Interdisciplinary Ecology Curriculum

Elective Courses
Research Design & Methods Courses
Concentrations

Students should refer to the requirements and a sample schedule for the Master's degree posted here and for the Ph.D. degree posted here. Courses approved and available for credit in the Interdisciplinary Ecology degrees are listed below. If you want to take an elective course not on this preapproved list, please send a request and a copy of the course syllabus to the Director for review.

Warning: If you are on a UF assistantship or UF fellowship, you MUST NOT enroll for online courses (designated "WEB" on the ISIS website) or off-book courses. If you ask the department offering a course to register you individually for a course, you MUST ask them whether it is an off-book course. Your assistantship or fellowship cannot pay the tuition for these courses.

Ecology course requirement:

For the Master's or the Ph.D. degree, a graduate course in principles of ecology and one in ecology of a particular type of ecosystem are required.  Once taken during the Master's degree, these requirements are satisfied for the purposes of the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology. If you took a comprehensive Principles of Ecology course as an undergraduate, you may meet the two-course requirement by either taking one graduate-level Principles of Ecology course and one Ecology-Particular Systems course or taking two Particular System courses from the lists below.  For a Ph.D. student, equivalent course work taken during Master's studies meets this requirement if approved by your Supervisory Committee.

Advice on selection of courses in the category Perspectives and Elaborations of Ecological Theory:

To gain a balanced knowledge of evolutionary and systems ecology, you should try to take one course each in general-population-community ecology and one in systems ecology.  If you do not study systems ecology, you will miss much of the predictive power of ecological theory; for this purpose, EES 5305C, EES 6301, or PCB 5338 are recommended.

Principles of Ecology courses
ALS 5156	Agricultural Ecology Principles & Applications, F, 3 - co-taught with ALS 3153
EES 5305C	Ecological & General Systems, F, 3
PCB 4043C	General Ecology, F, S, 4 (for graduate credit, obtain consent of instructor and register for ZOO 6927 through Biology Department)
PCB 5338	Principles of Ecosystem Ecology, F, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Wildlife Ecology and Management, F, S, 3 - co-taught with WIS 3401, register through Wildlife department
Ecology - Particular Perspectives and Systems courses
Core Course (recommended for new master's students)
FAS 5901	Scientific Thinking in Ecology, F, 2
Perspectives and Elaborations of Ecological Theory
ANG 6086	Historical Ecology, S, 3
ALS 6932	Principles of Agroecology, F, 3
ALS 5932	Special Topics: Ethnoecology, F, S, 3
EES 5305C	Ecological & General Systems, F, 3
EES 6007	Advanced Energy & Environment, 3
EES 6301	Comparative Approaches in Systems Ecology, S, 3 - this course may not be taught again
PCB 5046C	Advanced Ecology, 3
PCB 5338	Principles of Ecosystem Ecology, F, 3
PCB 5415C	Behavioral Ecology, S, 4
PCB 6447C	Community Ecology, Spring of Even Years, 4
WIS 5555C	Conservation Biology, F, 3 - co-taught with WIS 4554
WIS 6455	Wildlife Population Ecology, S, 3
WIS 6468C	Pattern and Process in Landscape Ecology, S, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Macroecology, F,3
Particular Ecological Systems and Sectors
BOT 5695	Ecosystems of Florida, S, 3
EES 6301	Comparative Approaches in Systems Ecology, S, 3
EES 6308C	Wetland Ecology, F, 3
EES 6356	Estuarine Systems, S, 3
EES 6318	Principles of Industrial Ecology, S, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Springs Ecosystems, 3
ENY 6203	Insect Ecology, F, S, 4
FAS 5276	Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms, SS, 4
FAS 6932	Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Marine Ecological Processes, F, 3
FAS 6932	Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Plankton Ecology, 3
FOR 6154	Analysis of Forest Ecosystems, 3
LAS 6938	Seminar in Modern Latin American Studies: Ecological Principles for Development Professionals, 3
NEM 6201	Nematode Ecology, F, 3
PCB 5307C	Limnology, S, 4
PCB 5356C	Tropical Ecology, 3
PCB 6377	Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates, 4
PCB 6496C	Stream Ecology, 4
PLS 6623	Invasion Ecology (formerly "Weed Ecology"), S even years, 3
SWS 5050	Soils for Environmental Professionals, F, S, 4
SWS 5235	South Florida Ecosystems, SS, 3
SWS 5305C	Soil Microbial Ecology, F, 3
SWS 6323	Advanced Microbial Ecology, 3
WIS 6444	Advanced Wetlands Ecology, F, 4
WIS 6452	Wildlife Ecology, F odd years, 3 - this course may not be taught again
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: An Introduction to Tropical Ecology and Conservation, 3
ZOO 6542	Nutritional Ecology, 3

