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Curriculum for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Major
Students majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology may opt for either a
Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science degree. However, both
BA and BS degree candidates must complete the following
courses in addition to the general College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
requirements for these degrees:
- Biology 1107 and either Biology 1108 or Biology 1110 (8 credits total)
- Chemistry 1127 and 1128 (8 credits total) or Chem 1124 and 1125 and 1126 (10 credits total)
An alternative for some students is a Minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Requirements are a minimum of 15 credits of 2000's level (or higher) EEB courses,
including both General Ecology (EEB 2244 or 2244W) and Evolutionary Biology
(EEB 2245 or 2245W). Forms are located at the EEB Undergraduate Coordinator's office, Torrey Life Science Room 372.
Requirements for the EEB Major (BS or BA)
I. Both EEB 2244 and EEB 2245:
| EEB 2244 | General Ecology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 2244W | General Ecology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 2245 | Evolutionary Biology 3 credits, taught spring | | EEB 2245W | Evolutionary Biology 4 credits, taught spring |
II. At least one of the following animal diversity courses:
| EEB 2214 | Biology of the Vertebrates 3 credits, taught fall | | EEB 3254 | Mammalogy 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(Instructor Consent, see also EEB 5254) | | EEB 3265 | Herpetology 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5265 ) | | EEB 3273 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4200 | Biology of Fishes 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 4250 | General Entomology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 4252 | Field Entomology 3 credits, taught summer | | EEB 4260 | Ornithology 2 credits, taught spring
(must also take EEB 4261 to fulfill animal diversity requirement for EEB major) | | EEB 4261 | Ornithology Lab 2 credits, taught spring
(must also take EEB 4260 to fulfill animal diversity requirement for EEB major) | | EEB 4274 | Introduction to Animal Parasitology 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4275 | Invertebrate Zoology 4 credits, taught alternate falls |
III. At least one of the following plant diversity courses:
| EEB 2227 | Biology of Plants 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 3203 | Developmental Plant Morphology 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5203) | | EEB 3204 | Aquatic Plant Biology 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5204) | | EEB 3220 | Evolution of Green Plants 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5220) | | EEB 3220W | Evolution of Green Plants 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 3240 | Biology of Bryophytes and Lichens 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5240) | | EEB 3250 | Biology of the Algae 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5250 ) | | EEB 3271 | Systematic Botany 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5271) | | EEB 4272 | The Summer Flora 3 credits, taught summer
(contact Jen Murphy if permission number is needed to enroll) |
IV. A course in physiology:
| EEB 4215 | Physiological Ecology of Animals 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(can also take PNB 2250 to fulfill physiology requirement) | | PNB 2250 | Animal Physiology 3 credits, taught fall
(if taken, meets a related course requirement) |
V. It is recommended that students take at least four EEB courses that require extensive laboratory or field work
VI. Students are encouraged to complete a course in statistics
VII. At least 24 credits of EEB courses at the 2000-level or above, which may include courses in I-IV above
Related Course Requirements
VIII. At least 12 credit hours in 2000 level or higher science courses outside EEB, which must include either MCB 2410 (Human Genetics) or MCB 2413 (Concepts of Genetic Analysis). One semester of organic chemistry is recommended
IX. Below is a list of the undergraduate EEB courses that can be applied to the major:
Ordinarily, students will fulfill their requirement primarily or exclusively with undergraduate courses. However, some graduate courses are open to undergraduates with the consent of the instructor (see section X, below).
Bold course numbers indicate laboratory and/or field courses.
