GDPE's supplemental GS6 and GS25 Form
| Course | Title | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| I. REQUIRED COURSES (7 Credits)1 | ||
| ECOL 505P | Foundations of Ecology | 2 |
| ECOL 571P | Distinguished Ecologists Lecture Series (must select 2 credit option) |
2 |
| ECOL 592P | Interdisciplinary Seminars in Ecology (two separate courses) |
2 |
| ECOL 693P | Research Seminar | 1 |
| Min. of 7 | ||
| II. ECOLOGY COURSES (minimum of 6 credits from Groups A + B) | ||
| Select one of the following Group A Organism / Population courses: | ||
| BZ 526P/ BSPM 526P |
Evolutionary Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 548P | Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology | 4 |
| FW 662P | Wildlife Population Dynamics | 3 |
| Select one of the following Group B Community / Ecosystem courses: | ||
| ECOL 600P | Community Ecology | 3 |
ECOL 610P |
Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| ESS 660P | Biogeochemical Cycling in Ecosystems | 3 |
| Min. of 6 | ||
III. RESEARCH TOOLS (minimum of 6 credits) Select a minimum of 6 credits from Group C Quantitative Tools from the GDPE Cafeteria List below |
Min. of 6 | |
IV. DIRECTED ELECTIVES (minimum of 6 credits) Select a minimum of 6 additional credits from any course listed in Groups A, B, C from GDPE Cafeteria List below |
Min. of 6 | |
| TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS FOR REQUIRED AND DIRECTED ELECTIVES | 25 | |
| ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, RESEARCH, and DISSERTATION 1,2 | Min. of 47 | |
| PROGRAM TOTAL = | Minimum of 72 credits |
|
| P This course has at least one prerequisite. Check the Courses of Instruction section of the catalog or http://catalog.colostate.edu/front/courses-of-instruction.aspx to see the course prerequisites. | ||
| 1 Students in the Human-Environment Interactions specialization must choose from courses listed in the specialization program of study. | ||
| 2 Students should consult the Graduate and Professional Bulletin for requirements for transfer of credits from other institutions and completion of courses toward a graduate degree. Select a combination of elective courses, ECOL 695, ECOL 698, and ECOL 799 with approval of advisor and committee. All students in the Ph.D. program must complete a dissertation. | ||
This list contains suggestions for appropriate courses and is not a complete list. Other graduate level (500 and above) courses that fit within these categories may be taken to satisfy the credit requirement with approval of advisor, committee and GDPE Director.
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| GROUP A Organism / Population | ||
| BSPM 509 | Herbicide Selectivity and Action | 3 |
| BSPM 523 | Evolution and Classification of Insects | 4 |
| BSPM 528 | Invasive Plants and Weeds: Ecosystems to Molecules | 3 |
| BSPM 556 | Biological Control of Plant Pests | 3 |
| BSPM 570 | Chemical Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 505 | Cognitive Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 510 | Zoophysiological Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 525 | Molecular Ecology | 4 |
| BZ 526 / BSPM 526 | Evolutionary Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 530 | Ecological Plant Morphology | 2 |
| BZ 535 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 548 | Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology | 4 |
| BZ 555 | Reproductive Biology of Higher Plants | 3 |
| BZ 572 | Phytoremediation | 3 |
| BZ 578 / MIP 578 | Genetics of Natural Populations | 4 |
| BZ 580 | The Biological Basis of Behavior | 4 |
| BZ 616 | Vertebrate Marine Physiological Ecology | 4 |
| F 510 | Ecophysiology of Trees | 3 |
| FW 544 | Ecotoxicology | 3 |
| FW 565 | Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts | 3 |
| FW 567 | Wildlife Disease Ecology | 3 |
| FW 581 | Evolutionary Concepts in Conservation | 3 |
