PROGRAM CHANGES
BIOE 295: Advanced Specialized Seminar in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
In response to suggestions from the graduate student body, the EEB Department will begin hosting a new course called BIOE 295: Advanced Specialized Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
The intent of this course is to focus on a current, advanced theme or themes in theoretical or applied evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology, behavior, or other aspect of organismal biology. These courses will differ from 293s in that they will be more narrowly focused and more advanced, and participation from multiple grad cohorts, postdocs, and additional faculty will be welcomed. Different faculty members will teach these seminars depending on perceived need in the graduate student body.
If you would like a faculty member to offer a 295 in a topic area of interest to you, encourage them to do so. They should 1) notify GAC that they are planning a 295 course, and 2) advertise the course to the whole grad student body in order to ensure that it can count as fulfilling the 295 requirement.
Anyone who started the program in fall of 2004 or more recently may use BIOE 295 to fulfill two of their four Readings in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (BIOE 293) requirements. Cohort 2003 and older are bound by the original requirement that they take official BIOE 293 courses to fulfill their degree requirements (PhD = 4, MA = 2).
New Biology 293 PhD Degree Requirements (applies to Cohort 2004 and newer):
All PhD candidates must complete two-BIOE 293. In addition to the two-BIOE 293 courses, each PhD student must take either two additional BIOE 293 courses, two-BIOE 295 courses, or one of each before they advance to candidacy. The BIOE 293 course requirement cannot be substituted by another other course.
New Biology 293 MA Degree Requirements (applies to Cohort 2004 and newer):
Master students must take one-BIOE 293 and either an additional BIOE 293 course, or BIOE 295
EEB Paranthetical Notation for ENVS Students
ENVS graduate students may now obtain formal recognition in the field of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on their ENVS degrees. To gain a parenthetical notation in EEB, ENVS students will 1) complete two graduate core courses, 2) participate in departmental seminars and lab group meetings, 3) complete at least two additional EEB courses (with at least 20 total credits completed within EEB combining 1, 2, and 3 above), and 4) have a designated graduate advisor from among the faculty of the EEB department.
To receive a parenthetical notation in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (hereafter EEB), Environmental Studies (ENVS) graduate students must complete the following requirements, in addition to the degree requirements for the doctorate in ENVS:
1. Take the following EEB core courses (required for all EEB graduate students):
BIOE 279 Evolutionary Ecology (5 credits)
BIOE 200B Advanced Organismal Biology (5 credits)
2. Attend EEB department seminars (enroll in BIOE 294, 2 credits) for one quarter
3. Attend a lab group seminar course (enroll in BIOE 281, 2 credits) for one quarter
4. Take at least two courses from any other graduate or appropriate upper division courses in Biology, for example:
BIOE 293 Readings in Ecology and Evolution (2 credits)
BIOE 295 Special Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolution (2 credits)
BIOE 272 Population Genetics (5 credits)
BIOE 233 Exercise Physiology (5 credits)
BIOE 247 Community Ecology (5 credits)
BIOE 208 Marine Ecology (5 credits)
BIOE 245 Plant Ecology (5 credits)
BIOE 274 Evolutionary Game Theory (5 credits)
BIOE 286 Experimental Design and Data Analysis (5 credits)
5. In all, students will be expected to complete at least 20 credits of EEB coursework. Courses taken to fulfill graduate requirements within ENVS will not count toward the parenthetical notation requirements.
6. Have a designated graduate advisor from among the faculty of the EEB department, who commits to serve on the qualifying exam committee and on the Ph.D. dissertation reading committee.
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