Ecology Graduate Courses
The following courses can be used to fulfill the requirements for a graduate degree in ecology. Detailed descriptions of courses can be found in the Graduate Bulletin under the department which offers them. Additional information can also be found at the departmental home pages. Links to the electronic version of the Graduate Bulletin and to departmental home pages are provided.
Ecology | Anthropology | Biology | Biostatistics | City and Regional Planning | Communication Studies | Economics | Environmental Sciences and Engineering | Environmental Studies | Epidemiology | Geography | Geological Sciences | Marine Sciences | Political Science | Public Policy | Sociology
Curriculum for the Environment
and Ecology
- 563 [145] Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution (3). Weiss.
- 567 [190] Ecological Analyses and Applications (3) Fall. Holt, Staff.
- 569 [199] Current Issues in Ecology (3). Staff.
- 602 Professional Development (3). K. Pfennig
- 765 [202] Field Research in Ecology (2). Staff.
- 891 [250] Special Topics in Ecology (2-4). Prerequisite, permission of instructor. Staff.
- 669 [255] Seminar in Ecology (2). Peet, Reice, White, Bruno.
- 961 [300] Research in Ecology (2 or more). Staff.
- 992 [392] Master of Science Paper (3). Staff.
- 993 [393] Master of Arts Thesis (3-6). Staff.
- 994 [394] Doctoral Dissertation (3 or more). Staff.
Anthropology
- 317 [117] Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Adaptation and Behavior (3).
- 703 [203] Evolution and Ecology (3) Fall. Staff.
- 704 [204] Evolution and Ecology (3) Spring. Staff.
- 755 [255] Seminar in Human Ecology and Population (3). Leslie.
- 766 [266] Seminar in Ethnobotany (3) Scarry.
Biology
- 350 [126] Oceanography (3). MASC Staff.
- 453 [150] Animal Societies and Communication (3). Spring. (Alternate years.) Wiley.
- 459 [195] Field Biology at Highlands Biological Station (1-4). Summer. Staff.
- 462 [146] Marine Ecology. (3). Spring. Bruno.
- 463 [147] Field Ecology (4). Spring. (Alternate years.) Reice.
- 467 [156] Evolutionary Ecology (3). Spring. (Alternate years.) Podolsky.
- 469 [151] Behavioral Ecology (3). Fall. (Alternate years.) K.Pfennig.
- 471 [132] Evolutionary Mechanisms (3). Fall. Kingsolver, D. Pfennig.
- 476 [114] Avian Biology (3). Spring. Wiley, Feduccia.
- 476L [114L] Avian Biology Lab (1). Spring (Alternate years or on demand.) Wiley.
- 514 [133] Evolution and Development (3). Fall. D. Pfennig, Goldstein.
- 561 [143] Ecological Plant Geography (3). Fall. (Alternate years.) Peet.
- 563 [145] Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution (3). Fall or spring. Weiss.
- 565 [184] Conservation Biology (3). (on occasion). White.
- 657 [140] Biological Oceanography. (4). Summer. IMS Staff.
- 661 [142] Plant Ecology (4). Fall. (Alternate years). Peet
- 662 [247] Field Plant Geography (2). Spring. (Alternate years.) Peet.
- 666 [186] Community and Systems Ecology (3). Spring. (Alternate years.) Reice.
- 666L [186L] Lab in Community and Systems Ecology (1). (Same as BIOL 666.)
- 669 [255] Seminar in Ecology (2). Peet, Reice, White, Bruno.
- 857 [259] Seminar in Comparative Animal Behavior (2). Fall or spring. Lohmann, Wiley.
- 859 [265] Seminar in Marine Biology (2). Fall or spring. Kier, Podolsky.
Biostatistics
- 664 [164] Sample Survey Methodology (3). Spring. Kalsbeek.
- 670 [170] Demographic Techniques I (3). Fall. Suchindran, Bilsborrow.
City and Regional Planning
- 585 [185] American Environmental Policy (3). Fall. Andrews.
- 641 [141] Ecology and Land Use Planning (3). Fall. Berke.
