zM.S. in Ecology
Curriculum – Master of Science in Ecology (Plan A)
Degree Options
Effective Fall 2016
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GS6 GDPE Supplemental Form – MS
| Course | Title | Credits |
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| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| ECOL 505 | Foundations of Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 571 | Distinguished Ecologists Lecture Series | 1 |
| ECOL 592 | Interdisciplinary Seminars in Ecology | 1 |
| ECOL 693 | Research Seminar | 1 |
| Minimum of 6 credits |
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| ECOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (Select 6 credits not taken elsewhere in the program) | ||
| BZ 525 | Molecular Ecology | 4 |
| BZ 526/ BSPM 526 |
Evolutionary Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 535 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
| BZ 548 | Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology | 4 |
| BZ 578/ MIP 578 |
Genetics of Natural Populations | 4 |
| ECOL 600 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 610 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 620 | Applications in Landscape Ecology | 4 |
| ESS 575 | Models for Ecological Data | 4 |
| ESS 660 | Biogeochemical Cycling in Ecosystems | 3 |
| FW 662 | Wildlife Population Dynamics | 3 |
| HORT 576 | Advanced Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 4 |
| Minimum of 6 credits |
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| ECOLOGY TOOLS (Select 3 credits not taken elsewhere in the program) | ||
| AREC 535/ ECON 535 |
Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| AREC 635/ ECON 635 |
Econometric Theory I | 3 |
| AREC 735/ ECON 735 |
Econometric Theory II | 2 |
| BZ 577/ MIP 577 |
Computer Analysis in Population Genetics | 2 |
| CIVE 524/ WR 524 |
Modeling Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| ERHS 544/ STAT 544 |
Biostatistical Methods for Quantitative Data | 3 |
| ESS 565 | Niche Models | 4 |
| ESS 575 | Models for Ecological Data | 4 |
| 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 673/ STAT 673 |
Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology | 3 |
| GR 503/ NR 503 |
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 530 | Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| MATH 540 | Dynamical Systems | 3 |
| NR 505 | Concepts in GIS | 4 |
| NR 506 | GIS Methods for Resource Management | 4 |
| NR 512 | Spatial Statistical Modeling-Natural Resources | 3 |
| NR 523/ STAT 523 |
Quantitative Spatial Analysis | 3 |
| NR 554/ ANTH 554 |
Ecological and Social Agent-based Modeling | 3 |
| NR 621 | Design of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| NRRT 765 | Applied Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| SOCR 522 | Micrometeorology | 3 |
| SOCR 620 | Modeling Ecosystem Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| SOCR 670 | Terrestrial Ecosystems Isotope Ecology | 3 |
| 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 I | 3 |
| STAT 530 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 540 | Data Analysis and Regression | 3 |
| STAT 560 | Applied Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 675A | Topics in Statistical Methods: Sampling | 1-3 |
| STAT 675B | Topics in Statistical Methods: Design | 1-3 |
| STAT 675C | Topics in Statistical Methods: Multivariate and Regression Methods | 1-3 |
| STAT 675D | Topics in Statistical Methods: Computer Intensive Methods | 1-3 |
| STAT 675F | Topics in Statistical Methods: Robustness and Nonparametric Methods | 1-3 |
| WR 674 | Data Issues in Hydrology | 3 |
| Minimum of 3 credits |
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| ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, RESEARCH, AND THESIS | Minimum of 15 credits |
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| PROGRAM TOTAL | Minimum of 30 credits |
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