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Ecology - Biology - MS

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Program Overview

Program Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits Required In Program Coursework

30

Total Credits Required To Earn This Credential

30
Completion requirement

The Ecology M.S. degree requires a research thesis (M.S. Plan A Thesis) and a minimum of 30 credits.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND

M.S. students must pass one of these 1-credit courses at least two times during their program of study.

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Students must complete 6 total credits of a demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Ecology. M.S. students must take 3 credits from at least two of the five Ecology Blocks:

Complete 3 credits form 2 of the following blocks:

• Block #1: Biophysical Ecology
• Block #2: Organismic, Population, and Evolutionary Ecology
• Block #3: Community, Ecosystem, and Landscape Ecology
• Block #4: Quantitative Ecology
• Block #5: Human Ecology

Students are advised to discuss course options with their Graduate Program Coordinator to fulfill block requirements. For a list of courses qualifying under these blocks, please visit our website.

Remaining credits to reach 30 credit hours (minimum) fulfilled via:

Complete remaining credits with the following:

• Graduate level coursework (6000 and above)
• No more than 12 credits of 5000-5990 level courses

Optional Climate Adaptation Science Specialization:

Ecology majors who are housed in the Department of Biology have the option of adding a specialization in Climate Adaptation Science to appear on their transcript upon completion. To opt for this specialization, students must declare this to their home department (Biology). Please use specialization code CLAD.