Explore principles and concepts of ecology to the preservation of wild plant and animal species and to the preservation, management, and restoration of natural and semi-natural ecosystems. Focus on biological aspects of issues such as endangered species protection, invasive species, preserve design, and forest management, via a set of case studies.

Examine microbial population, community, and ecosystem ecology.

Introduction to population genetics. Focus on quantitative understanding of evolutionary change caused by selection, drift, mutation, and migration. Explore phenotypic and molecular evolution.

Designed for beginning graduate students seeking a review of modern biological concepts.

Listen to and discuss presentations ranging from research progress reports to practice conference talks and well-versed presentations of long term research programs.

Explore general principles of mineral nutrition, water relations, metabolic activities, growth, and development of green plants.

Examine basic concepts and methods of laboratory and field analysis in various fields of biology. Explore systematics and ecology of natural populations.

Explore a quantitative approach for synthesizing results from diverse research studies that address a similar hypothesis.

Explore programming skills that are relevant to research in the biological sciences, including but not limited to programming in Python, R, Perl, C++.

Explore concepts and methods of modeling ecological systems including populations, communities, and ecosystems. Focus on the methodology and utility of ecological theory and modeling. Examine the basic techniques and classic insights derived from differential equation, statistical, and individual based models with emphasis on the ability to interpret and evaluate models in the literature.

Explore biological concepts and methods (including its assumptions and limitations), particularly in the areas of systems biology, medical and evolutionary genomics, and neuroscience. Focus on approaches that produce a lot of data but are analysis-challenged.

Examine basic concepts and methods of laboratory and field analysis in various fields of biology. Explore systematics and ecology of natural populations.

Explore the breadth of chemical ecology, from its historical focus on pheromonal communication, plant-insect interactions, and coevolution to new frontiers, including novel methods in metabolomics and the community and ecosystem effects of chemically mediated species interactions.

Explore recent advances in ecosystem ecology.

Discuss and analyze current and classic literature related to ecological and evolutionary genetics.

Analyze currently active areas of research in population biology.

Examine plant anatomy in relation to development and differentiation, systematics, and evolution.

Review cellular details and tissue systems of plant organs and discuss the preparation of plant materials for histological examination.

Introduction to various fields of plant biology. Attend seminars, faculty research presentations, and other meetings.

Focus on whole plant physiology, especially growth and development, water relations, and mineral nutrition of vascular plants.

Explore the fundamentals of plant molecular biology, including structure and expression of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes.

Designed for first-year graduate students in ecology, evolution, and behavior. Introduction to the writing, presentation and appraisal skills needed to excel in all fields of biological research.

Introduction to major principles and questions in evolutionary biology. Explore population genetics, genetic diversity, adaptation, origin of species, phylogenetics, molecular evolution, and macroevolution. Focus on identifying open questions, analysis and interpretation of data, and gaining familiarity with the primary scientific literature.

Explore the fundamentals of ecology, ranging from organism physiology to population, species, community, and ecosystem-level processes across landscapes and biomes.

Prepare a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.