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Distribution requirement and elective courses:

Students are required to undertake advanced study of three domains of thought that are integral to interdisciplinary ecology: resource-related natural sciences, environment-oriented social sciences, and sustainability studies. This distribution requirement applies separately (iteratively, without double-counting) to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs. During the Ph.D. program, a new course must be taken in each of the three distribution areas; a course from previous M.S. work may not be substituted. Choice of specific courses is custom-fitted by the student and Supervisory Committee to meet the student's needs while linking the three domains of thought to fundamental ecological theory. The remaining choices of electives are at the discretion of the student (with Committee approval) to follow interests or pursue a concentration. All the elective courses identified here are designated as courses in the major except for LAW courses (LAW courses do not automatically count for graduate credit and must be petitioned to the Graduate School for routine approval for graduate credit). 

Natural Sciences subject area
Core Course required for new students matriculating Summer-Fall 2011:
EVR 6320	Sustainable Natural Resource Management, S, 3 (take in either the Natural Sciences or Sustainability Studies category)
Ecosystem & Natural-Resource Management
ABE 5643C	Biological Systems Modeling, F, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Hunter-Gatherers, 3
AOM 6932	Special Topics in Agricultural Operations Management: Principles and Issues in Environmental Hydrology, F, 3
BOT 5655C	Physiological Plant Ecology, 3
BOT 5685C	Tropical Botany, 5
BOT 5695	Ecosystems of Florida, S, 3
BOT 5725C	Taxonomy of Vascular Plants, S, 3
BOT 6935	Special Topics: Ecology and Natural History of the Tropics, 3
BOT 5685C	Tropical Botany, 5
EES 5207	Environmental Chemistry, 3
EES 6308C	Wetland Ecology, F, 3
EES 6356	Estuarine Systems, F, 3
ENV 6441	Water Resources Planning and Management, S, 3
ENV 6511	Biological Wastewater Treatment, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Springs Ecosystems, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Restoration Planning, F, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Adaptive Management: Water and Watershed Systems, S, 3
ENV 6935	Graduate Environmental Engineering Seminar: Adaptive Management Seminar, 1
ENY 6166	Insect Classification, F, S, 3
ENY 6203	Insect Ecology, F, S, 4
FAS 6932	Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Plankton Ecology, 3
FOR 5159	Ecology and Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems, S, 3
FOR 5756	Non-Timber Forest Products, 3
FOR 6154	Analysis of Forest Ecosystems, 3
FOR 6170	Tropical Forestry, S, 3
FOR 6934	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Ecohydrology, F, 3
FOR 6934	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Fire Ecology and Management, S, 3
HOS 6932	Special Topics: Advanced Restoration Ecology, 3
LAA 6231	Landscape Architecture Theory, S, 3
LAS 6938	Seminar in Modern Latin American Studies: Ecological Principles for Development Professionals, 3
LEI 5255	Outdoor Recreation and Park Management, F, 3
LEI 6557	Recreation Management/Development in Coastal Zone, S, 3
PCB 5307C	Limnology, S, 4
PCB 5338	Principles of Ecosystem Ecology, F, 3
PCB 5356C	Tropical Ecology, 3
PHC 6937	Special Topics in Public Health: Aquatic Systems and Environmental Health, 3, S
PLS 6623	Weed Ecology, 3
SWS 5050	Soils for Environmental Professionals, F, S, 4
SWS 5115	Environmental Nutrient Management, S, 3
SWS 5132	Tropical Soil Management, S, 3
SWS 5235	South Florida Ecosystems, 3
SWS 5247	Hydric Soils, F, 3
SWS 5305C	Soil Microbial Ecology, F, 3
SWS 5308	Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens, S, 3
SWS 5551	Soils, Water, and Public Health, S, 3
SWS 6932	Topics in Soils: Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Land Management, F, 3
SWS 6932	Topics in Soils: Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services, F, 3
