Undergraduate Programs:
Biology Major with Specialization in Ecology
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Career opportunities: (Back to Top)
- Environmental Consultant
- Behavioral Ecologist
- Aquatic Ecologist
- Terrestrial Ecologist
- Wetland Ecologist
- Wildlife Ecologist
- Microbial Ecologist
- Fisheries Biologist
Preparation for graduate study in: (Back to Top)
- Marine Biology
- Aquatic Ecology
- Terrestrial Ecology
- Microbial Ecology
- Animal Behavior
- Evolutionary Behavior
Recommended courses: (Back to Top)
Core lecture courses:
- BIO 110 - Introductory Biology I
- BIO 120 - Introductory Biology II
- BIO 301 - Genetics
- BIO 310 - Ecology
- BIO 315 - Evolution
Writing-intensive lab course:
Recommended electives:
One taxonomic field course in Botany out of:
- BIO 455 - Plant Evolution & Classification
- BIO 456 - Freshwater Algae
- BIO 457 - Aquatic Plants
- BIO 458 - Trees & Shrubs
One taxonomic field course in Zoology out of:
- BIO 480 - Natural History of the Invertebrates
- BIO 481 - Natural History of the Vertebrates
- BIO 482 - Ichthyology
- BIO 483 - Mammalogy
- BIO 484 - Herpetology
- BIO 485 - Ornithology
- BIO 486 - Entomology
- BIO 488 - Biology of Arachnids
Two upper-level Ecology electives out of:
- BIO 410 - Limnology
- BIO 411 - Animal Physiological Ecology
- BIO 412 - Biogeography
- BIO 413 - Wetland Ecosystems
- BIO 414 - Terrestrial Ecosystems
- BIO 415 - Microbial Ecology
- BIO 472 - Parasitology
Students in this program have: (Back to Top)
Presented at scientific meetings:
- Ecological Society of North America
- North Americal Bat Research Symposium
- Botanical Science of America
- Society for Wetland Science
- Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research
Had co-ops or internships with:
- Great Lakes Environmental research Lab
- National Biological Survey
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens
- Nature Conservancy - MI CHapter
Co-authored publications with faculty in scientific journals:
- American Journal of Botany
- Environmental Entomology
- Ecological Entomology
- Wetlands
- Journal of Mammalogy
Former students: (Back to Top)
Have been accepted into Ph.D. programs at:
- University of Michigan
- Ohio State University
- University of Maryland
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Washington
Are employed at:
- Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
- National Biological Survey
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Consulting Firms
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