EEB 205 – Theory and Methods in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to fundamental theories and methods in ecology and evolutionary biology. Knowledge and skills needed to succeed through direct, active experiences evaluating the communicating scientific evidence. Topics reflect current research interests in the department, as well as classic case studies in the discipline. Emphasizes practical understanding of scientific process with focus on developing skills needed for upper-level courses. Provides opportunities to become familiar with research interests of faculty members, enabling students to identify potential future research opportunities.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: NS, EI and WC.
EEB 240 – Human Anatomy (transitioning to EEB 250/251 in fall 2023)
4 Credit Hours
Gross and microanatomy of the human.
(Same as Anthropology 240.)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab.
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230 or Biology 101 or 102 or 150-159 or 160-159 or 113-115 or 114-115 or Microbiology 210.
EEB 304 – Socio-Economic Impact of Plants
3 Credit Hours
Significance of plants in origin and development of human cultures, evolution of cultivated plants, and role of plants in present civilization.
Contact Hour Distribution: Includes occasional field trips.
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
EEB 305 – Evolution and Society
3 Credit Hours
Develop a foundational understanding of the nature of science and scientific knowledge using evolutionary biology as its focus. Explore cultural controversies surrounding and scientific controversies within the field of evolutionary biology. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Anthropology 305.)
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: WC
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 110 or Biology 101-102 or 113-114-115 or 150 or equivalent; English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
EEB 306 – Ecology and Society
3 Credit Hours
Issues and controversies in ecology and their biological, social, and economic significance.
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 101-102 or 113-114-115 or 150 or equivalent.
EEB 309 – Biology of Human Affairs
3 Credit Hours
Current topics in biology and their public relevance, especially the interaction between biology and government. Issues include conservation, health, agriculture, national parks, population, etc.
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
EEB 310 – Evolution, Disease, and Medicine
3 Credit Hours
Apply evolutionary theory and scientific reasoning to understand human disease to help improve the theory and practice of medicine and public health. Focus on developing logical rigor in scientific arguments, applying theory to generate hypotheses consistent with observations, and applying and interpreting theory to predict the outcomes of experimental manipulations/interventions.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: QR
EEB 311 – Career and Professional Development
1 Credit Hours
Provides students with working knowledge of available career paths and options in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and how to prepare for future careers. Discussions, reading relevant papers, discussing topics with guest speakers, and hands-on practice of important professional skills.
EEB 330 – Field Botany
3 Credit Hours
Explore diversity of local plants of east TN, both under the microscope in the laboratory and outside in the field. Develop identification skills for invasive, native, and naturalized plants, which are critical for ecological and wildlife professions. Field trips will include visiting research facilities that are dedicated to the conservation, identification, and preservation of plants.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Any two of the following courses: Biology 101, 102, 105, 106, 113, 114, 115, 150, 158, 160, 168, 260, 280, or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 304, 305, 306, or equivalent.
Recommended Background: 8 hours of biology courses.
EEB 351 – Field Mycology
4 Credit Hours
Introduction to collection, identification, and diversity of mushroom-forming fungi. Hands-on course develops familiarity with mushroom diversity. Emphasizes field collection or isolation of fungi from the environment and their identification in field and laboratory settings. Taxonomic methods rely mostly on morphological and anatomical analyses. Students will be trained to analyze DNA sequence data for identification and species delimitation. Provides training and development of systematic and analytical skills, as well as skills in field ecology, microscopy, herbarium curation, and evolutionary biology.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 two-hour labs.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent; or Biology 114.
EEB 353 – Comparative Vertebrate Biology
4 Credit Hours
Study of vertebrate animals, including identification, phylogeny, ecology and structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations. Lab emphasizes local diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and freshwater fish.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and a 3 hour lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 or equivalent; or Biology 114.
EEB 370 – Evolutionary Psychology and Ethology
3 Credit Hours
(See Psychology 370.)
EEB 400 – Undergraduate Research
1-2 Credit Hours
Research projects under supervision of faculty.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
Credit Restriction: Maximum of 4 hours may be applied toward the biological sciences major.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
EEB 401 – Natural History Collections Research
1 Credit Hour
This course will introduce students to cutting edge collections-based research. We will explore topics such as biodiversity, conservation management, invasive species biology, anthropology, paleontology, ecology, evolution, scientific ethics, and advocacy that are informed by data from natural history collections.
EEB 403 – The Evolution of Cancer: An Integrative Approach
3 Credit Hours
Cancer is a family of diseases that plagues all multicellular organisms. This course presents an integrated view of cancer biology at both the cellular, tissue, organismal, and population level using fundamental concepts from micro- and macro-evolutionary biology as well as mathematical and molecular genetics.
Recommended background: BIOL 240 General Genetics and/or BIOL 280 Evolution
EEB 404 – Ecosystem Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Interpretation and application of cutting edge science in the primary literature will be used to critically assess abiotic and biotic components of natural systems. Learn to integrate characteristics of individual species, populations, and communities to understand how energy, carbon, nutrients flow through natural systems. Development of individual literature reviews will incorporate this knowledge for scientific and broad audiences.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
EEB 405 – Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory
2 Credit Hours
Examine how energy, carbon, nutrients flow through microbial, plant, and animal components of ecosystems. Students will generate hypotheses, design and perform experiments, and analyze and interpret results in field, greenhouse, and lab settings. Requires periodic field trips.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 404.
EEB 406 – Models in Biology
3 Credit Hours
(See Mathematics 405.)
EEB 407 – Senior Honors Thesis
3 Credit Hours
Written preparation and oral presentation of faculty-supervised student research.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 400.
Registration Restriction(s): Biological sciences major/honors ecology and evolutionary biology concentration.
EEB 409 – Perspectives in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
3 Credit Hours
Forefront considerations of ecology, behavior, and evolutionary biology. Emphasis on current developments for applications, including societal and economic impacts and moral and ethical implications. An oral presentation and a referenced library-research essay are required. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 9 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
EEB 410 – Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology (short title: Eco-Evo-Devo)
3 Credit hours
This course will discuss how organisms develop and interact with their surrounding environment as well as their evolutionary history.
EEB 411 – Biostatistics
3 Credit Hours
Experimental design and hypothesis testing for ecology and evolutionary biology research. Parameter estimation, general linear models, generalized linear models, maximum likelihood, and permutation approaches, and their application to problems in ecology and evolutionary biology.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 141 or 151.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: QR
EEB 412 – Environmental Toxicology
3 Credit Hours
Principles of toxicology focusing on fate and effects of chemicals in the environment. Topics include history of environmental toxicology; contaminant classification, source, fate, and effects; toxicokinetics; dose-response; major body system contaminant interactions; reproductive toxicology, mutagenesis, teratogeneses, and carcinogenesis; endocrine disruptors; bioaccumulation; toxicity testing; population to global ecological effects; risk assessment; environmental laws and policies.
Recommended Background: General biology, organic chemistry
EEB 413 – Art and Organism – Integrative Biology of Aesthetic Experience
3 Credit Hours
An integrative approach to fundamental concepts of developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and physiology applied to culture, art, and aesthetic experience.
(Same as University Studies 413.)
EEB 414 – Plant Anatomy
3 Credit Hours
Cells, tissues, and organs. Their development in vegetative and reproductive structures of vascular plants. Emphasis on seed plants.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 113-114 or Biology 150-160 or equivalent.
EEB 415 – Field Ecology
4 Credit Hours
Learn scientific and professional development skills critical to becoming a professional Ecologist. Learn field methods to examine fundamental concepts in ecology, including skills in hypothesis development, experimental design, field observation, plant, animal and microbial sampling techniques, data reduction and statistical analysis, and written and oral presentations. Three weekend field trips required.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 hours lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: WC
EEB 419 – Global Change Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Gain an in-depth understanding of current, global-scale environmental changes and the consequences of these changes for species, ecological communities, and humankind. Topics include climate change, habitat fragmentation, invasion biology, and large-scale pollution in the Anthropocene with a focus on human-dimensions to these global challenges. Students will develop a greater appreciation for global change and the connections between humans and the natural world. Course will be a mix of lectures, reading of primary literature, group discussion/participation, and field research.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: AOC
EEB 420 – Fungal Diversity
3 Credit Hours
Ecology and evolutionary biology of fungi revealed mostly through use of molecular techniques. Many fungi, and the ecological roles they serve, are often obscure due to their ephemeral nature, difficulty of detection, and convergent gross morphological similarities. Advances in molecular biology have uncovered an unanticipated depth of diversity in fungi and permitted scientists to address research questions not possible until only recently. This seminar will provide an overview of fungal ecology and evolution by examining the primary literature. Multiple dimensions of fungal diversity are explored: taxonomic, genetic, and functional.