SWS 6932	Topics in Soils: Florida Lake Management, F, 2
VME 6602	General Toxicology, F, S, 3
VME 6603	Advanced Toxicology, S, 3
WIS 5323C	Impact of Diseases on Wildlife Populations, 3
WIS 5521	Plant-Animal Interactions, F, 3
WIS 6444	Advanced Wetlands Ecology, 4
WIS 6452	Wildlife Ecology, 3
WIS 6455	Wildlife Population Ecology, S, 3
WIS 6466	Wildlife Population Modeling, S, 3
WIS 6468C	Pattern and Process in Landscape Ecology, S, 3
WIS 6575	Mammalian Carnivores: Conservation and Management Issues, S, 2
WIS 6934	Climate Change Ecology, 2
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Foundations of Wildlife Ecology: Theory and Application, F, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Advanced Topics in Population Ecology, 2
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Systematic Planning of Conservation Projects, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Scales in Ecosystems, Special Topics in, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Ecological Basis of Tropical Conservation, Special Topics, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Concepts of Adaptive Management, Special Topics in, 3
Natural Resource Conservation
FAS 5203C	Biology of Fishes, F, 4
FAS 5335C	Applied Fisheries Statistics, F, 3
FAS 6932	Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Fisheries Management and Ecology, 4
FOR 5159	Ecology and Restoration of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem, S, 3
GEO 5305	Environmental Biogeography, 3
GLY 5827	Ground Water Geology, F, 3
SWS 5235	South Florida Ecosystems, 3
SWS 6262	Soil Contamination & Remediation, F, 3
SWS 6448	Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, F, 3
WIS 5555C	Conservation Biology, F, 3
WIS 6452	Wildlife Ecology, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: An Introduction to Tropical Ecology and Conservation, 3
VME 6934	Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences: Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues, 3
Cultivated Natural Resources
AGR 5277C	Tropical Crop Production, F, 3
AGR 5444	Ecophysiology of Crop Plants, S, 3
AGR 6233	Tropical Grassland Agroecosystems, 3
AGR 5511	Crop Ecology, F, 3
AGR 6422C	Environmental Crop Nutrition, F, 3
AGR 6932	Topics in Agronomy: Bioenergy Crops, 3
ALS 5106	Food & the Environment, 3
FNR 5335	Agroforestry, S, 3
FOR 5161	Forest Productivity & Health, S, 3
FOR 6170	Tropical Forestry, S, 3
FOR 6340	Physiology of Forest Trees, S, 3
GEO 5809	Geography of World Agriculture, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Wildlife and Agriculture, 3
Biophysical Systems & Processes
ABE 5646	Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation, S, 3
ABE 5663	Advanced Applied Microbial Biotechnology, 3
CHM 5224	Basic Principles for Organic Chemistry, F, 3
CHM 5235	Organic Spectroscopy, F, 3
CHM 5275	The Organic Chemistry of Polymers, F, 2
CHM 6154	Chemical Separations, F, 3
FAS 6171	Applied Phycology, 3
FAS 6932	Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Fish and Water Quality, 1-2
GEO 6255	Climatology, S, 3
Geo 6938	Fluvial Morphology, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Land Cover Use Land Change, 3
GIS 5306	GIS Applications in Environmental Systems, 3
GLY 6075	Global Climate Change: Past, Present, & Future, 3
GLY 5241C	Geochemistry, F, 3
EES 5245	Water Quality Analysis, S, 3
EES 5305C	Ecological and General Systems, F, 3
EES 6007	Advanced Energy & Environment, 3
EES 6208	Principles of Water Chemistry I, F,3
EES 6145	Environmental Meteorology & Oceanography, 3
EES 6225	Atmospheric Chemistry, 3
ENV 6508	Wetland Hydrology, S, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Stormwater Control Systems, 3
EES 6405	Environmental Toxicology, 3
HOS 5711	Phytochemicals in Food and Health, 2
OCP 5293	Coastal Processes, F, 3
OCP 6050	Physical Oceanography, F, 3
SWS 5605C	Environmental Soil Physics, 3
SWS 6932	Earth System Analysis, 3
SWS 6932	Topics in Soils: Environmental Biogeochemistry, 3
URP 6526	Health and Built Environment, 3
WIS 6934/FAS 6932	Special Topics: Geographical Genetics, 3

