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UC Santa Cruz,
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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| ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION B.S. |
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2008-09 |
Sponsored by: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
The ecology and evolution major provides students with interdisciplinary skills necessary for understanding and solving complex problems in ecology, evolution, behavior, and physiology. While some of these disciplines focus on molecular or chemical mechanisms, they all address questions on larger spatial and temporal scales that can be applied to important environmental problems, including genetic and ecological aspects of conservation biology and biodiversity.
Students majoring in ecology and evolution will receive a B.S. degree based on an integrated series of courses providing breadth in fundamental areas of biology and allied sciences that enhance understanding of evolutionary and ecological processes. The curriculum also recommends depth in one of four areas of concentration. The capstone of this curriculum is a suite of field courses providing students unique opportunities to learn and conduct research in a host of ecological systems. Students are encouraged to take field courses in their areas of specialization. Other opportunities include participation in research projects with faculty sponsors and the intensive Education Abroad Programs in Costa Rica (tropical biology) and Australia (marine sciences).
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INTRODUCTORY REQUIREMENTS |
Calculus: |
MATH 11A + 11B |
Chemistry: |
CHEM 1A + 1B/M + 1C/N |
Biology: |
BIOL 20A + BIOE 20B + BIOE 20C |
Physics: |
PHYS 7A/L + 7B/M |
Biostatistics: |
AMS 7/L |
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ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS 11 total, 2 MUST include laboratory or fieldwork |
Genetics: |
BIOL 105 |
Ecology: |
BIOE 107 |
Evolution: |
BIOE 109 |
Physiology: |
ONE from the following...
BIOE 131/L Animal Physiology & Lab
BIOE 135 Plant Physiology |
Organismal: |
ONE
from the following...
BIOE 110/L Vertebrates & Lab
BIOE 117/L Systematic Botany & Lab
BIOE 120/L Marine Botany & Lab
BIOE 122/L Invertebrates & Lab
BIOL 119 + 119L Microbiology & Lab*
*Students must complete lecture & lab to satisfy organismal requirement; topical elective credit given for 119L |
| Topical Electives: |
THREE topical electives from the following... |
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BIOE 108 Marine Ecology
BIOE 110/L Vertebrates & Lab
BIOE 112/L Ornithology & Lab
BIOE 114/L Herpetology & Lab
BIOE 117/L Systematic Botany & Lab
BIOE 120/L Marine Botany & Lab
BIOE 122/L Invertebrates & Lab
BIOE 125 Marine Microbial Ecology
BIOE 127/L Ichthyology & Lab
BIOE 129/L Marine Mammals & Lab
BIOE 131/L Animal Physiology & Lab
BIOE 133/L
Exercise Physiology & Lab
BIOE 135 Plant Physiology
BIOE 140 Behavioral Ecology
BIOE 141L Behavioral Ecology Field Course
BIOE 145 Plant Ecology
BIOE 145L Field Methods in Plant Ecology
BIOE 147 Community Ecology
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BIOE 150 Ecological Field Methods
BIOE 150L Ecological Field Methods Lab
BIOE 151ABCD Ecology & Conservation in Practice
BIOE 158L Marine Ecology Lab
BIOE 159ABCD Marine Ecology Field Quarter
BIOE 161 Kelp Forest Ecology
BIOE 161L Kelp Forest Ecology Lab
BIOE 163 Ecology of Reefs...
BIOE 165 Marine Conservation
BIOE 167 Ocean Ecosystems
BIOE 172/L Population Genetics & Lab
BIOL 100 Biochemistry
BIOL 110 Cell Biology
BIOL 115 Eukaryotic Molecular Biology
BIOL 119 Microbiology
BIOL 119L Microbiology Lab*
BIOL 120 Development
BIOL 120L Development Lab
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| EEB General Electives: |
THREE general electives from the following... |
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Any course from BIOE 100-180
BIOL 100 Biochemistry
BIOL 110 Cell Biology
BIOL 115 Eukaryotic Molecular Biology
BIOL 119 Microbiology
BIOL 119L Microbiology Lab*
BIOL 120 Development
BIOL 120L Development Lab
CHEM 108A Organic Chemistry
CHEM 108B Organic Chemistry
EART 100/L Vertebrate Paleontology & Lab
EART 102 Marine Geology
EART 105 Coastal Geology
EART 122 Paleoceanography
ENVS 104A Intro to Environmental Field Methods
ENVS 108/L General Entomology & Lab
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ENVS 115A/L GIS & Environmental Applications & Lab
ENVS 120 Conservation Biology
ENVS 122 Tropical Ecology & Conservation
ENVS 123 Animal Ecology & Conservation
ENVS 129 Integrated Pest Management
ENVS 130A/L Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture & Lab
ENVS 130B Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
ENVS 131/L Insect Ecology & Lab
ENVS 138/L Field Ethnobotany & Lab
ENVS 160 Restoration Ecology
ENVS 161A/L Soils & Plant Nutrition & Lab
ENVS 162 Plant Physiological Ecology
ENVS 163/L Plant Disease Ecology & Lab
ENVS 167 Freshwater & Wetland Ecology
ENVS 168 Biochemistry & the Global Environment
PSYC 123 Behavorial Neuroscience
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One of the following may be used as an upper-division elective:
BIOE 183L Undergraduate Research in EEB
BIOE 188 Supervised Teaching
BIOE 195 Senior Thesis
BIOE 198 Independent Field Study
BIOE 199 Tutorial
ENVS 183 Environmental Studies Internship |
| NOTE: courses appearing in more than one of the above catagories may be used to satisfy one requirement but not both. |
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Requirement (Senior Exit): You're not done just yet, there's one more
requirement to satisfy. |
QUESTIONS: Contact BioAdvising
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