| FW 605 | Advanced Physiological Ecology of Fishes | 4 |
| FW 662 | Wildlife Population Dynamics | 3 |
| HORT 571 | Soil Plant Water Relations | 3 |
| HORT 576 | Advanced Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 4 |
| HORT 601 | Current Topics in Root and Rhizoshpere Biology | 2 |
| SOCR 540 | Soil-Plant-Nutrient Relationships | 3 |
| GROUP B Community / Ecosystem | ||
| ANTH 530 | Human Environment Interactions | 3 |
| ATS 760 | Global Carbon Cycle | 2 |
| ECOL 600 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 610 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 620 | Applications in Landscape Ecology | 4 |
| BZ 561 | Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| ESS 660 | Biogeochemical Cycling | 3 |
| F 624 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| FW 540 | Fisheries Ecology | 3 |
| FW 555 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| FW 567 | Wildlife Disease Ecology | 3 |
| FW 580 | Biological Invasions and Animal Conservation | 3 |
| MIP 624 | Advanced Topics in Microbial Ecology | 2 |
| NR 578 | Ecology of Disturbed Lands | 3 |
| NR 580A3 | Ecosystem Services: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| NR 678 | Advanced Ecological Restoration | 4 |
| RS 580 | Riparian Ecology and Management | 3 |
| RS 630 | Ecology of Grasslands and Shrublands | 3 |
| SOCR 755 | Advanced Soil Microbiology | 3 |
| GROUP C Quantitative Tools | ||
| AREC 505 | Agricultural Production Economics | 3 |
| AREC 535 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| AREC 540 | Economics of Natural Resources | 3 |
| AREC 541 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AREC 635 | Econometric Theory I | 3 |
| AREC 735 | Econometric Theory II | 3 |
| CIVE / WR 524 | Modeling Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| ECON 501 | Quantitative Methods for Economists | 3 |
| ECON 635 | Econometric Theory I | 3 |
| ECON 735 | Econometric Theory I | 3 |
| FW 551 | Design of Fish and Wildlife Studies | 3 |
| FW 552 | Applied Sampling for Wildlife/Fish Studies | 3 |
| FW 663 | Sampling and Analysis of Vertebrate Populations | 5 |
| FW 680A1 | Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology | 3 |
| GEOL 551 | Groundwater Modeling | 3 |
| GR 503 / NR 503 | Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 530 | Math for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| MATH 540 | Dynamical Systems | 3 |
| MIP 570 | Functional Genomics | 3 |
| NR 504 | Computer Analysis of Remote Sensing Data | 4 |
| NR 505 | Concepts in GIS | 4 |
| NR 506 | GIS Methods | 4 |
| NR 512 | Spatial Statistical Modeling | 3 |
| NR 523 / STAT 523 | Quantitative Spatial Statistics | 3 |
| NR 575 | Systems Ecology | 4 |
| NR 580A2 / ANTH 580A2 | Ecological and Social Agent-Based Modeling | 3 |
| NR 621 | Design of GIS | 3 |
| NRRT 765 | Applied Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| SOCR 522 | Plant Canopy Meteorology | 3 |
| SOCR 550 | Advanced Soil Genesis | 3 |
| SOCR 567 | Environmental Soil Chemistry | 4 |
| SOCR 620 | Modeling Ecosystem Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| SOCR 670 | Terrestrial Ecosystem Stable Isotope Ecology | 3 |
| SOCR 770 | Advanced Soil Physics | 4 |
| STAT 511 | Design and Data Analysis for Researchers I | 4 |
| STAT 512 | Design and Data Analysis for Researchers II | 4 |
| STAT 520 | Introduction to Probability Theory | 4 |
| STAT 521 | Stochastic Processes | 3 |
| STAT 530 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 540 | Data Analysis and Regression | 3 |
| STAT 544 | Biostatistical Methods for Quantitative Data | 3 |
| STAT 560 | Applied Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 580A2 | Design and Data Analysis for Bioinformatics | 3 |
| STAT 675 | Bayesian Statistics | 1-3 |
| WR 574 | Advanced Snow Hydrology | 4 |
| WR 575 | Snow Hydrology Field Methods | 1 |
| WR 674 | Data Issues in Hydrology | 3 |
