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Ecologists and evolutionary biologists recognize that all life has evolved and
that an understanding of the central question of the origin and maintenance
of diversity from genomes to ecosystems underlies all life sciences and is
critical to our stewardship of life. Society needs to make informed decisions
about sustainable development, global temperature change, control of invasive
species, the preservation of genetic diversity and ecosystem integrity, and
the control of emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and drug-resistant
malaria. These are fundamentally evolutionary and ecological problems.
Research
and teaching in the Department covers all life forms (microbes, fungi,
plants, animals) and is aimed at an understanding of the diversity of life
and all
aspects of organismal biology in the natural world. Research faculty
use a broad array of approaches in their studies, including molecular studies,
laboratory experiments, computer and mathematical modeling, and field
studies
in many different areas of the world. Instruction provides opportunities
for research projects conducted in the laboratory and the field. We offer
a very wide range of courses that deal with molecular evolution, population
and quantitative genetics, genomics, animal behaviour, population, community,
and landscape ecology, evolutionary and ecological theory, biodiversity,
conservation biology, and systematics. Students exposed to these subjects
come to realize that the ecological and evolutionary underpinnings of
life present a host of scientific problems that are both intellectually challenging
and critical to our future.
The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology offers six programs: Specialist programs in Behaviour,
Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology; a Major program in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; and two Minor programs in Environmental Biology. The Department
also jointly offers, with the Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in Biology, Botany, and
Zoology. The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB) arose, along with its sister department, the Department
of Cell & Systems
Biology (CSB), from a reorganization in 2006 of the previous departments
of Botany and Zoology.
Students entering their first year in the life sciences take BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1. BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1 is
taken by students who have successfully completed grade 12 Biology
(or an equivalent course) and is a prerequisite for almost all further
courses
in the life sciences.
Students requiring more information about Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology programs and courses please visit the departmental website
or contact the Undergraduate Office, Earth Sciences Centre (25 Willcocks
St.), Room 3055,
undergrad@eeb.utoronto.ca.
Website: www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergraduate
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Programs
After completing 4.0 FCEs (four full courses or
their equivalent), students in these programs are encouraged to discuss their
course selections each year with the Department. Contact: undergrad@eeb.utoronto.ca
Enrolment in the programs listed below requires completion of 4.0 FCEs;
no minimum GPA is required.
Behaviour (Science program)
Specialist program:
(13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 1.0 400-series
FCE)
First Year: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Higher Years:
1. 2.5 FCEs: (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1; BIO260H1/HMB265H1;
(PSY290H1, PSY260H1/PSY280H1)/(BIO270H1, BIO271H1)
2. 1.0 FCE in statistics from: (PSY201H1, PSY202H1);
(STA220H1, EEB225H1) (recommended); (STA220H1, STA221H1); (STA250H1, STA255H1); (STA257H1, STA261H1)
3. 1.5 FCEs: EEB322H1; EEB318H1/EEB323H1; EEB324H1
4. 0.5 FCE field course from: EEB301H1/EEB302H1/EEB303H1/EEB304H1/EEB305H1/EEB306H1/EEB307H1/EEB308H1/EEB309H1/EEB310H1/EEB311H1/EEB360H1/ EEB361H1/EEB469H1/ FOR306H1
5. 1.0 FCE 400-series seminar course: EEB494Y1/EEB495Y1/EEB496Y1 (EEB496Y1 is
recommended)
6. 3.5 FCEs (at least 1.5 must be 300+ series) from: ANT436H1;
BIO; EEB (excluding EEB202H1, EEB214H1, EEB215H1, EEB216H1); ENV234Y1; HMB321H1; HPS353H1, HPS355H1; JZP; PSY (excluding PSY300H1); ZOO (excluding ZOO 200Y1, 214Y1, 215H1, 216H1)
NOTE: EEB319H1, EEB321H1, EEB362H1; PSY397H1/JZP326H1, PSY497H1/JZP428H1; PSY260H1, PSY280H1, PSY362H1,
369H1, PSY390H1, PSY392H1, PSY393H1, PSY396H1, PSY399H1, PSY460H1, PSY490H1 are recommended for this program. Students wishing to take PSY courses to fulfill
the requirements of this program should take PSY100H1. To take additional PSY courses, students must be enrolled in a PSY program
or have obtained a minimum of 70% in PSY100H1.
