The FAA graduate program prepares students for productive careers in academia and the private and public sectors in aquaculture, aquatic resource management and ecology, and fisheries biology and management. The Department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (MS), Master of Aquaculture (MAq), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences offers Master of Aquaculture, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Courses related to the socio-economic aspects of aquaculture and fisheries are offered by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Coursework may also be taken for credit at Dauphin Island Sea Lab or the Gulf Coast Research Lab. Several SFAAS faculty are involved in the Auburn Group in Ecology, an interdepartmental program consisting of faculty with expertise and research interests in ecology and leading to a minor in ecology for students majoring in fisheries.