Social Sciences subject area
Core Courses recommended
FOR 5615	Forest Conservation & Management Policies & Issues, 3
FOR 6934	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Natural Resource Policy & Economics, 3
FYC 6330	Theories of Community Development, F, 3
LAS 6290	Tropical Conservation and Development, 3
SYD 6517	Seminar in Environment and Society, S, 3
SYA 7933	Special Study in Sociology: Environmental Governance, S, 3
SYA 7933	Special Study in Sociology: Environmental Inequality and Justice, F, 3
SYA 7933	Special Study in Sociology: Population, Migration, and Environment, 3
Environmental Law
LAW 6460	Land Use Planning & Control, F, S, 3 or 4
LAW 6471	Environmental Law, F, S, 3; recommended core introductory course
LAW 6472	Natural Resources Law, F, 3; recommended core introductory course
LAW 6474	Agricultural Law, S, 2 or 3
LAW 6930	Conservation Clinic, 2 or 3; recommended for ecology students who can take only one Law course
LAW 6930	Trade and Environment, 2 or 3
LAW 6930	Water Law, 2
LAW 6930	Wetlands and Watersheds, 3
LAW 6930	Florida Land Use Law, 1
LAW 6930	Seminar in Techniques of Growth Management, 2
LAW 6930	Seminar on Coastal Zone Management, 2
LAW 6936	Environmental Justice Seminar, 2
Environmental Planning
ARC 6399	Urban Design, Advanced Topics in, S, 3
AEE 6300	Methodology of Planned Change, F, 3
EES 6051	Advanced Environmental Planning & Design, 3
ENV 6441	Water Resources Planning and Management, S, 3
FOR 6665	Landscape Planning for Ecotourism, F, 3
GEO 5605	Advanced Urban Geography, S, 3
TTE 5006	Advanced Urban Transportation Planning, F, 3
URP 6421	Environmental Land Use Planning and Management, F, 3
URP 6716	Transportation Policy and Planning, F, 3
Environmental Policy, Regulation and Management
AEE 5073	Agriculture, Resources, People, and the Environment: A Global Perspective, 3
AEE 6316	From America to Zimbabwe: An Overview of International Extension Systems, 3
AEB 6933	Special Topics: Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, 3
ANG 6273	Legal Anthropology, 3
ANG 6274	Principles of Political Anthropology, 3
BOT 6927/LAW 6930	Advances in Botany: Comparative Forest Management & Policy, 2
CPO 6795	Environmental Politics, F, 3
CPO 6796	Water Politics and Policy, 3
EES 5415	Environmental Health, 3
ENV 5075	Environmental Policy, F, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Adaptive Management: People and Policy, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Global Environmental Policies and Institutions, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Environmental Institutions and Regulations, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Natural Resource and Environmental Policy,3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: African Agriculture and Resources, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Management of Protected Areas in Africa and the Americas, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Community Conservation and Rural Development in Africa, 3
INR 6352	International Environmental Relations, 3
INR 6039	International Political Economy, 3
LAA 6382	Ecological and Environmental Policy, F, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Policy Reform in Conservation and Sustainable Development, 3
LAS 6921	Communication and Leadership Skills for Development Practice, 3
MAN 6636	Global Strategic Management, S, 2
PAD 6865	Development Administration, 3
PHC 6313	Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health, F, S, 3
PUP 6006	Policy Evaluation, F, 3
PUP 6007	Policy Process, S, 3
PUP 6009	Public Policy Analysis, F, 3