EEB 421 – Community Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Understand how interactions among microorganisms, plants, and animals affect the biodiversity and composition of terrestrial ecosystems. Integrate knowledge of individuals, species, and communities across spatial and temporal scales under natural and global change contexts (e.g., plant invasions, climate change, and disturbance). Course includes lectures, primary literature reviews, and student presentations.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
EEB 422 – Landscape Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Whether you are a future ecologist, sustainability professional, landscape architect, natural resource manager, or conservationist, the goal of this 100% online Landscape Ecology course is to enable you to apply the principles of landscape ecology to your discipline. Landscape ecology broadens the spatial scale of ecological study to consider the influence of landscape-level patterns on ecological processes. You will explore important issues, concepts, and methodologies relevant to landscape ecology.
EEB 423 – Conservation Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
Online course will teach structured decision making process. Learn to enable people representing diverse interests to come together to form a common understanding and to create scientifically rigorous, inclusive, defensible, and transparent conservation and natural resource management plans. Course requires regular interaction with classmates in weekly online discussion, a mock conservation planning project, and a small-group evaluation of a published conservation plan (which includes a recorded interview of one of its authors).
EEB 424 – Plant Diversity and Evolution
3 Credit Hours
Understand the evolutionary history of photosynthetic cyanobacteria and green plants (green algae, bryophytes, lycophytes, ferns, and seed plants). A hands-on laboratory provides an in-depth understanding of major morphological and developmental features of each plant group.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture, 1 two hour lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 102, Biology 114, Biology 150, or Biology 158.
EEB 425 – Communicating the Science of Climate Change Biology
3 Credit Hours
Online course examines impacts of global climate change on biodiversity. Understand past, current, and projected impacts of climate change and evaluate proposed solutions for the current climate crisis. Discuss implications of climate change science. Choose several socially-relevant climate change biology topics to research and communicate to the public.
Prereqs: ENGL 102, 132, 290, or 298; and BIO 260/269
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: WC
EEB 426 – Plant-Animal Interactions
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the evolutionary and ecological aspects of interactions between plants and animals, including herbivory, pollination, and seed dispersal. Emphasis is on historical development of the field, discussions of primary literature, design of experiments, and writing.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
EEB 430 – Invasion Biology
3 Credit Hours
History, biology, and management of biological invasions, geography and scale of invasions, ecological effects, impacts to humans, and evolution of introduced and native species. Differences between “introduced” and “invasive” species will inform discussions about prevention, regulation, detection, management, and eradication. Comprehensive consideration of interesting case studies. Apply knowledge in a variety of scenarios and fields. Discussion of controversies surrounding biological invasions and prospects for the future of invasions considering biotic homogenization, animal rights, human activity, climate change, and management with new technologies.
EEB 433 – Plant Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Fundamental concepts and techniques in plant ecology, including topics such as plant interactions with climate, microbiomes/herbivores, plant community dynamics, and plant-mediated ecosystem processes. By the end of the course students will have a working knowledge of the major concepts, current research being done and a toolbox of lab and field techniques in plant ecology. Specific skills to be developed include how to read, synthesize, and write ecological literature, experimental design, analyses of plants and plant processes, statistics/data analysis, and science communication. Course requires one weekend field trip.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: WC
EEB 435 – Ecophysiology
3 Credit Hours
Fundamental principles of animal and plant physiology are covered in other courses. This course will provide the ecological and evolutionary context of physiological adaptation of animals and plants to their environments. Students will gain knowledge of organismal adaptation and responses to environments, specifically the physiological responses of plants and animals to environmental conditions: solar radiation, temperature, CO2, O2, water, and nutrients. Students will improve scientific comprehension skills through assigned paper readings and case studies. A combination of lectures, case studies, and paper discussions will be used as methods of instruction.
EEB 444 – Diversity of TN Fishes
4 Credit Hours
This course will explore the rich diversity of fishes in Tennessee.
