On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the Master, I am pleased to inform that a new Master on Large Marine Vertebrates is open at University of Bologna. You can find a short description of the Master below and the link to the webpage, where you can find more details. Please feel free to contact me (annalisa.zaccaroni@unibo.it) or the tutor (master.lmvs@unibo.it) for more information. The first level Master in Large Marine Vertebrate Sciences is an International Master, held in English, specifically designed to give professionals and young graduates theoretical knowledge on a large variety of aspects of large marine vertebrate management and conservation, starting from the basics (physiology, biology, anatomy, etc.) and including also more specific competencies, like welfare, diseases and pathology, legislation concerning marine vertebrates, monitoring, management in the wild and under human care, as well as communication and scientific writing skills. The special strength of this Master Course is its practical approach, allowing the participants to get in contact with/to immerse into the current work of different entities involved in the study and management of large marine vertebrates, both in the wild and under human care, with a 20 CFU (500 hours) internship and with a mandatory, immersive field research trip with the Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) to the DCP Director's research field site on Roatan, Honduras. DCP's study site is at The Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) at Anthony's Key Resort. DCP's Director, KM Dudzinski, has been studying the bottlenose dolphins at RIMS since 2003, with several research papers detailing findings related to comparisons between wild and captive bottlenose dolphin social behavior. Both DCP and RIMS offer educational programs that focus on blending a hands-on field experience with an introduction to science and application of the scientific method. Admission requirements The Master is open to a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 students, possessing one of the following titles: a) Three-year degree achieved under the terms Decree no. 270/04 to following classes: L-13 (Biology), L-32 (Science and Technology for Environment and Nature), L-38 (Animal Husbandry) or first cycle degree in an equivalent disciplinary area, achieved under the previous terms (DM 509/99 and to the old title); b) Master degree achieved under the terms Decree no. 270/04 to following classes: LM-6 (Biology), LM-42 (Veterinary Medicine) or second cycle, single cycle degree/Combined Bachelor and Master degree in an equivalent disciplinary area, achieved under the previous terms (DM 509/99 and to the old title); c) Any other foreign degree equivalent to one of the above listed requirements. Following a positive evaluation by the Admission Board, candidates with Master degrees not listed above may also be admitted to the selection process, provided they are in possession of a curriculum vitae et studiorum proving to have competencies qualifying for this Master program. Teaching topics: The Master program is a 18 months program, dedicated to lectures from January to September plus a second period dedicated to the internship. Teaching will be by international experts and will be given partly at University of Bologna and partly at University of Calabria. Cost 5500 euros. The fee includes lodging and board costs for the immersive field trip to Roatan with DCP. The only cost related to the field trip that is to be covered by the students independently of the Master is the air flight to Roatan, Honduras. For more information, please visit the Master description page: https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/master/2020-2021/large-marine-vertebrates-... and the Master web page: https://master.unibo.it/large-marine-vertebrates-sciences Dr. Annalisa Zaccaroni European Registered Toxicologist Dept. Veterinary Medical Sciences University of Bologna Viale Vespucci 2 Cesenatico (FC) 47042 tel. +39 0547 338944 Mobile +39 347 5951709 Skype: lizac13 annalisa.zaccaroni@unibo.it<mailto:annalisa.zaccaroni@unibo.it> Dr. Annalisa Zaccaroni European Registered Toxicologist Dept. Veterinary Medical Sciences University of Bologna Viale Vespucci 2 Cesenatico (FC) 47042 tel. +39 0547 338944 Mobile +39 347 5951709 Skype: lizac13 annalisa.zaccaroni@unibo.it<mailto:annalisa.zaccaroni@unibo.it> https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/annalisa.zaccaroni www.marlaboratory.org<http://www.marlaboratory.org/>