Courses

EBIO-5240 (3) Advanced Topics in Animal Behavior

Covers special areas of ethology such as sociobiology, animal communication, cognitive ethology, human ethology, moral and ethical issues. Prereq., EBIO 3240.

EBIO-5290 (3) Molecular Systematics and Evolution

Same as EBIO 4290. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5310 (3) Ecology and Conservation

Reviews current research activities in the various fields of environmental biology, including population, community, behavioral, ecosystem, and landscape ecology, plus conservation biology and global change. Prereq., graduate standing.

EBIO-5320 (3) Current Topics in Evolutionary Biology

Examines six major themes on contemporary evolutionary research: population genetics, natural selection and adaptation, molecular evolution, evolution and development, phylogenetic systematics, and macroevolution. Emphasizes recent primary literature and sophisticated mastery. Prereq., graduate standing in EBIO.

EBIO-5440 (4) Animal Developmental Diversity

Surveys development in a range of vertebrate and invertebrate systems to reconstruct the common bilatorian ancestor, and elucidate the developmental genetic changes underlying animal diversification. Lab focuses on vertebrate embryos and explores key methods in evolutionary developmental biology including in situ hybridization, embryo microinjection, and transgenesis. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220 and 2070, or MCDB 1150 and 2150. EBIO 4440, EBIO 5440, MCDB 4441, and MCDB 5441 are all the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5460 (1-5) Special Topics

Same as EBIO 4460. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5660 (4) Insect Biology

Same as EBIO 4660. . Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5760 (4) Mammalogy

Same as EBIO 4760. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5795 (3) Field Methods in Zoology and Botany

Same as EBIO 4795 and MUSM 5795. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5800 (3) Critical Thinking in Biology

Same as EBIO 4800. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-5820 (2-3) Graduate Writing Seminar

Enhances writing proficiency, using graduate writing projects to implement the course concepts. Offers understanding of conventions and strategies used in scientific writing to prepare students for academic and professional communication. Prereqs., graduate standing and basic proficiency in English as a written language.

EBIO-5840 (1-6) Independent Study (Master's Level)

Instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-6000 (1) Seminar: Introduction to Biological Research

Discusses areas of biological research represented in EBIO. Required of all first-year graduate students in EBIO. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-6100 (1-3) Seminar in Environmental Biology

Instructor consent required. Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as EBIO 6120. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-6200 (1-3) Seminar in Population Biology

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as EBIO 6210. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

EBIO-6300 (1-3) Seminar in Organismic Biology

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

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