- 685 [219] Water Policy in Lesser Developed Countries (3). Whittington.
- 710 [210] Introduction to Land, Environment, and Resource Economics (1-3). Whittington.
- 740 [240] Land Use and Environmental Policy (3). Fall. Berke.
- 744 [244] Development and Environmental Management (3). Fall. Staff.
- 745 [245] Development Impact Assessment (3). Spring. Berke, Burby.
- 781 [234] Water Resources Planning and Policy Analysis ( (3). Fall. Moreau.
- 784 [233] Environmental Law (3). Fall. Heath.
- 785 [232] Public Interest Theory. (3). Whittington.
- 786 [236] Environmental Quality Planning (3). Spring. Moreau.
Communications
- 675 [175] Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (3). Spring. Cox.
Economics
- 454 [165] Economics of Population (3). Fall or spring. Turchi.
- 855 [265] Economics and Population (3). Spring. Turchi.
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- 403 [110] Environmental Chemical Processes (3). Fall. Staff.
- 412 [112] Ecological Microbiology (3). Spring. Pfaender.
- 413 [113] Limnology (3). Fall. Whalen.
- 414 [114] Ecology of Wetlands (4). Fall. Staff.
- 415 [115] Biogeochemical Processes (3). Fall. Alternate years. Arnosti.
- 416 [119] Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters (3). Fall. Singer.
- 417 [117] Oceanography (3). Spring. Staff.
- 430 [130] Health Effects of Environmental Agents (3). Fall. Ball.
- 461 [160] Environmental Systems Modeling (3). Spring. Staff, Rial, Werner.
- 585 [185] American Environmental Policy (3). Fall. Andrews.
- 701 [216] Ecology of Aquatic Plants and Wetland Ecosystems (3). Spring (even years). Staff.
- 765 [275] Model-Based Exposure Mapping and Risk Assessment (3). Spring. Christakos.
- 767 [279] Modeling for Environmental Risk Analysis (3). Fall. Staff.
- 781 [291] Water Resources Planning and Policy Analysis (3). Fall. Moreau.
- 784 [290] Environmental Law (3). Fall. Heath.
- 786 [292] Environmental Quality Planning (3). Spring. Moreau.
Environmental Studies
- 410 [110] Environmental Chemical Processes (3). Fall. Staff.
- 411 [102] Oceanic Processes in Environmental Systems (4). Spring. Shay.
- 415 [106] Environmental Systems Modeling (3) Spring. Staff, Rial.
- 470 [198] Environmental Risk Assessment (3). Spring.
- 480 [120] Environmental Decision-Making (3). Spring. Andrews.
- 489 [103] Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems (4).Spring. Staff.
- 510 [183] Policy Analysis of Global Climate Change (3).
- 520 [184] Environment and Development (3). Rabindran.
- 585 [185] American Environmental Policy (3). Fall. Andrews.
- 675 [175] Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (3). Spring. Cox.
Epidemiology
- 600 [160] Principles of Epidemiology (3). Fall and spring. Schoenbach, Alexander.
- 785 [277] Environmental Epidemiology (3). (On request.) Loomis.
- 786 [278] Community-Driven Epidemiology and Environmental Justice (2). (On request) Wing.
Geography
- 232 [132] Agriculture, Food, and Society (3). Florin, Whitmore.
- 237 [137] Natural Resources (3). Whitmore.
- 410 [110] Fundamental Concepts in Physical Geography (3). Staff.
- 412 [112] Synoptic Meteorology (3). Konrad, Robinson.
- 414 [114] Physical Climatology (3). Konrad, Robinson.
- 416 [116] Applied Climatology (3). Konrad, Robinson.
- 419 [119] Field Methods in Physical Geography (3). Doyle, Staff.
- 420 [120] Fundamental Concepts of Human Geography (3). Florin.
- 434 [134] The Cultural Ecology of Agriculture and Disease (3). Meade, Whitmore.
- 435 [135] Environmental Politics (3). Kirsch.
- 440 [140] Earth Surface Processes (3). Band.
