School of Science and Engineering: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2008-2009 Academic Year
634
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Office:
310 Dinwiddie Hall
Phone:
(504) 865-5191
Fax:
(504) 862-8706
Website:
www.tulane.edu/~ebio/
Professors
Henry L. Bart, Ph.D., Oklahoma
Steven P. Darwin, Ph.D., Massachusetts, Amherst
Lee A. Dyer, Ph.D., Colorado, Boulder
David C. Heins, Ph.D., Tulane (Chair)
Thomas W. Sherry, Ph.D., California, Los Angeles
Assistant Professors
Michael J. Blum, Ph.D., Duke
Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Ph.D., California, Santa Barbara
Professor of Practice
John H. Caruso, Ph.D., Tulane
Visiting Assistant Professors
Rebecca E. Forkner, Ph.D., Georgia, Athens
J. Michael Guill, Ph.D., Tulane
Emeritus
Stuart S. Bamforth, Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Milton Fingerman, Ph.D., Northwestern
The major in ecology and evolutionary biology provides understanding of the
structure and function of organisms and their evolution and ecology. Majors must
complete a minimum of 34 credits comprising five core courses and five elective
courses of three to four credits each. The core courses are EBIO 101/111 and
CELL 101 for a total of seven credits, EBIO 308 and CELL 205 for three credits
each, and EBIO 404/414 for four credits. Elective courses are selected according
to the interests of the student in consultation with the major advisor. Two of the
electives must be designated laboratory or field courses. A maximum of one
course representing a special project, independent study, or honors thesis may be
counted as an elective, but not as a laboratory-field course. In addition, a student
may use a maximum of one course from another department as an elective course,
based on a list of approved courses which is available from the departmental
office or on the departmental web page (www.tulane.edu/~ebio/). Courses
representing internship studies and seminars may not count as elective courses.
Majors are also required to complete two semesters of mathematics and four