Environmental Science Concentration:

Environmental Biology

Supporting Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
(College of Liberal Arts & Sciences)

Concentration objectives:
The objectives of this concentration are to provide students with both technical expertise and conceptual understanding in the field of environmental biology. The technical aspects of the curriculum include: 1) field and laboratory methods in ecology and 2) thorough reviews of the major groups of plants and animals. These techniques and knowledge of natural history serve as the basis for investigating the mechanisms and principles that govern patterns of distribution and abundance of plants and animals in the natural environment. This is a concentration that trains students to know what the world's biological resources are, how they interact in complex ecosystems, and how that knowledge can be applied to conserve the diversity of biological systems.
   

Required course work:
All students must complete EEB 245 or EEB 245W; EEB 207 or 293W; and at least one course from each of the following groups: