Zoology usually offers about nine 1 credit graduate modules per year.
Three of the modules cover general skills in Zoology: Science Writing (BIOL 548I), Visual and Oral Presentations (BIOL 548L), and Dealing with Data (BIOL 548O), and Grad School as a Process (BIOL 548K).
Three of the modules teach concept in Ecology: Community Ecology (BIOL 548G), Ecosytem Ecology (BIOL 548J), and Population Ecology (BIOL 548M).
Three of the modules cover concepts in Comparative Physiology: Ethics in Animal Research (BIOL 548P), Metabolic rates and Measurements (BIOL 548Q), and Mass and Temperature Effects on Metabolic Rates (BIOL 548S).
These are the modules Zoology is offering for the 2023-2024 academic year. Each module lasts approximately 1 month, and is valued at 1 credit. You can register for these through your SSC account.
Please contact the Graduate Program if you are having difficulty registering.
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Module | Title | Instructor | Start Date | Days |
BIOL 548I | Science Writing | Diane Srivastava | Oct 5 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548J | Ecosystem Ecology | Mary O'Connor | Feb 8 2024 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548K | Grad School as a Process | Trish Schulte | Oct 5 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548L | Visual and Oral Presentations | Kaitlyn Gaynor | Sep 7 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548M | Population Ecology | Michelle Tseng | Nov 7 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548O | Dealing with Data | Rachel Germain | Nov 7 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548R | Environmental Toxicology | Chris Wood | Jan 9 2024 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548S | Career Information for Zoology Graduates | Ora Johannsson | Jan 9 2024 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548T | Living Data Module (Productivity and Reproducibility) | Jason Pither, Mike Lavender, Sam Straus | Sep 7 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548U | Living Data Module (Scientific Data Management) | Diane Srivastava, Sally Taylor, Raymond Ng, Mike Lavender, Sam Straus | Sep 7 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548V | Living Data Module (Synthesis Statistics) | Jennifer Sunday, Laura Pollock, Mike Lavender, Sam Straus | Oct 5 2023 | Tue, Thu |
BIOL 548W | Living Data Module (Scientific Collaboration) | Kerri Finlay, Mike Lavender, Sam Straus | Oct 5 2023 | Tue, Thu |