EEB Curriculum
The students must choose 8 courses in addition to the Biology Core Curriculum in order to complete this Option. All students are required to take ZOOL 690. Additional 7 courses should be selected as specified in the Categories listed below. Within the Biology Core, BIOL 528 is preferred to MATH 426, however either is acceptable. Co-requisite lecture and lab courses count as one course.
Category 1. Organismic Diversity/Natural History (choose 2 courses)
BIOL 601 , Biology of Plants
MICR
706, Virology
NR 655, Vertebrate Biology
PBIO
566, Systematic Botany
PBIO
625, Introduction to Marine Botany
PBIO
721, Microscopic Algae
PBIO
722, Marine Phycology
PBIO
723, Seaweeds, Plankton and Seagrass – Summer at Shoals
PBIO
747, Aquatic Higher Plants
PBIO
752, Mycology
PBIO
761, Biodiversity: A Phytogeographic Perspective
ZOOL
510, Field Ornithology – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
518, Vertebrate Morphology
ZOOL
542, Ornithology
ZOOL
628, Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology
ZOOL
674, Field Marine Science – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
710, Ichthyology
ZOOL
712, Mammalogy
ZOOL
745, Biology and Diversity of Insects
ZOOL
753, Marine Vertebrates – Summer at Shoals
Category 2. Organismic Function (Choose 1 course).
MICR
717, Microbial Physiology
PBIO
727, Algal Physiology
PBIO
701, Plant Physiology
ZOOL
625, Principles of Animal Physiology
ZOOL
773, Physiology of Fish
Category 3. Disciplines (Choose 4 courses: Three must come from
one of the following groups (A-D), and one course can be from any of the
other groups or agreed upon with your advisor).
A. Ecology:
MICR
713, Microbial Ecology and Evolution
MICR
720, Microbes in the Marine Environment – Summer at Shoals
NR 713,
Quantitative Ecology
NR 721,
Ecology of Polluted Waters
NR 730,
Terrestrial Ecosystems
NR 745,
Forest Management
NR 765,
Community Ecology
PBIO
651, Plant Pathology
PBIO
726, Integrated Pest Management
PBIO
761, Biodiversity: A Phytogeographic Perspective
MICR
707, Marine Microbiology
ZOOL
675, Field Marine Biology and Ecology – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
708, Stream Ecology
ZOOL
711, Zooplankton Ecology
ZOOL
714, Ecology of Animal Behavior – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL/PBIO
717, Biology of Lakes
ZOOL/PBIO
719, Field Studies in Lake Biology
ZOOL/PBIO
725, Marine Ecology
ZOOL
751, Research in Marine Biology – Summer at Shoals
B. Conservation Biology:
NR 650,
Principles of Conservation Biology
NR 660,
Ecology and Biogeography of New Zealand
NR 661,
Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Management in New Zealand
NR 710,
Endangered Species Seminar
NR 737,
Wildlife Population Dynamics
ZOOL 545,
Tropical Ecology – Winter break only
ZOOL 665, Conservation Genetics
ZOOL
701, Conservation Biology
ZOOL/GEN
705, Population Genetics
C. Evolution:
ESCI
652, Paleontology
PBIO/GEN
753, Cytogenetics
PBIO
612, Plant Genetics and Reproduction
PBIO
772, Evolutionary Genetics of Plants
ZOOL/GEN
705, Population Genetics
ZOOL/GEN
715, Molecular Evolution
ZOOL/GEN
723, Quantitative Genetics
ZOOL
740, Introduction to Biogeography
D. Behavior:
PSYC
512, Psychology of Primates
PSYC
521, Behavior Analysis
PSYC
531, Psychobiology
PSYC
721, Experimental Analysis of Behavior
PSYC
732, Evolution and Behavior
ZOOL
713, Animal Behavior
ZOOL
733, Behavioral Ecology
ZOOL
777, Neurobiology and Behavior
ZOOL
714, The Ecology of Animal Behavior – Summer at Shoals
Effective: March, 2006
