पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program is intended to address the need for professionals in environmental sciences at federal, state, county, and other levels of government, environmental departments of large industrial companies and smaller environmental consulting firms, and non-governmental conservation and environmental protection organizations. The applied evolution concentration will also prepare students for work in these sectors, specifically for technical positions that require genetic, evolutionary and population based analytical skills. Career paths in biotechnology, forensics and biomedicine will also be available to graduates of this program. Both concentrations are useful for further specialized degree programs or careers in education. Both programs are particularly strong in quantitative skills, providing enhanced career opportunities for those with mastery in this area. The plan of study is individually tailored within the course offerings and other training opportunities to match the student's personal goals. Courses offered by the department of ecology and evolution provide training in ecology, evolution, conservation biology, mathematical methods, and statistics, with applications in these fields. Students must complete 30 graduate credits and a masters’ project for the degree. Credits can also be earned through a traineeships and participation in research projects on or off campus. This program can be completed in three to four semesters of full time enrollment. In recent years, there has been growing recognition that what had previously been considered to be strictly ecological problems often have a significant evolutionary dimension. Environmental impacts often reduce the size of populations (the ecological component) but may also result in evolutionary changes within the impacted populations that adversely affect human welfare (e.g., evolution of antibiotic or pesticide resistance), reduce the sustainability of vulnerable populations, or their value to humans (e.g., higher levels of inbreeding, loss of genetic variability and valuable genetic traits). Evolutionary principles are also regularly applied in biotechnology, forensics, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields, and especially to problems of genome and protein sequence analysis.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules include Principles of Applied Ecology and Evolution (4 cr.); Population Genetics and Evolution (3 cr.) or an equivalent approved by the Program Director Computational Biology (3 cr.) or AMS 533 - Numerical Methods and Algorithms in Computational Biology (3 cr.); Molecular Diversity Laboratory (3 cr.); Biometry (4 cr.); Mathematical Methods in Population Biology (3 cr.); Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology Laboratory (3 cr.); Principles of Ecology (4 cr.); Molecular Modeling of Biological Molecules (3 cr.); Quantitative Genetics (3 cr.); Human Evolution (4 cr.); Primate Evolution (4 cr.); Vertebrate Evolution (4 cr.); Molecular Genetics (3 cr.).

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must hold a bachelors degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Applicants whose first or native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English prior to matriculation. To be considered for admission, an applicant must present an acceptable score on the TOEFL or IELTS test. They should have obtained a minimum score of 550 on paper based test, 213 on computer based test and, 80 on internet based test. An overall score of at least 6.5 with no sub-section below 6 is required on the International English Language Testing System exam (IELTS).

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Stony Brook University, State University Of New York

विभागको नाम

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Ecology and Evolution