Recommended background: Biology 260
EEB 450 – Comparative Animal Behavior
3 Credit Hours
Explore the diversity of extraordinary and sometimes puzzling animal behaviors in the natural world, seeking to understand and test questions about how and why animals (including humans) behave the way they do. Students will develop scientific and professional skills in hypothesis development, critical thinking, visual representation of data, oral communication, and teamwork.
(Same as Psychology 450.)
EEB 451 – Research Ethics
3 Credit Hours
Ethics of scientific research with emphasis on biological sciences from genetic to ecological research. Ethics of intellectual property, allocation of resources for research, genetic engineering, research on marginalized and vulnerable populations, research on non-human animals, conservation biology, ecological fieldwork, and more.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: WC
EEB 454 – Animal Communication
3 Credit Hours
(See Psychology 454.)
EEB 459 – Comparative Animal Behavior Laboratory
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to observational and experimental research in ethology.
(Same as Psychology 459.)
Recommended Background: 450.
EEB 461 – Special Topics in Organismal Biology
3 Credit Hours
Current topics in organismal biology.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 12 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 280.
EEB 463 – Ecological Genetics and Genomics
Population genetics is the foundation of evolutionary biology. This course explores the ways genetics and genomics can help us understand big questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. Topics include the relationship between genetic variation and population dynamics, ecological polymorphism, behavioral ecology, and conservation genetics.
EEB 464 – Macroevolution
3 Credit Hours
How, and, more importantly, why life on earth has changed through evolutionary processes. What leads to extinction or speciation, at what level does selection operate, are humans still evolving, and how we develop and test hypotheses in these areas will all be discussed.
EEB 465 – Special Topics in Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Current topics in Ecology.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 12 hours.
EEB 466 – Special Topics in Evolution
3 Credit Hours
Current topics in evolution.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 12 hours.
EEB 469 – Special Topics in Conservation Biology
3 Credit Hours
Current topics on the conservation of biological diversity at population, community, and ecosystem levels.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 12 hours.
EEB 471 – Aquatic Macroecology and Conservation
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to develop understanding of large-scale physical, chemical, and biological patterns and processes in different types of aquatic environments found on Earth. The impacts of anthropogenic activities on aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems will be explored. Students will be introduced to the collation and statistical analysis of publicly available data to answer important questions in aquatic ecology and conservation.
Prereq/Coreq: EEB 411 or any upper division statistics class
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: QR
EEB 473 – Herpetology
3 Credit Hours
Classification, evolution, ecology, biogeography, and anatomy of amphibians and reptiles.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 250 or Biology 260.
EEB 474 – Diversity, Ecology and Evolution of Fishes
4 Credit Hours
Evolution, classification, collection and identification, distribution and biology of fishes with emphasis on freshwater fauna of eastern North America.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 2 labs.
Recommended Background: Biology 260.
EEB 475 – Mathematical Biology for Non-Math People
3 Credit Hours
Concepts in mathematical modeling in the biological sciences. Focus on understanding different types of models and how to read the primary literature that utilizes these methods.
May be used to satisfy EITHER Quantitative Requirement OR Upper-Division course hours
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: QR
EEB 476 – Theoretical Ecology and its Applications
3 Credit Hours
Ecosystems show an incredible diversity of dynamics. Theoretical ecology focuses on identifying generalizable principles that can help organize how we approach ecological data analyses and the design of experimental programs in the face of that complexity and richness. Ecological theory bounds what is possible, spotlights what is likely, and generates new hypotheses, thereby helping the ecological scientist to focus their research effort. Ecological theory also provides techniques that can help guide conservation management interventions. Topics may include but are not limited to: demographic modeling, community ecology, life history theory, protected area design, bioeconomics, behavioral ecology and more.
May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
Prereqs: BIOL 260 and Math 152 or 142May be used to satisfy EITHER Quantitative Requirement OR Upper Division course hours
Satisfies VolCore Requirements: QR
EEB 480 – Natural History of the Smoky Mountains
3 Credit Hours
Field ecology course that includes a one-week field trip. Students will learn about the natural history and ecological and evolutionary factors that are responsible for the diversity of plants and animals in the Great Smoky Mountains. Emphasis on field study of selected biotic communities. Course will meet daily on campus for lectures/labs for 5 days (week 1) before venturing into the field. Students will stay full-time at the Biology Field Station in week 2. Course will conclude with 2 days (week 3) of oral presentations and discussion.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 150 and Biology 260 or equivalent.
