Ecology Graduate Program

Penn State's Ecology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program covers basic and applied aspects of ecology. Research and teaching range from the molecular to the biosphere level.

Program overview

Butterfly on thistle Ecologists study how organisms interact with each other and with their environments.

Penn State's Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology:

Provides students with a sound understanding of ecological theory and hypothesis testing
Complements other Penn State environmental programs that emphasize the role of humans in ecosystems
Offers options to take courses and undertake research in a variety of ecological areas, from the molecular to the biosphere level

Program faculty

The program involves more than 60 faculty working in a range of disciplines, including:

People-related	Landscape-related	Organism-related
Behavioral and human ecology Conservation biology Evolutionary ecology Population ecology	Ecosystem ecology Community ecology Landscape ecology Paleoecology	Chemical ecology Molecular ecology Physiological ecology Quantitative ecology

Study systems include

Effects of processes	Other research areas	Systems
Biodiversity	Disease organisms	Agroecosystems
Climate change	Restoration	Marine/freshwater ecosystems
Invasive species	Root and soil ecology	Forest ecosystems
		Wetland ecosystems