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Ecology - Watershed Sciences - PhD

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Program Overview

Program Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits Required In Program Coursework

30-60

Total Credits Required To Earn This Credential

30-60
Completion requirement
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • Ph.D. students must pass this 1-credit course at least three times during their program of study

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
9 total credits of a demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Ecology

  • Ph.D. students must take 3 credits from at least three of the five Ecology Blocks (see below)

    • Block #5: Human Ecology

    • Block #4: Quantitative Ecology

    • Block #3: Community, Ecosystem, and Landscape Ecology

    • Block #2: Organismic, Population, and Evolutionary Ecology

    • Block #1: Biophysical 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:

    • Graduate level course work (6000 and above)

    • No more than 12 credits of 5000-5990 level courses

Completion requirement
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • Ph.D. students must pass this 1-credit course at least three times during their program of study.

9 total credits of a demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Ecology

  • Ph.D. students must take 3 credits from at least three of the five Ecology Blocks (see below)

    • Block #5: Human Ecology

    • Block #4: Quantitative Ecology

    • Block #3: Community, Ecosystem, and Landscape Ecology

    • Block #2: Organismic, Population, and Evolutionary Ecology

    • Block #1: Biophysical 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 60 credit hours (minimum)

  • Fulfilled via:

    • Graduate level course work (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 Watershed Sciences 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 (Watershed Sciences). Please use specialization code CLAD.