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Raven0us
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Degree in Mycology?
#9016888 - 10/02/08 02:24 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm curious as to if anyone in here has a degree, or took classes in, Mycology. Also what sort of pre-requisites one would need to attain a degree in mycology. Also what I mostly found is classified as "medical" mycology. If anyone has any ideas, good schools to go to for it, etc please feel free to post it here.
thanks!!!
edit: oops i didn't see this when i searched before for some reason http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/8957692 sorry for the repost, but comments/ideas are still welcome
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Edited by Raven0us (10/02/08 02:40 AM)
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Mr.gym
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: Raven0us]
#9057281 - 10/10/08 05:02 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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*BUMP*
I also would like to know where you would be able to get a degree in Mycology and how you could use it in a career.
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rugergirl79
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: Mr.gym]
#9057296 - 10/10/08 05:15 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Duke university in North Carolina offers a ph.d program in mycology. http://www.duke.edu/search/?q=mycology
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MushmanTheManic
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: Raven0us]
#9058485 - 10/10/08 11:55 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Few (if any?) undergraduate universities offer a degree in mycology, but many do have mycology classes or at least classes that cover similar material. If you're a biology student, you could probably do some research in mycology as an undergrad.
I imagine you'd first have to get a bachelors of science in biology and then a medical mycology degree from a graduate school.
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asci
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Oregon State University has a great mycology/ forest ecology graduate program.
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MycoAu
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: asci]
#9070643 - 10/13/08 11:27 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Are there any online courses/degrees available online in mycology?
I don't care to travel that much in order to pursue a degree in mycology just yet. However, I'm probably going to pick up school again soon (for personal interest reasons, not furthering a particular career) and would like to pursue mycology or microbiology, respectively, as my preferences.
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UrbanFungi
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: MycoAu]
#9081329 - 10/15/08 12:57 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Plant pathology is a good undergrad degree if you want to pursue mycology as a graduate.
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ScavengerType


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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: UrbanFungi]
#9089309 - 10/16/08 10:42 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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usually you minor in mycology to pay for the rest of school. I suspect you could learn more (of what you want) in this profession reading on your own and opening a serious mushroom farm while studying on your own time in the lab you have created. I'm sure you could learn from a master and accelerate your education by going to school (not a bad time for it in the US if you can afford it).
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Edited by ScavengerType (10/16/08 10:42 PM)
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StonyPeach
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This is a great post! I am a student in college right now and am now considering working my way towards a graduate degree in mycology and possibly a future career as well.
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Plasmid
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: StonyPeach]
#9465643 - 12/20/08 04:17 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't think that most universities would offer undergraduate degrees with majors in mycology. As far as I remember, the last time I searched, I found one university that offered a major or minor in mycology.
The university I attended, for example, merely offered one class in mycology.
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StonyPeach
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: Plasmid]
#9465996 - 12/20/08 08:14 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've already done all the research... the University I am attending offers courses in mycology and a major in microbiology, and then Colorado State University offers a graduate program in mycology. Woo hoo! Lol
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: StonyPeach]
#9466987 - 12/20/08 12:56 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think U of Alberta and a french language university in Quebec have advanced myc programs in Canada. Not many though here either.
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: Raven0us]
#9473048 - 12/21/08 02:10 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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rutgers university cook campus
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rungi
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: cateyes]
#9473869 - 12/21/08 05:09 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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unless you are paid, I would recommend against attending a university. You can teach yourself more. Universities are a joke. A certain failure is built in and mandatory for them to exist. They are mostly funded by companies not interested in science but in the manipulation of science. Only very few ever succeed. Often, but not always, the most competitive assholes. Don't waste your time drop out. Invest in a flow hood, pressure cooker, and microscope. Communicate with other mycologist if they are not open or overly egotistical fuck em. This is the equipment a mycologist needs. The field of mycology is wide open. Degree don't mean shit. That is my opinion.