PUP 6015	Comparative Policy Analysis, 3
WIS 6468C	Pattern and Process in Landscape Ecology, S, 3
WIS 6544	Administration in Natural Resources, S, 3
Environmental Education
EDF 6215	Educational Psychology: Learning Theory, 3
FOR 6005	Conservation Behavior, F, 3
FNR 5072C	Environmental Education Program Development, 3
MMC 6409	Science/Health Communication, F, 3
WIS 6525	Environmental Interpretation, 3
WIS 6578	Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation, 3
Ecological & Resource Economics
AEB 5167	Economic Analysis in Small Farm Livelihood Systems, F, 3
AEB 6413	Ecological Economics Theory and Applications, 3
AEB 6453	Natural Resource & Environmental Economics, S, 3
AEB 6483	Seminar in Natural Resource & Environmental Economics, F, 3
AEB 6933	Special Topics: International Humanitarian Assistance, 3
EES 6009	Ecological Economics, 2
FOR 6543	Valuation of Forest Resource, 3
LAS 6938	Foundations of Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development, 3
Philosophy & Ethics
BCN6905/FOR6934/POS6933/REL59373	Special Topics: Ethics of Sustainability, 3
FAS 5901	Scientific Thinking in Ecology, 2
PHI 5405	Philosophy of Science, 3
PHI 5425	Philosophy of Social Science, 3
PHI 5665	Ethical Theory I, 3
REL 5195	Topics in Religion and Society: Religion, Ethics, and Nature, F, 3
REL 5195	Topics in Religion and Society: Values and Practice, 3
REL 5937	Topics in Religious Studies: Religion, Nature, and Society, 3
REL 6167	Radical Environmentalism
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Philosophical Basis of Biodiversity Loss, 2
Risk & Cost-Benefit Analysis
AEB 6182	Agricultural Risk Analysis & Decision Making, F, 3
Rural Sociology
AEE 6300	Methodology of Planned Change, F, 3
AEE 6512	Program Development in Extension Education, 3
AEE 6552	Evaluating Programs in Extension Education, F, 3
Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
ANG 6110	Archeological Theory, 3
ANG 5266	Economic Anthropology, F, S, 3
ANG 5354	Anthropology of Modern Africa, 3
ANG 5467	Culture & Nutrition, 3
ANG 5700	Applied Anthropology, 3
ANG 6286	Seminar in Contemporary Theory: The Politics of Nature, S, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Health, Contamination, and Culture, 3
ANG 6086	Historical Ecology, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Hunter-Gatherers, 3
FYC 6422	Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations, S, 3
FYC 6620	Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Service Delivery, S, 3
FYC 6932	Topics, in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences: Community Organizing & Practice, 2
GEO 6495	Environment & Behavior, 3
GEO 6558	Geography of Inequality in Africa, 3
GEO 6931	Seminar in Cultural and Political Ecology, 3
LAS 6938/ANG 6930	Special Topics: Anthropology of Development in Latin America, S, 3
LEI 6108	Contemporary Theories of Recreation & Leisure, F, 3
LEI 6895	Tourism Theory and Concepts, F, 3
SYD 6636	Latin American Development, 3
WST 6935	Special Topics in Women's Studies: Gender, Development, and Globalization, S, 3
Environmental Context: History and Culture
ANG 5164	The Inca and their Ancestors, S, 3
ANG 5255	Rural Peoples in the Modern World, 3
ANG 5310	The North American Indian, 3
ANG 5323	Peoples of Mexico and Central America, F, 3
ANG 5330	The Tribal People of Lowland South America, 3
ANG 5331	Peoples of the Andes, 3
ANG 5336	The Peoples of Brazil, S, 3
ANG 5352	Peoples of Africa, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Plants and Culture, 3
LAH 5607	History of Amazonia, 3
LAH 5934	Topics in Latin American History: History of Nature in the Americas, 3

