Quote From pjlu:Hi Dean,
I am in Australia. James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville (Queensland, Australia) would be the university to go to for anything to do with Coral Reefs and Marine Biology in warm water areas. UTAS (University of Tasmania) is good for Cool Marine but it sounds like you are thinking of tropical(?).
From what I understand and the general Australian Good University Guide's feedback, James Cook is outstanding for this and of course, is situated near the Great Barrier Reef which (apart from being a beautiful environment and amazing marine ecosystem) makes for an amazing place to study. Try going on to
www.jcu.edu.au, (James Cook's website) and checking out what they have to offer under research for both Masters and Phd's.
Best of luck with your future studies and goals(up)
Wow!! I would love to be there, thanks for the prompt reply!
I have in fact been to the JCU website to the sections you pointed out but theres a few things i am not sure about.
Firstly (in your opinion), would it be worth doing a MFB masters first or going straight to a PhD or possibly do both in Australia?? =/
Secondly, for a PhD would i have to chose from a research title? I mean (having been told nothing about PhD's) is it not possible to say just end up with a PhD in coral reef ecology for instance?
Yours sincerly, Dean
