Overview

Program Mission

The Aquatic Resources and Integrative Biology program from Texas State University emphasizes original research (including basic and applied) to provide depth and breadth of knowledge in aquatic resources and related disciplines, from the watershed and ecosystem scale down to the population, organismal and microbial scale. Students are engaged in a collaborative research environment among students, faculty, natural resource agencies, nonprofit organizations, and public and private interests. The curriculum stresses active roles for students in intellectual exchange with faculty and peers and in the critique of published research. The program prepares students to identify and solve complex problems relevant to the sustainable use of aquatic resources and ecosystems.

Career Options

The program facilitates the entry of its students into the professional community of scholars and natural resource practitioners in a manner emphasizing the completion, presentation, and publication of original, creative research. Among graduating doctoral students, approximately 60% go to academia, 15% to federal/state agencies, 15% to the public sector, and 10% to the private sector.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seminar in Aquatic Resources

Research (Taken three times)

Statistics and Experimental Design

Collaborative Research

Natural History and Conservation of Large Mammals
Evolutionary Ecology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

61 SCH

91 hours (for applicants with bachelor's degree only)

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Marcos, United States

Disciplines

Biology Hydrology & Water Management Biochemistry View 93 other PhDs in Biochemistry in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
master's degree in biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, or a related natural science field from a regionally accredited university
a copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted
minimum 3.25 GPA in all completed graduate course work

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16380 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16380 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9000 USD / year

≈ 9000 USD / year

Living costs

San Marcos

United States

921 - 1707 USD / month

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Program Mission

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Programme Structure

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