Sustainability Studies subject area
Core Course recommended
EVR 5705/ALS 5932	Special Topics: Natural Resources and Innovation Systems, S, 3
EVR 6320	Sustainable Natural Resource Management, S, 3 (Take in either the Natural Sciences or Sustainability Studies category)
Sustainable Development
ABE 5643C	Biological Systems Modeling, F, 3
ABE 5707C	Agricultural Waste Management, F, 3
AEB 5167	Economic Analysis in Small Farm Livelihood Systems, F, 3
AEB 6453	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, S, 4
AEB 6933	Special Topics: Ecological Economics, 3
AEB 6933/LAS 6938	Economic Development of Latin America, 3
AEE 5073	Agriculture, Resources, People, and the Environment: A Global Perspective, S, 3
AEE 6512	Program Development in Extension Education, 3
AEE 6540	Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications Theory and Strategies, 3
AGR 6932	Topics in Agronomy: Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability, 3
AGR 6932	Topics in Agronomy: Sustainable Agriculture System Analysis, 3
ALS 5106	Food & the Environment, 3
AOM 6932	Special Topics in Agricultural Operations Management: Principles and Issues in Environmental Hydrology, F, 3
ANG 5702	Anthropology & Development, 3
ANG 5266	Economic Anthropology, F, S, 3
ANG 5303	Women & Development, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Anthropology and the New Economy, 3
ARC 6391	Architecture, Energy and Ecology, 3
ARC 6934	European Approach to Sustainable Design, F, 3
BCN 6580	High Performance Green Building Delivery Systems, 3
BCN 6586	Construction Ecology and Metabolism, S, 3
BCN 6585	Principles of Sustainable Construction, F, 3
BCN 6641	Construction Value Engineering, 3
EES 5307	Ecological Engineering, S, 3
EES 6007	Advanced Energy & Environment, 3
EES 6009	Ecological Economics, 2
EES 6051	Advanced Environmental Planning & Design, F, 3
EML 5455	Clean Combustion Technology, 2
ENV 6441	Water Resources Planning and Management, S, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Restoration Planning, F, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Adaptive Management: Water and Watershed Systems, F, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Green Engineering Design and Sustainability, 3
EVR 6320	Sustainable Natural Resource Management, S, 3
FAS 6355c	Fisheries Management, 4, Fall odd years
FOR 5615	Forest Conservation & Management Polices & Issues, 3
FOR 6170	Tropical Forestry, S, 3
FOR 6628	Community Forest Management, 3
FOR 6934	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Education for Sustainability, 2
FOR 6934/LAS 6292	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Field Skills for Forest Conservation, S, 3
FYC 6302	Sustainable Community Development, 3
GEA 6419	Seminar:  South America, 3
GEA 6466	Seminar on Geography of Amazonia, S, 3
GEA 6468	Resource Utilization & Conservation in Latin America, F, 3
GEB 6930	Special Topics: Competitive Strategies in Sustainability, F, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Economic principles and tools for conservation managers in the tropics, F, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Land Use Land Cover Change, 3
GEO 6495	Environment & Behavior, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Management of Protected Areas in Africa and the Americas, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Community Conservation and Rural Development in Africa, S, 3
ICM 6680	Principles of International Sustainable Construction, S, 3
INR 6039	International Political Economy, 3
LAS 6290	Tropical Conservation and Development, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Impact of Conservation and Development Policy, F, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Policy Reform in Conservation and Sustainable Development, 3
LAS 6938	Seminar in Modern Latin American Studies: Amazon Seminar, 3
LAS 6938	Seminar in Modern Latin American Studies: Tropical Resource, 3
LAS 6938/AFS 6905	Foundations of Economics for Sustainable Development, 3
LAS 6938/ANG 6930	Special Topics: Anthropology of Development in Latin America, 3
LAS 6940	Sustainable Development Practice, 3
LAW 6936	Environmental Justice Seminar, F, 2
LEI 6834	Ecotourism, S, 3
MAN 6930	Special Topics: Sustainability Issues in a Global Business Environment, 2
SWS 5246	Water Resource Sustainability, S, 3
SWS 6932	Topics in Soils: Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability, 3
SUR 6427	Land Tenure and Administration, S, 3
SYD 6636	Latin American Development, 3
URP 6042	Urban Economy, F, S, 3
URP 6131	Growth Management Powers I, 3
URP 6132	Growth Management Powers II, 3
URP 6421	Environmental Land Use Planning and Management, F, 3
URP 6526	Health and the Built Environment, S, 3
URP 6541	Economic Development Planning, F, 3
URP 6542	Urban Land Economics, S, 3
URP 6905	Advanced Environmental Planning, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Wildlife and Agriculture, 3
WIS 6934	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Systematic Planning of Conservation Projects, 3
WIS 6934C	Topics in Wildlife and Range Sciences: Resilience and Sustainability, 2
Human Ecology
ALS 5932	Special Topics: Ethnoecology, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Plants and Culture, 3
EES 6318	Principles of Industrial Ecology, S, 3
GEO 6938	Selected Topics in Geography: Land Use Land Cover Change, 3
WST 6935	Special Topics in Women's Studies: Gender, Development, and Globalization, 3
Health & Toxicology
EES 5415	Environmental Health, F, 3
EES 6405	Environmental Toxicology, 3
ENV 5105	Foundations of Air Pollution, S, 3
ENV 6215/6215L	Health Physics/Laboratory, 3/2
PHC 6001	Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health, F, S, 3
PHC 6313	Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health, F, S, 3
PHC 6406	Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues in Public Health, 3
PHC 6937	Special Topics in Public Health: International Health, 3
PHC 6937	Special Topics in Public Health: Zoonotic Diseases in Humans and Animals, 3
SWS 5551	Soils, Water, and Public Health, S, 3
VME 6602	General Toxicology, F, S, 3
VME 6605	Toxic Substances, S, 3
VME 6606	Ecological Risk Assessment, 3
VME 6607	Human Health Risk Assessment, F, 4
Leadership Development
AEE 5454	Leadership Development for Extension and Community Nonprofit Organizations, 3
AEE 6300	Methodology of Planned Change, 3
FOR 6934	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Education for Sustainability, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Conflict and Collaboration Management, S, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Conservation Entrepreneurship, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Facilitation Skills for Collaboration Management, 3
POS 6157	Community Analysis, S, 3
Ecological Design Practicum
ARC 6391	Architecture, Energy, and Ecology, 3
DCP 6391	Practicum in Sustainability and the Built Environment, 6
URP 6341	Urban Planning Project: Advanced Landscape Architectural Design, 1-4
URP 6429	Natural Resources Planning and Management, 3

