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Ecology : Approved Course List

1. Population Biology, including Mathematical Modeling (600 level, 3-4 credits)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
BIOL 660
Theoretical Pop. & Comm. Ecology (3 credits)
UMCP
BIOL 663
Theoretical & Quantitative Biology (4 credits)
UMBC
BIOL 667
Mathematical Ecology
UMCP
BIOL 708K
Advanced Population Ecology (3 credits)
Gill
UMCP
BIOL 708R
Biology of Small Populations
UMCP
BIOL 708T
Theoretical Ecology (4 credits)
Fagan
UMCP
CHEM 644
Molecular Modeling (3 credits)
Bush
UMBC
MEES 634
Intro. Bioenergetics & Pop. Dyn. (3 credits)
Miller/Rowe
CBL/IVN
MEES 721
Plankton Dynamics (3 credits)
Roman
HPL/IVN


2. Ecosystems Ecology and/or Community Ecology (600 level, 3-4 credits)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
BIOL 600
Marine/Estuarine Ecology (4 credits)
UMES
BIOL 612
Animal Ecology (3 credits)
UMES
BIOL 662
Concepts in Animal Ecology (4 credits)
Gill
UMCP
BIOL 665
Behavioral Ecology (4 credits)
UMCP
BIOL 688B
Community Ecology (4 credits)
UMES
BIOL 708M
Marine Ecology (3 credits)
Reaka
UMCP
BIOL 762
Physiological Plant Ecol. (2 credits)
Sullivan
UMCP
ENTM 612
Insect Ecology (3 credits)
UMCP
GES 606
Aquatic Ecology
Swan
UMBC
MEES 611
Estuarine Sys. Ecology (3 credits)
Kemp
HPL/IVN
MEES 614
Landscape Ecology (4 credits)
Gardner
AL/IVN
MEES 631
Fish Ecology (3 credits)
Miller/Secor
CBL/IVN
MEES 633
Structure & Function of Stream Ecosys. (4 credits)
Lamp/Palmer
UMCP
MEES 650
Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
Baldwin
UMCP
MEES 698A
Aquatic Microbial Ecology (3 credits)
Suzuki/Crump
CBL/IVN
MEES 698J
Microbial Ecology (3 credits)
DiRuggiero
UMCP
MEES 698N
Wildlife Habitat Ecology & Analysis (3 credits)
Gates
AL/IVN
MEES 698Q
Stream Ecology (3 credits)
Morgan
AL/IVN
MEES 698R
Community Ecology (3 credits)
Engelhardt
AL/IVN
MEES 721
Plankton Dynamics (3 credits)
Roman/Glibert
HPL/IVN


3. A 400 or 600 level course from one of the other MEES AOS's (from appr. list)

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4. A course in Statistics/Biostatistics (600 level for Ph.D. or 400 level for M.S.)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
AGSC 605
Statistics in Ag. Research (3 credits)
UMES
BIOM 601
Biostatistics 1 (4 credits)
UMCP
BIOM 602
Biostatistics 2 (3 credits)
UMCP
BIOM 603
Biostatistics 3 (3 credits)
CBL
BIOM 621
Multivariate Statistics (3 credits)
CBL
BIOM 688B
Applied Multivariate Statistics (3 credits)
UMCP
CSDP 604
Computer Methods in Statistics(3 credits)
UMES
MATH 410
Mathematical Statistics (3 credits)
Hedgepeth
UMES
MATH 582
Appl. Nonparametric Statistics (3 credits)
Revennaugh
UMES
MATH 680
Research Statistics (4 credits)
Hedge
UMES
MEES 698A
Biometry (3 credits)
Hilderbrand
AL/IVN
STAT 400
Appl. Probability & Statistics 1 (3 credits)
UMCP
STAT 410
Intro to Probability Theory (3 credits)
Brin
UMCP
STAT 464
Intro to Biostatistics (3 credits)
Kagan
UMCP
STAT 650
Applied Stochastic Processes (3 credits)
Freidlin
UMCP


5. One graduate level seminar for each year in residence (on average)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
BIOL 608Q
Biology Seminar (1-2 credits)
UMCP
BIOL 760
Seminar in Ecology & Evolution (3 credits)
Bradley
UMBC
MEES 608
Seminars in Marine, Est. & Env. Sciences
MPHY 608
Physiology Seminar (1 credit)
Myslinski
UMB
NRSC 608
Research Methods (1-4 credits)
McIntosh
UMCP


6. Courses in Experimental Design/Analysis and Scientific Writing are strongly recommended

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
AGSC 691
Research Methodology (3 credits)
UMES
BIOM 602
Biostatistics II (3 credits)
UMCP
MEES 608D
Seminar in Scientific Writing (1 credit)
Kennedy
HPL/IVN


7. One course or seminar in the philosophy of science, ethics and/or Environmental Management (400 or 600 level)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
BIOL 550
Ecology & Mgmt of Wildlife Populations (4 credits)
McKearman
UMES
BIOL 625
Wildlife Habitat Ecology & Analysis (3 credits)
Gates
AL
BMGT 632
Decision Modeling and Analysis
Gass
UMCP
BMGT 735
Models and Appl. in Operations Research (3 credits)
UMCP
BMGT 830
Operations Research - Linear Pro. (3 credits)
Gass
UMCP
ENBE 422
Water Resources Engineering (3 credits)
Shimohammad
UMCP
MEES 643
Ecotoxicology (3 credits)
Wright
CBL/IVN
MEES 645
Ecology & Mgmt. of Wetland & SAV (3 credits)
Koch/Stevenson
HPL
MEES 682
Fishery Science & Management (3 credits)
CBL/IVN
MEES 698A
Sci. for Env. Management (3 credits)
Boesch/Dennison
HPL/IVN
NRMT 460
Principles of Wildlife Mgmt. (3 credits)
Adams
UMCP
NRMT 461
Urban Wildlife Management (3 credits)
Adams
UMCP
NRMT 479
Tropical Ecology & Resource Mgmt. (3 credits)
Kangas
UMCP
NRMT 650
Wetland Ecology (3 credits)
Baldwin
UMCP
PUAF 610
Quantitative Methods of Policy Anal. (3 credits)
Fetter
UMCP
PUAF 711
Management Strategies in Public (3 credits)
Ganster
UMCP
PUAF 740
Public Policy & the Environment (3 credits)
Nelson
UMCP
PUAF 742
Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
Daly
UMCP
PUAF 743
Ecological Economics (3 credits)
Daly
UMCP


8. A specialized field or laboratory-based Ecology course is recommended for students conducting non-field or non-laboratory-based research projects (600 level, 3-4 credits)

Course
Title
Instructor
Campus
BSCI 463
Laboratory and Field Ecology (2 credits)
Gill
UMCP
GEOG 605
Applied Landscape Ecology (4 credits)
Ellis
UMBC
MEES 645
Ecol. of Wetland & Aquatic Veg. Sys. (3 credits)
Koch/Stevenson
HPL