Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Ruth Hufbauer, Director
Dawn Koschnitzki, Program Coordinator
Johnson Hall 102
Phone: 970-491-4373
ecology.colostate.edu
The Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE) offers outstanding opportunities for graduate studies ecology, including social-environmental systems. Students can specialize in Human-Environment Interactions as part of their PhD in Ecology degree plan. The HEI program aims to develop students as scientists and policy makers with interdisciplinary problem-solving skills focused particularly on social-environmental approaches to addressing global challenges in the ecological sciences from local to global scales. Students specializing in Human-Environment Interactions engage in independent and collaborative research guided by advisors in the program.
Students interested in graduate work should visit the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology website for more information.
Effective Fall 2023
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES (11 credits) | ||
| ANTH 530 | Human-Environment Interactions | 3 |
| ECOL 505 | Foundations of Ecology | 3 |
| ECOL 571 | Advanced Topics in Ecology | 2 |
| ECOL 592 | Interdisciplinary Seminar in Ecology 1 | 2 |
| ECOL 693 | Research Seminar | 1 |
| ECOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS | 6 | |
| Select a minimum of 6 credits not taken elsewhere in the program from the following: | ||
| Advanced Conservation & Evolutionary Genomics | ||
| Evolutionary Ecology | ||
| Behavioral and Cognitive Ecology | ||
| Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Applications in Landscape Ecology | ||
| Models for Ecological Data | ||
| Biogeochemical Cycling in Ecosystems | ||
| Wildlife Population Dynamics | ||
| Advanced Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | ||
| HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FUNDAMENTALS | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Culture and Environment | ||
| Anthropology and Sustainable Development | ||
| Globalization and Culture Change | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Global Mental Health--Theory and Method | ||
| Paleoindian Archaeology | ||
| Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Human Origins | ||
| Community-Based Natural Resource Management | ||
| International Environmental Politics | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY TOOLS | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Biostatistical Methods for Quantitative Data | ||
| Dynamical Systems | ||
| GIS Methods for Resource Management | ||
| Spatial Statistical Modeling-Natural Resources | ||
| Quantitative Spatial Analysis | ||
| Survey Research and Analysis | ||
| Applied Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Micrometeorology | ||
| Modeling Ecosystem Biogeochemistry | ||
| Terrestrial Ecosystems Isotope Ecology | ||
| Design and Data Analysis for Researchers I | ||
| Design and Data Analysis for Researchers II | ||
| Introduction to Probability Theory | ||
| Stochastic Processes I | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Data Analysis and Regression | ||
| Applied Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Topics in Statistical Methods: Sampling | ||
| Data Issues in Hydrology | ||
| QUALITATIVE ECOLOGY TOOLS | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Qualitative Research | ||
| Analysis of Variance--Education Research | ||
| Qualitative Methods in Political Science | ||
| Seminar in Methods of Qualitative Analysis | ||
| ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, RESEARCH, AND DISSERTATION | 46 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 72 | |
A minimum of 72 credits are required to complete this program.
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Take one 2-credit offering or two 1-credit offerings; minimum 2 credits total to gradute.