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Courses for the Research Design & Methods Requirement:

The following courses are pre-approved as fulfilling the Research Design and Methods requirements of the Master's and Ph.D. degrees. This list is indicative, not exhaustive. If you find other methodology courses that you and your Supervisory Committee consider appropriate for your program of study, please submit a request for approval to the  Director of Academic Programs.

Recommendation: Consider whether you need a Research Design course (consult with your advisor and supervisory committee), and if so take this course before taking Statistics or another methods course.

Research Design and Methods subject area
Research Strategy and Design
ALS 6046	Grant Writing for Master's and Doctoral Students, 2
ANG 5485	Research Design in Anthropology, 3
ANG 6091	Research Strategies in Anthropology, S, 3
AEE 6767	Research Strategies in Agricultural Education & Communication, S, 3
FNR 5608	Research Planning, 3
FYC 6221	Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations, 3
FYC 6800	Scientific Reasoning & Research Design, F, 3
LAS 6293	Design and Methods of Research in Latin American Studies, 3
SWS 6323	Advanced Microbial Ecology, S, 3 [includes writing a NSF-style proposal]
WIS 5496	Research Design in Wildlife Ecology, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Quantitative Methods & Ecological Inference, 3
Research Methods
ABE 5643C	Biological Systems Modeling, 3
ABE 5646	Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation, S, 3
AEB 5167	Economic Analysis in Small Farm Livelihood Systems, F, 3
AEB 6106	Microeconomic Principles & Analysis, F, 3
AEB 6182	Agricultural Risk Analysis & Decision Making, 3
AEB 6553	Elements of Econometrics, 3
AEB 6571	Econometric Methods I, F, 3
AEB 6817	Survey Research Methods for Economists, 3
AEB 6933	Special Topics: Ecological Economics, 3
AEE 6552	Evaluating Programs in Extension Education, S, 3
ALS 5032	Teaching in Colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences, 3
ALS 5932/FOR 6934	Special Topics: Ecological Statistics and Design, 3
ANG 6930	Special Topics in Anthropology: Anthropology, GIS, and Human Ecosystems, 3
AOM 5431	GIS & Remote Sensing in Agriculture & Natural Resources, 3
EDF 6475	Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research, 4
EDF 7483	Qualitative Data Collection, 3
EES 5245	Water Quality Analysis, S, 3
EES 6028	Spatial Modeling Using Geographic Information Systems, 3
ENV 6932	Special Problems in Environmental Engineering: Field Methods in Adaptive Management, 6-8
FAS 5335C	Applied Fisheries Statistics, 4
FYC 6802	Advanced Research Methods for Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, S, 3
FNR 5072C	Environmental Education Program Development, 3
FOR 5435	Forest Information Systems, 3
FOR 6156	Simulation Analysis of Forest Ecosystems, 3
FOR 6172C	Tropical Forestry Field Course, 2
FOR 6543	Valuation of Forest Resources, 3
FOR 6934/LAS 6292	Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation: Field Skills for Forest Conservation, S, 3
FOR 6943	Advanced Topics in Forest Biometrics, 3
GIS 5009C	Advanced Cartography, 3
GIS 5028C	Advanced Air Photo Interpretation, 3
GIS 5107C	Geographic Information Systems in Research, F, 4
GIS 5306	GIS Applications in Environmental Systems, 3
LAA 5331	Site Design Methodologies, 3
LAS 6291	Conservation and Development Skills: Conservation and Development Skills, 3
LAS 6921	Communication and Leadership Skills for Development Practice, 3
LAS 6292	Tropical Conservation and Development Research Methods, 3
LAS 6938	Seminar in Modern Latin American Studies: Introduction to the Analysis of Latin American Data, 3
MET 6752	Atmospheric Data Analysis, F, 3
MMC 6421	Research Methods in Mass Communication, F, S, 3
PHC 6000	Epidemiology Methods I, S, 3
PHC 6011	Epidemiology Methods II, 3
PHC 6050C	Biostatistical Methods I, F, S, 3
PHC 6102	Introduction to Public Health Administrative Systems, S, 3
PHC 6146	Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation, F, 3
PHC 6251	Assessment and Surveillance in Public Health, 3
PHC 6700	Social and Behavioral Research Methods, F, 3
POS 6157	Community Analysis, 3
POS 6757	Survey Research, S, 3
SCE 6xxx	Environmental Education Methods and Materials, 3
SWS 5721C	GIS in Land Resource Management, F, 3
SWS 6722C	Soil-Landscape Modeling, 3
SUR 5365	Digital Mapping, 3
SUR 5385	Remote Sensing Applications, 3
SUR 5425	Cadastral Information Systems, 3
SUR 5525	Least Squares Adjustment Computations, S, 3
SUR 6375	Terrain Analysis and Mapping, 3
STA 5106	Computer Programs in Statistical Analysis, 1
STA 5223	Applied Sample Survey Methods, 3
STA 5325	Fundamentals of Probability, F, S, 3
STA 5507	Applied Nonparametric Methods, F, 3
STA 5701	Applied Multivariate Methods, S, 3
STA 6126	Statistical Methods in Social Research I, F, S, 3
STA 6127	Statistical Methods in Social Research II, S, 3
STA 6166	Statistical Methods in Research I, F, S, 3
STA 6167	Statistical Methods in Research II, F, S, 3
STA 6176	Introduction to Biostatistics, 3
STA 6178	Genetic Data Analysis, 3
STA 6209	Design and Analysis of Experiments, 3
STA 6226	Sampling Theory and Application, 3
STA 6526	Nonparametric Statistics, 3
STA 6934	Special Topics in Statistics: Statistical Ecology, F, 3
SYA 6407	Quantitative Research Methods, 3
SWS 5424C	Soil Chemical Analysis, 3
SWS 6373	Techniques in Microbial Ecology, 3
URP 6231	Quantitative Data Analysis for Planners, F, 3
URP 6270	Survey of Planning & Information Systems, F, S, 3
URP 6271	Planning Information Systems, S, 3
URP 6272	Spatial Analysis for Planners, 3
URP 6274	GPS for Planners, F, S, 1
URP 6275	Spatial Database Design & Development, 3
URP 6905	Exploration and Directed Study: Image Processing, 3
VME 6607	Human Health Risk Assessment, F, 4
WIS 6468C	Pattern and Process in Landscape Ecology, S, 3
ZOO 6308	Dynamic Optimization Modeling in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Statistical Principles for the Biological Sciences, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Quantitative Methods in Ecology, 3
ZOO 6927	Special Topics in Zoology: Ecological Modeling of Data, F, 4