Ecology (Science program)
Specialist program: (13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 1.0 400-series
FCE)
First Year: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1 Higher Years:
1. 3.5 FCEs: (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1; BIO260H1/HMB265H1; BIO251Y1/
(BIO270H1, BIO271H1); EEB265Y1/ ENV234Y1
2. 1.0 FCE in statistics from: (PSY201H1, PSY202H1);
(STA220H1, EEB225H1) (recommended); (STA220H1, STA221H1); (STA250H1, STA255H1); (STA257H1, STA261H1)
3. 0.5 FCE: EEB318H1/EEB323H1
4. 0.5 FCE field course from: EEB301H1/EEB302H1/EEB303H1/EEB304H1/EEB305H1/EEB306H1/EEB307H1/EEB308H1/EEB309H1/EEB310H1/EEB311H1/EEB360H1/ EEB361H1/EEB469H1/ FOR306H1
5. 2.0 FCEs from: EEB319H1, EEB321H1, EEB322H1, EEB324H1, EEB328H1, EEB365H1, EEB370H1
6. 1.0 FCE 400-series seminar course: EEB494Y1/EEB495Y1/EEB496Y1 (EEB495Y1 is
recommended)
7. 1.5 FCEs (at least 0.5 must be 300+ series) from: ANT436H1,
BIO, BOT (excluding BOT202Y1), CHM; EEB (excluding EEB202H1, EEB214H1, EEB215H1, EEB216H1); ENV (excluding ENV200Y1); GGR (only Science courses); GLG (excluding GLG 100H1, GLG103H1, GLG105H1, GLG110H1); HMB321H1; HPS353H1, HPS355H1; MAT; PHY (excluding PHY100H1, PHY101H1); STA; ZOO (excluding ZOO 200Y1, 214Y1, 215H1, 216H1)
NOTE: EEB375H1, EEB428H1, EEB440H1, EEB465H1, EEB469H1, EEB471H1 are
recommended for this program.
Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology (Science program)
Major program:
(8 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1
Higher Years:
1. 3.0 FCEs: (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1; BIO260H1/HMB265H1; BIO251Y1/(BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/EEB265Y1/ENV234Y1; STA220H1
2. 2.0 FCEs from: EEB318H1, EEB319H1, EEB321H1, EEB322H1, EEB323H1, EEB324H1, EEB328H1, EEB362H1, EEB365H1, EEB370H1
3. 1.0 FCE from: BIO251Y1; BIO270H1, BIO271H1;
EEB (excluding EEB202H1, EEB214H1, EEB215H1, EEB216H1); ENV234Y1; HPS 353H1, 355H1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Environmental Biology (Science program)
Minor program:
(4 full courses or their equivalent)
1. BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1; ENV234Y1
2. 2.0 FCEs from: EEB318H1, EEB319H1, EEB321H1, EEB322H1, EEB323H1, EEB324H1, EEB328H1, EEB362H1, EEB365H1, EEB370H1 (courses
in both ecology and evolution are recommended)
Environmental Biology (offered jointly with
the National University of Singapore) (Science
program)
This Type 3 minor program represents a
unique opportunity to study environmental
biology
in a different cultural
environment. For
more information, contact
the Undergraduate Office and the International
Student Exchange Office (ISXO, www.utoronto.ca/student.exchange).
Minor program:
(4 full courses or their equivalent)
1. 2.0 FCEs (at U of T): BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1
2. 1.5 FCEs (at National University
of Singapore) from: NUS341H0, NUS342H0,
NUS344H0, NUS345H0,
NUS346H0 (see
below)
3. 0.5 FCE field course: NUS343H0
NUS341H0
Marine Biology [26L,
24T]
Scientific study of marine life
and the marine environment. Physical
characteristics of
oceans, marine habitats
and ecosystems, diversity
of marine life and
their adaptations to marine environments,
impact of human activities and
management
systems. (Co-listed as LSM 4261
at National
University of Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
Exclusion:
EEB/BIO 301H1
NUS342H0 Conservation
Biology [26L, 24T]
The impact of habitat loss on
biodiversity, conservation
management strategies,
ecological theory of conservation,
socio-economic
issues, and conservation
options and challenges, especially
in SE Asia. (Co-listed as
LSM 4262 at National
University
of Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
Exclusion:
EEB/ZOO 215H1; EEB/BIO 365H1
NUS343H0
Field Studies in Biodiversity [12L, 8P,
TBA]
Introduction to field biology,
including sampling design
and execution, data
management and analysis.
