Science & Policy statement of purpose
- Personal history statement
- Statement of Financial need (optional)
- Resume/CV
- College transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- Writing samples (1-4)
To Begin: Go to https://gradapp.ucsc.edu/ and click “Start New Application.”Choose “Coastal Science and Policy MS” Program to begin the application process.
Specific instructions for each component of the application package are provided in the application portal.
- CSP applicants do not submit GRE scores.
- CSP students are supported by individual fellowships and are not eligible for other forms of financial support from the university. If you would like to be considered for CSP fellowships, please upload a one-page Statement of Financial need letter. In addition, for domestic students, we encourage you to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). International students are encouraged to complete and upload the Affidavit of Student Support.
- On the Financial Support page, applicants need to identify other fellowships or scholarships for which you have applied or that you have been awarded.
- CSP students are supported by individual fellowships and not eligible for diversity fellowships from the university. Select the “section not applicable” link on the Diversity Fellowships page.
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