Comment(s): This course is offered in the summer term only.
EEB 481 – Avian Diversity
3 Credit Hours
Provides strong foundation in global and regional diversity of birds, their biogeography, evolution, and ecology. Learn to identify birds by plumage, voice, and behavior. Familiarize yourself with major groups of North American birds, their habitats and distributions, and learn about the value of avian natural history collections and the challenges and rewards of preparing bird specimens.
Comment(s): This course is offered May mini-term.
EEB 484 – Conservation Biology
3 Credit Hours
Learn to quantify biodiversity and patterns of biodiversity loss and change. Examine the role of different drivers of biodiversity loss in the US and elsewhere. Explore the efficacy of different strategies aiming to conserve species and ecosystems and to safeguard the benefits that people derive from them. Discuss relevant professions and how they apply principles of conservation biology with outside speakers.
Pre-req: Biology 260.
EEB 485 – Ethnobiology: Theory and Methods
3 Credit Hours
Dynamic relationships between humans and their environment. Focus on understanding of the drivers of human decision making and choice in plant and animal use which is critical for designing globally sustainable management plans.
EEB 490 – Undergraduate Seminar
1 Credit Hours
Weekly departmental research seminar presenting current research in the areas of ecology, behavior, and evolutionary biology by UT faculty and researchers from around the world. Seminar meets to discuss a paper by the Department’s weekly seminar speaker. As a result, enrollment in this course requires attendance to the Department’s weekly seminar.
Repeatability: May be repeated four times. Up to two credit hours of 490 can count toward the major. Additional hours may be petitioned for honors students.
Registration Restriction(s): Biological Sciences majors; minimum student level – Junior; consent of instructor.
EEB 492 – Off-Campus Internship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
1-9 Credit Hours
Participation in individualized practical applications of ecology, behavior, evolution and conservation biology in community, government, and industry. Requires approval of EEB UG Committee Chair.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of EEB UG Committee Chair. Maximum 9 hours
Registration Restriction(s): Approval of the Chair of the EEB Undergraduate Committee.
EEB 493 – Independent Study
1-9 Credit Hours
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Credit Restriction: Maximum of 3 hours may be applied toward the major. Additional hours may be petitioned for honors students.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
EEB 495 – Evolutionary Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Basic concepts in evolutionary and ecological genetics. Biogeography, climate, population genetics, evolution and natural selection, population growth and regulation, competition, niche, experimental ecology, predation, phylogenetics in ecology, and biodiversity and conservation.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 495 and 595.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 260 and 280.
EEB 496 – Special Topics Seminars
1 Credit Hours
Special topics in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Maximum of two credit hours can count toward the major.
EEB 500 – Thesis
1-15 Credit Hours
Selected directed readings or special course in topics of current interest. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
EEB 502 – Registration for Use of Facilities
1-15 Credit Hours
Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
EEB 503 – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar
1 Credit Hours
Advanced topics in ecology, behavior, and evolutionary biology. Required of first- and second-year graduate students, as well as more senior graduate students on GTA support. Senior departmental majors and other graduate students are encouraged to enroll.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 16 hours.
Credit Restriction: Only 4 hours can be applied towards a graduate degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.
EEB 504 – Special Topics
1-3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 9 hours.
EEB 507 – Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2 Credit Hours
Research presentations by EEB graduate students.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
Registration Permission: Non-EEB students require consent of instructor.
EEB 509 – Core: Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Readings, lectures, and discussion about key concepts in ecology.
EEB 511 – Core: Evolution
3 Credit Hours
Readings, lectures, and discussion about key concepts in evolution.
EEB 513 – Art and Organism – Integrative Biology of Aesthetic Experience
3 Credit Hours
Integrative approach to fundamental concepts of developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and physiology applied to culture, art and aesthetic experience.
EEB 543 – Aquatic Insects
3 Credit Hours
Taxonomy and biology of aquatic insects; immature forms.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
EEB 546 – Evolutionary Psychology
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Psychology 546.)
