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Announcing a New Concentration in
Ecology and Environmental Biology
The Biology Department is pleased to offer a new Concentration within
the Biology Major. This Concentration is designed for students
with interests in Ecology, Field Biology, Natural Resources,
Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, Evolution, Animal
Behavior, and Organismal Biology. If you are interested in these areas,
you can declare the Concentration by filling out a form in the Biology
Office.
For more information, talk to any of these faculty: Cocking,
Flint, Gobetz, Griscom, Harris, Herrick, Kastendiek,
Keffer, McMullen, Murphy, Pesce, Wiggins, Wyngaard.
Concentration in
Ecology and Environmental Biology
Students choosing a concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology
(Biology/EEB majors) must complete 40 credit hours of Biology
courses. Specific requirements include the four core courses and
at least 24 credit hours chosen from a list of elective courses at the
300 and 400 level (including at least three upper-division laboratory
or field courses, and one course with an emphasis on organismal
diversity). In addition, Biology/EEB majors must choose from a
set of cognate courses that include Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics,
Statistics, and Physics. Students are encouraged to participate
in independent research with a faculty mentor. Credits earned
doing research will count toward the Biology/EEB major, but some
restrictions apply.
The Biology/EEB
Concentration differs from the Biology Major in the
following ways:
1. Students must take two additional cognate courses:
MATH 321.
Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design
GEOG 366. Geographic Information Science
2. For the upper-level Biology course requirements, students must
complete at least 24 credit hours from the list below. At least
one of these must be an organismal diversity course (*), and at least
three must be laboratory/field courses (&). Students are
strongly
encouraged to discuss their career interests with an adviser who can
help select courses best suited to their needs. Students are
encouraged to participate in independent research with a faculty mentor.
BIO 305.
Ornithology (3) *&
BIO 310. General Entomology (4) *&
BIO 320. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
(4) *&
BIO 340. Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular
Plants (4) *&
BIO 364. Human Uses of Plants (3) *
BIO 370. Animal Physiology (4)§
BIO 380. General Microbiology (4) *&
BIO 386. Field Botany (4) *&
BIO 404. Evolutionary Analysis (3)
BIO 409. Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates
(3) *
BIO 451. Ecological Systems (4)
&
BIO 452. Population Ecology (4)
&
BIO 453. Microbial Ecology (4)
BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics (4)
BIO 455. Plant Physiology (4)
&
BIO 456. Landscape Ecology (4)
BIO 458. Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
&
BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology (4) &
BIO 465. Environmental Toxicology (3)
BIO 466. Ecotoxicology Seminar (3)
BIO 470. Morphology of Nonvascular Plants (4) *&
BIO 486. Systematics of Vascular Plants (4) *&
Note: It is highly recommended that students take additional
upper-level degree elective courses in Geography/GIS (such as GEOG 466
Managing GIS & Geographic Databases, or GEOG 467 Applied Geographic
Information Systems) and in Statistics (such as MATH 322 Applied Linear
Regression, or MATH 324 Applied Nonparametric Statistics).
Consult with your adviser about which courses are appropriate.
Additional Course
Offerings
In addition to the above list, the following Topics courses will also
count
toward the 24 credit hours of elective courses at the 300 and 400 level:
BIO/PSYC 395.
Comparative Animal Behavior
BIO 426.
Mathematical Models in Biology
BIO 427. Biological Applications of Geographic
Information Systems &#
BIO 427. Mammalogy *&
BIO 427. Biology
of Fishes &
BIO 427. Animal
Communication
BIO 427. Flora of Virginia *&
BIO
427. Forest Ecology &
(*) counts as an organismal diversity course
(&) counts as a laboratory/field course
(#) can be substituted for GEOG 366
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