- 441 [141] Introduction to Watershed Systems (3). Band.
- 442 [142] Fluvial Geomorphology (3). Doyle.
- 143 Ecological Plant Geography (3). (Alternate years). Peet.
- 444 [144] Landscape Biogeography (3). Moody.
- 445 [145] Medical Geography (3). Fall. Meade.
- 450 [150] Population Geography (3). Florin, Meade, Whitmore.
- 477 [177] Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (3). Fall. Moody, Song, Walsh.
- 491 [191] Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3). Fall. Moody, Song, Walsh.
- 577 [178] Advanced Remote Sensing (3). Moody, Song, Walsh.
- 591 [192] Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems (3). Spring. Moody, Song, Walsh.
- 595 [195] Ecological Modeling (3). Fall. Song.
- 705 [205] Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography (3). Konrad, Moody.
- 710 [210] Advanced Physical Geography Biogeoscience (3). Staff.
- 711 [211] Advanced Physical Geography Hydroclimatology and Bioclimatology (3). Staff.
- 715 [215] Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics and Human-Environment Interaction (3). Walsh.
- 790 [290] Spatial Analysis and Computer Modeling (3). Staff.
- 801 [301] Research Seminar in Earth System Science and Biophysical Geography (3). Staff.
- 802 [302] Research Seminar in Geographic Information Sciences (3). Staff.
- 803 [303] Research Seminar in Nature-Society Studies and Human-Environment Interactions (3). Staff.
- 811 [311] Seminar/Readings in Earth System Science and Biophysical Georgraphy (3). Staff.
- 812 [312] Seminar/Readings in Geographic Information Sciences (3). Staff.
- 813 [313] Seminar/Readings in Nature-Society Studies and Human-Environment Interactions (3). Staff.
Geological Sciences
- 138 Geomorphology (3). Staff.
- 145 Geochemistry (3). Benninger.
Marine Sciences
- 401 [101] Oceanography (3). Fall and Spring. Staff.
- 410 [111] Earth Processes in Environmental Systems (4). Fall. Benninger, Band.
- 411 [112] Oceanic Processes in Environmental Systems (4). Spring. Shay.
- 415 [116] Environmental Systems Modeling (3). Spring. Rial, Scotti.
- 430 [125] Coastal Sedimentary Environments (3). Spring (alternate years). Staff.
- 440 [146] Marine Ecology (3). Fall. Bruno.
- 449 [137] Ecology of Wetlands (4). Fall. Staff.
- 450 [119] Biogeochemical Processes (3). Fall. Alternate years. Arnosti, Martens.
- 472 [138] Barrier Island Ecology and Geology (6). Summer. Bruno, Peterson.
- 504 [104] Biological Oceanography (4). Spring. Lindquist.
- 505 [105] Chemical Oceanography (4). Spring. Martens, Arnosti, Alperin.
- 506 [106] Physical Oceanography (4). Fall. Bane, Seim.
- 741 [248] Seminar in Marine Biology (2). Fall. Bruno, Marko, Moran.
Political Science
- 741 [207] Measurement and Data Collection (3). Entwisle.
Public Policy
- 480 [120] Environmental Decision-Making (3). Spring. Andrews.
- 510 [183] Policy Analysis of Global Climate Change (3). Fall or spring. Webster.
- 520 [184] Environmental and Development (3). Fall. Rabindran.
- 585 [185] American Environmental Policy (3). Fall. Andrews.
Sociology
- 453 [153] Social Change in Latin America (3). Smith.
- 707 [207] Measurement and Data Collection (3). Entwisle.
- 803 [218] Human Ecology (3). J. Blau, Nielsen.
- 830 [212] Demography: Theory, Substance, Techniques, Part I (3). Rindfuss, Uhlenberg, Entwisle, Harris.
- 831 [213] Demography: Theory, Substance, Techniques, Part II (3). Rindfuss, Uhlenberg, Entwisle, Mouw.
- 832 [287] Migration and Population Distribution (3). (On demand.) Uhlenberg.