EEB 547 – Conceptual Foundations of Evolution and Behavior
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Psychology 547.)
EEB 550 – Ecological Niche Models and Species’ Distributions
3 Credit Hours
Development of GIS tools with applications in conservation biology, ecology, and phylogeography has provided new research avenues that combine cross-disciplinary knowledge. In particular, ecological niche modeling (ENM) used to investigate species’ geographic distributions has generated much interest in recent years. The course will cover theoretical aspects of ecological niche modeling, various types of environmental data (e.g., climatic, topographic, vegetation indices) and species’ records, and best practices for running ecological niche models. Students will learn how to generate niche models and will use distributional estimates to address questions related to species’ ecology, conservation, and biogeography.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
EEB 560 – Biometry
3 Credit Hours
Statistical applications in biological research.
Recommended Background: Statistics course or consent of instructor.
EEB 580 – Population Modeling
3 Credit Hours
Recent advances in modeling dynamics of size-structured populations to answer ecological and conservation questions. Use R to develop matrix and integral population models, learn to conduct sensitivity and elasticity analyses for transient and asymptotic dynamics, develop stochastic (iid, Markovian) models and age-from-stage models.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 411.
EEB 581 – Mathematical Biology I
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Mathematics 581.)
EEB 582 – Mathematical Biology II
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Mathematics 582.)
EEB 583 – Advanced Biogeography
3 Credit Hours
Processes determining geographic distribution of animals and distribution and composition of animal communities.
Recommended Background: Ecology course or consent of instructor.
EEB 585 – Mathematical Evolutionary Theory
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Mathematics 583.)
EEB 587 – Phylogenetic Methods
1-3 Credit Hours
Topics include likelihood, Bayesian, and parsimony methods of tree inference, gene tree species tree and network methods, dating trees, correlating characters, discrete and continuous character models and diversification.
Repeatability: Not repeatable. May be taken once for 1 – 3 hours.
EEB 589 – Seminar in Mathematical Biology
Cross-listed with MATH 589
EEB 591 – Foreign Study
1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
EEB 592 – Off-Campus Study
1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
EEB 593 – Independent Study
1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
EEB 598 – Biology Education: Theory and Practice
3 Credit Hours
Develops the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be an effective biology teacher at the college level. Outcomes of the course will include a knowledge of teaching techniques, practice evaluating the teaching of others, putting educational theory into practice, and a completed teaching philosophy statement.
Cross-listed: (Same as Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 598 and Microbiology 598.)
EEB 600 – Doctoral Research and Dissertation
3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
EEB 601 – Natural History Collections Research
1 Credit Hour
This course will introduce students to cutting edge collections-based research. We will explore topics such as biodiversity, conservation management, invasive species biology, anthropology, paleontology, ecology, evolution, scientific ethics, and advocacy that are informed by data from natural history collections.
Level: Graduate
EEB 602 – Advanced Topics in Ecological Process and Structure
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in ecological process and structure. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 603 – Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in evolutionary biology. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 604 – Scientific Writing
1 Credit Hour
The goal of this course is to provide a foundation for productive scientific writing.
The course emphasizes a practical understanding of scientific writing through a process of weekly writing and peer review. All students are expected to make progress on their writing goals each week and to be the main presenter at least once during the course of the semester. In addition, students are expected to peer review the work of another class member each week (their partner) as well as the work of the main presenter.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate
EEB 606 – Advanced Topics in Conservation Biology
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in conservation biology. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 607 – Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
1 Credit Hours
Readings and discussion based on current literature.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
EEB 609 – Advanced Topics in Comparative Animal Behavior
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in animal behavior. Consult departmental listings for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 610 – Advanced Topics in Mathematical, Theoretical and Computational Ecology
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in mathematical, theoretical, and computational ecology. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 611 – Advanced Topics in Organismal Biology
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in organismal biology. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Variable title
EEB 612 – Advanced Topics in Environmental Toxicology
1-3 Credit Hours
Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in environmental toxicology. Consult departmental listing for offerings.
Cross-listed: (Same as Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 612.)
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
EEB 681 – Advanced Topics in Mathematical Biology I
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Mathematics 681.)
EEB 683 – Advanced Topics in Mathematical Biology II
Cross-listed with MATH 682