Program of Study

The course work in the Program is centered around three of four core courses:

• Population Genetics (Bio 4181)
• Macroevolution (Bio 4182)
• Community Ecology (Bio 419)
• Population Ecology (Bio 4170)

Students are also expected to enroll in the Population Biology Seminar (Bio 580) each semester for the first two years of the Program. A number of specialty courses are also available, including:

• Floristic Taxonomy (Bio 585)
• Molecular Evolution (Bio 4183)
• Quantitative Genetics (Bio 4202)
• Experimental Ecology Laboratory (Bio 4193)

In addition to formal course work, students undertake three research laboratory rotations, each approximately three months in duration, to obtain experience in areas including the techniques of molecular genetics, morphomertry, quantitative genetics, field ecology, cytology, and systematics.