Environmental Biology

Graduate programs in Environmental Biology are designed to train people to work
independently and imaginatively with a high level of technical skill and scientific acumen
in various areas of environmental biology.

Programs emphasize five areas of specialization:

• Entomology - applied aspects of insect pest management plus systematics, ecology, physiology, and toxicology
• Environmental microbiology and biotechnology - the physiology, ecology, biochemistry and genetics of microorganisms with potential for environmental or biotechnological applications
• Environmental toxicology — the interaction of terrestrial and aquatic organisms with toxic compounds in the environment, the methods and tools needed to assess environmental impacts, and practical management solutions to environmental problems
• Plant and forest systems - the ecological interactions in forest ecosystems
  and controlled environments such as greenhouses, growth chambers and life support systems for humans in space
• Plant pathology - the ecology and genetics of plant pathogens, plant disease
  resistance and epidemiology, the genomics and molecular biology of plant-pathogen interactions, and the development of new plant disease management strategies

Offered through the following department:
School of Environmental Sciences

Offered as part of the following degree programs:
MSc, PhD