Table of Contents

Introduction

General Information

Registration Information

Program Procedures

Master's Degree

Ph.D. Degree

Appendices

Printable Version

EEB Graduate Student Handbook 2007-08

Program Philosophy

The Graduate Faculty of the EEB Graduate Program is dedicated to training graduate students to seek excellence in scholarship, to carry out original research, and to think critically about their own work and that of others, within the fields of ecology, evolution, behavior, and organismal biology.

To attain these goals, the faculty provides training through formal coursework, informal tutorials, research seminars, and guidance during laboratory and field investigations through to manuscript preparation. Graduate students are selected carefully on the basis of promise of excellence in scholarship and originality of thinking. It is expected that Ph.D. graduates will become leaders in their fields. The faculty also welcomes well qualified students whose present educational goals are the knowledge and technical skills that a Master's degree provides. Persons with such expertise fill a vital societal need.

Updated by Dr. Andrew Simons, Director of Graduate Studies, EEB Graduate Program.

Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
University of Minnesota
20 September 2007

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Sexual harassment is against the law. It is prohibited by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and by the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Sexual harassment is broadly defined to include behavior which is not considered overtly sexual. Although not specifically prohibited, consenting sexual relationships between faculty and student, or supervisor and employee, are actively discouraged. The University of Minnesota has had a strongly enforced policy on sexual harassment since 1981 and encourages the reporting of violations. Call 624-9547 for additional information.

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