该部门的计划涉及各种各样的生物，包括细菌，维管植物和非维管植物，脊椎动物和无脊椎动物，真菌和原生生物。研究的重点领域包括行为，生态学，遗传学，形态学和系统学。研究计划对全球变化，保护生物学和揭示生物结构和功能适应的根本机制具有重要意义。<br> <br>为有兴趣继续其研究的学生提供硕士学位论文受过专业生物学家的培训。我为某些学生提供了在科罗拉多大学或其他机构攻读博士学位的基础，尽管并不需要攻读博士学位课程的硕士。<br> <br>非论文硕士学位课程面向有兴趣获得更多生态学和进化生物学知识但对硕士以外的学位
The department's programs deal with a broad diversity of organisms, including bacteria, vascular and nonvascular plants, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, fungi, and protists. Concentrated fields of study include behavior, ecology, genetics, morphology and systematics. Research programs have relevance for global change, conservation biology and revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the structural and functional adaptations of organisms.<br><br>A master's degree with thesis is offered for students interested in continuing their training as professional biologists. For some students the MA I provides a basis for work on a PhD at the University of Colorado or at another institution, although the MA is not required for admission to the PhD program.<br><br>A non-thesis master's degree program is offered for students who are interested in obtaining a greater knowledge of ecology and evolutionary biology but who are not interested in degree work beyond the MA. This program is suitable for secondary school teachers and others whose career choices do not require a research thesis. Financial support is not guaranteed for MA II students.