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EISPHD - Entomology and Insect Science

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Graduate Interdisciplinary PrgGraduate Degree SeekingPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

63

Completion requirement

These units include 36 units toward the major, 18 toward dissertation, and 9 counting toward the minor.  At least half of these (22 units or more) must be taken in letter-graded courses (vs. research or independent study units).  These units will include EIS courses, courses in the minor, other courses chosen from the schedule of classes and approved by the Graduate Committee, and research and independent study units.  Eligible transfer courses may also be included in this tally. 

At least two of three of the following core courses:

  • course: Insect Systems Biology (3)

  • course: Insect Ecology (3)

  • course: Insect Systematics (4)

These courses are all offered alternate years, so students will take them in their first or second year. 

  • course: Entomology (1 -3) - taken four times during fall and spring semester in the first & second year of the program.

At least two research rotations. One rotation needs to be completed in a laboratory other than the advisor of record.

  • course: Methods in Entomology & Insect Science (3)

Dissertation

Completion requirement

Other courses that may be taken by EIS students include:

  • course: Ecological Physiology (3)

  • course: Aquatic Entomology (4)

  • course: Applied Biostatistics (3)

  • course: Insect Biology (3)

  • course: Comparative Immunology (3)

  • course: Agro-ecology (3)

  • course: Functional and Evolutionary Genomics (4)

  • course: Medical-Veterinary Entomology (3)

  • course: Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (3)

  • course: Controlled Environment Agriculture IPM (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1 – 5)

  • course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1–3)

  • course: Research (1–8)


In this interdisciplinary program, we encourage students to take courses in other programs that suit their developing interests, in consultation with their graduate committees.

Some popular courses include:

  • course: Pollination Ecology-Behavior, Cognition, & Ecology of Pollinators (3)

  • course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • course: Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • course: Conservation Biology (3)

  • course: Introduction to Modeling in Biology (3)

  • course: Population Genetics (3)

  • course: Animal Behavior (3)

  • course: Topics in Social Insect Biology (2)

  • course: Fundamentals of Evolution (3)

  • course: Fundamentals of Ecology (3)

  • course: Statistical Analysis of Ecological and Environmental Data with R (3)

  • course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • course: Principles of Plant Microbiology (4)

  • course: Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled Environment (3)

Completion requirement

  • In the fall, students taking the required course seminar course will attend Program research seminars and, separately, read the literature in their own area of research, write summaries and twice per semester, present a paper relevant to their own research in the class meeting time.  The spring semester course seminar course will be a structured proposal writing workshop, with frequent peer, advisor, and course instructor review of drafts. 

  • PhD students must complete at least one semester of a Teaching Assistantship. They are also expected to give two research talks following completion of their comprehensive examination, at least one on campus. 

Completion requirement

Minors must be in a program or department other than EIS.  9 units are generally required for a minor.  A member of the minor department or program must serve on the student's committee and approve the units taken for fulfillment of the minor.

Completion requirement