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. The overall objective of the PhD in Ecology program is to develop students as scientists and policy makers with interdisciplinary problem-solving skills to address global challenges in the ecological sciences from local to global scales. Students in the PhD program 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Select 6 credits not taken elsewhere in the program from the following: | 6 | |
| Human-Environment Interactions | ||
| 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 | ||
| ECOLOGY TOOLS | ||
| Select 3 credits not taken elsewhere in the program from the following: | 3 | |
| Ecological and Social Agent-based Modeling | ||
| Applied Econometrics | ||
| Econometric Theory I | ||
| Econometric Theory II | ||
| Modeling Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Biostatistical Methods for Quantitative Data | ||
| Niche Models | ||
| Models for Ecological Data | ||
| Design of Fish and Wildlife Studies | ||
| Applied Sampling for Wildlife/Fish Studies | ||
| Sampling & Analysis Vertebrate Populations | ||
| Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology | ||
| Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ||
| Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers | ||
| Dynamical Systems | ||
| Concepts in GIS | ||
| GIS Methods for Resource Management | ||
| Spatial Statistical Modeling-Natural Resources | ||
| Quantitative Spatial 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 | ||
| ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, RESEARCH, AND DISSERTATION | 55 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 72 | |
A minimum of 72 credits are required to complete this program.
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Take two semesters; minimum 2 credits total to graduate.