| EEB 2202 | Evolution and Human Diversity 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(Also fulfills GenEd CA 4 International) | | EEB 2208 | Introduction to Conservation Biology 3 credits, taught spring | | EEB 2210 | Animal Models and Human Evolution 3 credits, taught spring | | EEB 2214 | Biology of the Vertebrates 3 credits, taught fall | | EEB 2227 | Biology of Plants 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 2244 | General Ecology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 2244W | General Ecology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 2245 | Evolutionary Biology 3 credits, taught spring | | EEB 2245W | Evolutionary Biology 4 credits, taught spring | | EEB 3201 | Animal Behavior 3 credits, taught every
(see also Psych 3201) | | EEB 3203 | Developmental Plant Morphology 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5203) | | EEB 3204 | Aquatic Plant Biology 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5204) | | EEB 3205 | Current Issues in Environmental Science 3 credits, taught alternate falls
(Honors) | | EEB 3220 | Evolution of Green Plants 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5220) | | EEB 3220W | Evolution of Green Plants 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 3221 | Evolution of Green Plants Laboratory 1 credits, taught alternate springs
(instructor consent; see also EEB 5221) | | EEB 3230 | Marine Biology 3 credits, taught fall
(Also offered as MARN 3014) | | EEB 3240 | Biology of Bryophytes and Lichens 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5240) | | EEB 3247 | Limnology 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also ENVE 3320) | | EEB 3250 | Biology of the Algae 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 5250 ) | | EEB 3254 | Mammalogy 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(Instructor Consent, see also EEB 5254) | | EEB 3256 | Plants and Civilization 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 3265 | Herpetology 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5265 ) | | EEB 3269 | Social Insects 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5269 ) | | EEB 3271 | Systematic Botany 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5271) | | EEB 3273 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 3307 | African Field Ecology and Renewable Resource Management 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 5307 or NRME 3305) | | EEB 3891 | Internship in Ecology variable credits, taught every
(see also EEB 5891) | | EEB 3894 | Undergraduate Seminar - Current Topics in Ecology and Evolution 1 credits, taught variable | | EEB 3894 | Undergraduate Seminar - Plants and Civilization 2 credits, taught variable | | EEB 3894 | Undergraduate Seminar - Behavioral Endocrinology 3 credits, taught variable | | EEB 3894 | Undergraduate Seminar variable credits, taught every | | EEB 3895 | Special Topics variable credits, taught variable | | EEB 3895 | Special Topics - Biology of Marine Algae 4 credits, taught variable
(see also EEB 5895) | | EEB 3895 | Special Topics - Biogeography 2 credits, taught alternate springs
(See also EEB 5895) | | EEB 3895 | Special Topics - Ethics of Decision Making 3 credits, taught spring | | EEB 3898 | Variable Topics - Field Ornithology 3 credits, taught summer | | EEB 3899 | Independent Study variable credits, taught every | | EEB 4120 | Paleobiology 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 4200 | Biology of Fishes 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 4215 | Physiological Ecology of Animals 3 credits, taught alternate springs
(can also take PNB 2250 to fulfill physiology requirement) | | EEB 4230WC | Methods of Ecology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 4243 | Insect Classification and Identification 4 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 4243W | Insect Classification and Identification 4 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 4248 | Limnological Methods 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 4250 | General Entomology 4 credits, taught fall | | EEB 4251 | Medical Entomology 3 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 4251W | Medical Entomology 4 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 4252 | Field Entomology 3 credits, taught summer | | EEB 4253 | Concepts of Applied Entomology 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 4260 | Ornithology 2 credits, taught spring
(must also take EEB 4261 to fulfill animal diversity requirement for EEB major) | | EEB 4261 | Ornithology Lab 2 credits, taught spring
(must also take EEB 4260 to fulfill animal diversity requirement for EEB major) | | EEB 4268 | Ecological Plant Geography 3 credits, taught infrequent | | EEB 4272 | The Summer Flora 3 credits, taught summer
(contact Jen Murphy if permission number is needed to enroll) | | EEB 4274 | Introduction to Animal Parasitology 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4275 | Invertebrate Zoology 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4276 | Plant Anatomy 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4276W | Plant Anatomy 4 credits, taught alternate falls | | EEB 4896W | Senior Research Thesis in EEB 3 credits, taught every |
X. Graduate courses that can be applied to the major with the consent of the instructor:
Bold course numbers indicate laboratory and/or field courses.
| EEB 5209 | Soil Degradation and Conservation 3 credits, taught infrequent
(also EEB 3209W) | | EEB 5221 | Evolution of Green Plants Laboratory 1 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 3221) | | EEB 5254 | Mammalogy 4 credits, taught alternate falls
(see also EEB 3254) | | EEB 5265 | Herpetology 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 3265) | | EEB 5302 | Organisms and Ecosystems 3 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 5307 | African Field Ecology and Renewable Resource Management 4 credits, taught alternate springs
(see also EEB 3307) | | EEB 5350 | Molecular Systematics 2 credits, taught alternate springs
(instructor consent; meets 3/16-4/29/10) | | EEB 5452 | Field Ecology 2 credits, taught alternate springs
(Required 2 week field trip in May) | | EEB 5889 | Research variable credits, taught every | | EEB 5891 | Graduate Internship in Ecology, Conservation or Evolutionary Biology variable credits, taught every | | EEB 5894 | Introduction to Natural History Collections 1 credits, taught fall
(section 1; Meets 2nd & 3rd week of semester) | | EEB 5895 | Special Topics variable credits, taught every | | EEB 5895 | Special Topics - Biogeography 2 credits, taught alternate springs | | EEB 5899 | Independent Study variable credits, taught every | | EEB 6481 | Seminar in Biodiversity 1 credits, taught fall | | EEB 6490 | Seminar in Behavioral Ecology 1 credits, taught variable
(Evolution of Animal Communication) |
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