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solumvita
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: rungi]
#9476247 - 12/22/08 01:40 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I disagree that degrees do not mean anything, but unfortunately you will struggle to find an undergrad degree in mycology, for a number of reasons.
perceived lack of return for the university as above post, lack of interest in subject at that level hence fewer students, etc. Also real mycologists are not made they are born, you need to have a passion and a strong desire to work with fungi. That is probably the main reason for lack of undergrad degrees in mycology. Only once you have been through the background in basic biological science can you really know if you want to work with fungi or not.
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StonyPeach
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: rungi]
#9482194 - 12/23/08 08:44 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
rungi said: unless you are paid, I would recommend against attending a university. You can teach yourself more. Universities are a joke. A certain failure is built in and mandatory for them to exist. They are mostly funded by companies not interested in science but in the manipulation of science. Only very few ever succeed. Often, but not always, the most competitive assholes. Don't waste your time drop out. Invest in a flow hood, pressure cooker, and microscope. Communicate with other mycologist if they are not open or overly egotistical fuck em. This is the equipment a mycologist needs. The field of mycology is wide open. Degree don't mean shit. That is my opinion.
Considering I am attending one of the most prestigous public universities in the country for next to nothing, I would have to disagree with you here and stay in college... Lol. Yes, weed-out classes at universities such as organic chemistry and calc one designed to literally "weed-out" those who don't have what it takes for that profession are unnecissary, but try teaching those to yourself. Good luck. I'll take the college professor + TA + books + study groups over myself and a microscope when it comes to learning calculus, lol.
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RogerRabbit
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: StonyPeach]
#9486585 - 12/23/08 11:22 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Mycology is a much larger field than just mushroom growing, so a university degree can be a door opener.
However, I'm in the process of setting up a commercial mushroom farm, and when I get to the point of needing employees besides labor to pick and package fruits, drive forklifts, etc., I'd give preference to someone I know from here that can actually grow, diagnose contaminants, etc., over just a degree. RR
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StonyPeach
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True but who goes to college and majors in mycology just for the degree?!???  As everyone on here has come to realize there is no "partial interest" in mycology, its either you love 'em and go all out or you are ignorant as to what you are missing out on :]
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Elixier
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: StonyPeach]
#9487187 - 12/24/08 02:10 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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RogerRabbit, how did you come to know so much about mycology. You have such a vast amount of knowledge, but I don't know any background on you. I've heard you've been to 32 different countries, worked with Stamets in the early days, and you also want to start a mushroom farm. Maybe this should be a seperate thread but what got you into mycology, and what paths did you travel to get where you are at now? Did you ever graduate college and if so what did you major in? I want to pick your brain.
As for mycology classes I found a couple at my university and I may try to talk to the professor about him waiving the pre reqs. to let me in the class. I will just tell him I have some experience with dung loving fungi and not get into the details.
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Re: Degree in Mycology? [Re: rungi]
#9487773 - 12/24/08 06:07 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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rungi said: unless you are paid, I would recommend against attending a university. You can teach yourself more. Universities are a joke.
I think you've just given an EXCELLENT reason for attending a university.
I agree that education is largely self-education, so university or not, you can teach yourself enough to become a chemist, microbiologist or mycologist. However, nobody will take you seriously and hire you as a chemist or whatnot unless you actually have a degree from a university. Thus, you can still go to university, teach yourself more than the university would teach you which should lead you to get high grades and thus a scholarship, get your degree and be taken seriously.
That is to say, you have two options: 1) Learn enough mycology to be a top notch mycologist but not attend university and thus not earn recognition for your knowledge. 2) Learn enough mycology to be a top notch mycologist, which means keeping yourself at the top of your classes which entitles you to a scholarship, go to university for free and earn the degree for your knowledge.
The second option is by far the better option. I don't see how anyone in this day and age can think that it is even remotely beneficial not to attend university.
Then again, I'm from one of those dirty "socialist" states where tuition could reasonably be paid off with a part time job.
Your advice was just stupid to begin with. If you want a career as a scientist, you basically have to attend university. Unless you have a few million dollars kicking around with which to invest and demonstrate scientific know-how and innovation without a university degree, the simple fact is that nobody would take you seriously.
If you're just looking into getting into mycology for fun, then sure, you don't need to go to university.
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