Specialization in Environmental and Ecological Sciences (Biology)

Requirements for the Specialization in Environmental and Ecological Sciences - 12 credits

Required Courses

BIOL 6102	Environmental and Ecological Sciences	3
BIOL 6204	Methods of Research in Ecology	3

Select two (2) courses from the following:

EVSC 5105	Geographic Information Systems and Applications in Environmental Sciences	3
BIOL 6006	Biomolecular Techniques Laboratory	3
BIOL 6007	Plants Biotechnology	3
BIOL 6012	Biology and Conservation of Marine Mammals	3
BIOL 6013	Environmental Microbiology	3
BIOL 6016	Evolutionary Processes	3
BIOL 6103	Tropical Ecology	3
BIOL 6015	Extremophiles	3
BIOL 6020	Bioterrorism and Biodefense	3
BIOL 6021	Biosecurity for Responders	3
BIOL 6022	Food Hygiene and Biosecurity	3
BIOL 6023	Microbiology and Medical Entomology	3
BIOL 6105	Island Biogeography	3
BIOL 6107	Pollution and Ecological Systems	3
BIOL 6108	Environmental Physiology of Animals	3
BIOL 697_	Special Topics in Biology	3
BIOL 6990	Scientific Writing	3

Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 12 credits

Students will have two (2) options to complete the 12 credits of Prescribed Distributive Courses.

Option A: With a Research Project (Thesis)

Students must pass 12 credits in courses BIOL 6991, 6992 and 6993.

Option B: Without Research Project (Thesis)

The student will approve 12 additional credits of this program; six (6) of which will be in courses of their own specialization.