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    SWS 6950: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    IN SOIL, WATER, AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES

     

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    Instructor:

    Matt Whiles
    Professor,
    Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology
    (352) 294-3151
    mwhiles@ufl.edu

    About the Course

    This course serves as a professional development component to graduate coursework in soil and water sciences and related fields. Topics include common skills and challenges in academia and professional employment. This course is available to both M.S. and Ph.D. students.

    Credits: 2
    Semesters Offered: Summer

    Prerequisites: None
    Textbook: None, required readings available online

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    Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    2181 McCarty Hall A, PO Box 110290, Gainesville, FL 32611-0290
    (352) 294-3151

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