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Concentrations:

The Graduate Catalog defines a concentration as a subprogram of courses offered within a graduate major.  The School faculty established a concentration within the major to enable students to claim mastery of a traditional discipline in addition to the interdisciplinary major.  The concentration in the Interdisciplinary Ecology major comprises 6 credit hours for the master's (optional) or 12 credit hours for the doctorate (required). Master's coursework cannot be applied to PhD concentration hours. Concentrations are audited according to their departmental degree program codes or concentration codes and thus are formally identified on the student's transcript. When planning your program of study, be sure that the courses intended for the concentration are all in one department's curriculum or else in an Interdisciplinary Concentration approved by the Graduate School. The approved concentrations within the Interdisciplinary Ecology major are:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural Education and Communication
Agronomy
Anthropology
Architecture
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Botany
Business Administration
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering
Economics
English
Entomology and Nematology
Environmental Engineering Sciences
Family Youth and Community Sciences
Farming Systems
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Food and Resource Economics
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Forest Resources and Conservation
Foundations of Education
Geography
Geographical Information Systems (Interdisciplinary Concentration--see Graduate Catalog and http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/icgis/)
Geological Sciences
Health and Human Performance
Horticultural Science
Hydrological Sciences (Interdisciplinary Concentration--see Graduate Catalog and http://hydrology.ufl.edu/)
Landscape Architecture
Mathematics
Microbiology and Cell Science
Nuclear Engineering Sciences
Philosophy
Political Science
Religion
Sociology - take SYD 6517 and one (MS) or three (PhD) others from this course list: Environmental Governance, Environmental Inequality and Justice, Population Migration and Environment, Design and Methods of Research in Latin American Studies, Sociology of Development in Latin America.
Soil and Water Science
Statistics
Tropical Conservation and Development (Interdisciplinary Concentration, 15 credits required--see Graduate Catalog and http://www.latam.ufl.edu/tcd/certificate.stm)
Urban and Regional Planning
Veterinary Medical Sciences
Wetlands (Interdisciplinary Concentration, for PhD only--see Graduate Catalog and http://www.cfw.ufl.edu/wetlands_certificate.shtml)
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Women's and Gender Studies (Interdisciplinary Concentration, for PhD only--see Graduate Catalog and http://www.wst.ufl.edu/graduate/phd.html)
Zoology

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