Environmental Biology
The Environmental Biology concentration provides students with a balance between better understanding the relationships between organisms and the environment and how this balance can be sustained through environmental management and conservation.
Graduate Assistantships are NOT available for students enrolled in the MA program.
Program Requirements
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Major Requirements |
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INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION (repeated for 6 credit hours total) 1 |
6 |
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BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS |
4 |
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CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR BIOLOGISTS |
2 |
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RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
2 |
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SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (repeated for 2 credit hours total) 2 |
2 |
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Concentration Requirements (choose one of the following): |
4 |
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CONSERVATION BIOLOGY |
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or BSCI 50375 |
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
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Concentration Electives (choose from the following): |
11-12 |
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MARINE BIOLOGY |
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SOIL BIOLOGY |
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EVOLUTION |
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STREAM BIOLOGY |
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INVASION BIOLOGY |
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MICROBIAL ECOLOGY |
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LIMNOLOGY |
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FIELD METHODS IN ORNITHOLOGY |
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WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
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ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS |
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EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY |
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COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS |
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POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY |
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CONSERVATION BIOLOGY |
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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
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TROPICAL FIELD BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION |
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BIOGEOCHEMISTRY |
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VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY |
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WATER AND SOCIETY |
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URBAN SUSTAINABILITY |
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE |
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REMOTE SENSING |
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or GEOL 52030 |
REMOTE SENSING |
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HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY |
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Minimum Total Credit Hours: |
31 |
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Certification Rules
K-12 teachers holding or pursuing a teaching certificate who are working on the Biology MA must take at least 18 hours of biological sciences courses. Students holding a bachelor’s degree without K-12 teacher certification must take at least 23 hours of biological science courses.