Prospective Graduate Information

The broad aim of graduate training is to provide a firm foundation in the principles of ecology and evolutionary biology, while ensuring professional development in the specialized body of expertise each student will require in a chosen specialty. An advisory committee helps each student develop an individualized program of study and research activities designed to meet his or her career goals. This committee can include adjunct, courtesy, or emeritus faculty members and those with appointments in other departments.

Interested students are encouraged to contact faculty members with complementary research interests. Collectively, the faculty are diverse in their research interests, but the Department has particular strengths in phylogenetics, paleontology, biodiversity, population biology, taxon-focused studies (e.g., entomology), and applied ecology (both terrestrial and aquatic). Graduate students may incorporate into their programs courses drawn from the rich diversity of subjects available elsewhere on campus (e.g., remote sensing in the Department of Geography).

The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in three areas: Plant Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Entomology. For more information about these degrees, including their requirements, please refer to the Graduate Handbook.

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