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Zoology

The aims of a PhD degree in Zoology are to train the student to do original and significant research in zoological science, to develop a broad understanding of the zoological literature, and to provide experience and training in the presentation and publication of scientific findings. The Department of Biology offers special opportunities for animal research in several zoological subdisciplines. In addition, the broad range of biological sciences represented on campus permit collaborative programs in such areas as medicine, veterinary medicine, oceanography, and wildlife and fisheries sciences.

Zoology PhD students must demonstrate competence in their specific area of research and are expected to develop proficiency in four of the following six areas: evolution/systematics, ecology/behavior, physiology/anatomy, biological mathematics, genetics/development and cellular/molecular biology. In addition, the student should have a thorough depth-of-knowledge of the organism or system used in the dissertation research. An MS student must demonstrate competence in at least three of the above six areas at the time of final examination.

(ZOOL)

(faculty and courses are listed under Department of Biology)

 

 

681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1.

Detailed reports on specific topics in field chosen. Students may register in up to but no more than three sections of this course in the same semester.

685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6 each semester.

Limited investigations in fields other than those chosen for thesis or dissertation.

691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester.

Research for thesis or dissertation.

Other related graduate courses offered by the Department of Biology that may be of interest to zoology students include BIOL 611 Molecular Biology of Differentiation and Development and BIOL 689 Special Topics in...