EBIO Graduate Overview

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is a department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The department offers the follow degree programs: M.A. I (with thesis), M.A. II (without thesis), or Ph.D. degree in biology, with specializations in areas of ecology and evolutionary biology.

The established disciplinary strengths of the department include behavior, ecology, genetics, morphology, and systematics. Approximately half of the faculty focus on the adaptation and functioning of organisms in the context of environment, while the other half study higher levels of organization, including populations, communities, and ecosystems. Research programs have relevance for global change, conservation biology, and revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the structural and functional adaptations of organisms.

Currently there are approximately 80 graduate students in the department with various areas of specialization. Our students come from a wide variety of ethnic, racial and other backgrounds. For example, approximately 50% of our students are women and students range from 22 to 58 years of age. We welcome non-traditional students with varied life experiences and backgrounds.