系统学是对生物多样性及其之间关系的科学研究。因此，该领域涵盖了广泛的相关领域，包括系统发育，进化和分类。系统学涉及对各种生物的研究，包括细菌，真菌，植物和动物，以及仅从化石中已知的已灭绝的物种。系统主义者还研究了人类对动植物的使用。在从热带雨林到北极的野外，以及在使用传统工具以及分子生物学工具的实验室中，进行了系统的研究。致力于系统学和生物多样性的学习，旨在将对生物世界的多样性感兴趣的学生介绍给这个折衷领域的各个方面。课程要求来自两个互补领域。被确定为A组的课程涉及分类学多样性。这些课程提供了机会来了解特
Students who choose the Concentration in Marine Biology will learn about the biology, evolution and ecology of organisms that inhabit these environments and the ecological processes linking them. Marine biology draws from a range of disciplines including organismal biology, marine microbiology, ocean biogeochemistry, and biological oceanography. These disciplines consider adaptation of marine organisms to their environment, their interactions with other organisms, and ultimately the consequences and feedbacks of these interactions upon the environment. Marine habitats are sensitive barometers to anthropogenic perturbations today and global climatic perturbations over evolutionary history.