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BIOL 6303. ADVANCED EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY. 3 Hours.

Biodiversity, encompassing 8.7 million species, is the most distinctive feature of Earth. In this class, students will learn about the evolutionary and ecological forces shaping biodiversity, the measures of biodiversity from local to global scales, biogeographical patterns of biodiversity, the benefits of biodiversity to humans and ecosystems, and the major threats to biodiversity due to human activities.

Biology - Graduate Programs

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The program leading to the degree of Master of Science in biology is designed to provide graduate education that will prepare students for vocations in industry, government, and teaching, and to pursue further graduate education leading to the doctorate. The doctoral program is designed to train students to apply sophisticated quantitative techniques to solving basic and applied problems in biology. Students in this program will attain substantially greater quantitative skills than in traditional doctoral programs in the biological sciences, providing them with a competitive advantage in business, industry, government, and academia.