Includes
a 7-day field
experience
(currently on
Pulau Tioman, Malaysia)
with trips to coastal,
mangrove
and freshwater
habitats,
and primary
and secondary
forests. Students
will work
in small groups to
conduct mini-projects.
(Co-listed as LSM 4263
at National University
of
Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
NUS344H0 Behavioural
Biology [26L, 24T]
The relationships that
organisms have with
each other and
with the environment.
Key
concepts and ultimate
and proximate
explanations
of animal interactions
and other life history
characteristics,
with examples from diverse
animals and ecological
systems. Students
also evaluate
contemporary
literature
on relevant current
issues. (Co-listed
as LSM 4253
at National University
of
Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
Exclusion:
EEB/ZOO 322H1
NUS345H0
Forest Ecology [26L, 24T]
Fundamental principles
of forest ecology,
primarily focusing
on tropical regions.
Diversity and
distributions
of forests, soils
and nutrient
cycling, animal-plant
interactions,
disturbance ecology and
succession,
energy
flow and food
webs, population biology.
Emphasis on
how humans are
affecting these processes.
(Co-listed as
LSM 3271 at
National University
of Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
Exclusion: FOR305H1
NUS346H0 Global
Change Biology
[26L, 24T]
Aspects of current
environmental
change and
its effects
on biological
systems, including
rising
carbon-dioxide
concentrations,
climate
change, loss
of
biodiversity,
and eutrophication.
Global warming,
land-use
changes, invasive
species, fire,
carbon sequestration,
carbon mitigation,
and global
(macro) ecology.
Classroom
projects, discussions,
and
debates. (Co-listed
as LSM 3272
at National University
of Singapore)
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1, ENV234Y1/(EEB319H1, EEB321H1)
Exclusion:
EEB/BIO 428H1
Evolutionary
Biology (Science
program)
Specialist
program:
(13 full
courses
or their
equivalent,
including
at least
1.0
400-series
FCE)
First
Year: BIO150Y1BIO150Y1">BIO150Y1BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Higher
Years:
1.
2.5
FCEs:
(BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1; BIO260H1/HMB265H1 (BIO260H1 recommended); BIO251Y1/
(BIO270H1, BIO271H1)
2.
1.0
FCE
in
statistics
from:
(PSY201H1, PSY202H1);
(STA220H1, EEB225H1) (recommended); (STA220H1, STA221H1); (STA250H1, STA255H1); (STA257H1, STA261H1)
3.
2.0
FCEs: EEB319H1, EEB323H1, EEB324H1, EEB362H1
4.
0.5
FCE
field
course
from: EEB301H1/EEB302H1/EEB303H1/EEB304H1/EEB305H1/EEB306H1/EEB307H1/EEB308H1/EEB309H1/EEB310H1/EEB311H1/EEB360H1/ EEB361H1/EEB469H1/ FOR306H1
5.
1.0
FCE
400-series
seminar
course: EEB494Y1/EEB495Y1/EEB496Y1 (EEB494Y1 is
recommended)
6.
3.0
FCEs
(at
least
1.0
must
be
300+
series)
from: ANT436H1;
BIO;
BOT
(excluding
BOT202Y1); CHM220H1, CHM247H1/CHM249H1; CSB351Y1, CSB352H1, CSB357H1, CSB452H1, CSB458H1, CSB460H1, CSB472H1; EEB (excluding EEB202H1, EEB214H1, EEB215H1, EEB216H1); ENV234Y1; GLG110H1, GLG216H1; HMB321H1; HPS353H1, HPS355H1; MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1; PHY131H1, PHY132H1, PHY151H1, PHY152H1; PSY100H1/100Y1; ZOO (excluding ZOO 200Y1, 214Y1, 215H1, 216H1)
NOTE: EEB321H1, EEB365H1, EEB370H1, EEB459H1, EEB460H1, EEB461H1, EEB462H1 are
recommended
for
this
program.
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