The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) offers two majors for undergraduate students. One is a traditional major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The other is a major in Environmental Biology. Each of these majors is described in more detail below.
The majors in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology provide an understanding of the structure and functioning of plants and animals, their evolution, and their relationship to the environment. The emphasis in the Department is on integrative biology with foci on ecology and evolution. Our faculty are concerned with broad questions of comparative biology, including the mechanisms and effects of organic evolution; the interactions among plants, animals, and the environment; and the effects of human activities on the biosphere--locally and globally.
The major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is a traditional program of study in the discipline. The major prepares students for a wide variety of careers as well as further, professional education. It offers the widest variety of options for study at the undergraduate level and later at the graduate or professional level. Students interested in pursuing advanced study in ecology and evolutionary biology, human medicine, veterinary medicine or dentistry will especially want to complete this major.
The major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is one of two majors offered by the EE Biology Department to undergraduate students. The Department also offers a major in Environmental Biology.
Core Courses
Elective Courses
Required Courses from Other Departments
Courses Outside EEB that May Count Towards the Major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology:
Anthropology
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
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The major in Environmental Biology is a focused course of study intended for students who are planning for professions in which they will apply what they have learned in the major to professional positions and/or further education focused on conservation biology, environmental preservation, human health, and public policy.
The major should appeal to individuals who are interested in seeking employment with environmental agencies of federal, state, and municipal governments or non-governmental organizations; and in private industry, including environmental consulting firms. The program also may appeal to individuals planning to enter the field of environmental law. Moreover, students who complete the proposed new major and elect to take two of the three electives at the 600 level will be able to enter directly into the 4+1 program in Environmental Biology combined bachelors and masters degrees for advanced study.
The major in Environmental Biology is one of two majors offered by the EE Biology Department to undergraduate students. The Department also offers a traditional major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Core Courses
Elective Courses
Required Courses from Other Departments
Download a Checklist
for Environmental Biology Major Requirements - To view this checklist
of the major requirements, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you
may downloaded for free, by clicking here:
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can enter text and numbers into these
documents before printing.
Experiential Opportunities
All Newcomb-Tulane College students who entered Tulane University during the Fall 2006 semester or thereafter must complete the capstone requirement in addition to the major. Students completing either major in the Department take EBIO 497 (1 credit) and EBIO 498 (3 credits), Contemporary Ecology and Envirionmemtal Biology, in the senior year to fulfill this requiremernt. The capstone requirement is a university requirenment, and thus E BIO 497 and EBIO 498 do not count towards electives in the departmental majors.