The program in animal behavior is administered by the departments of biology and psychology. Students who have completed the program are working in areas including medicine, the teaching of zoology, biology, and psychology, zoo and museum development and administration, and as laboratory assistants. The program requires two years of full-time work and consists of course work in biology and pyschology in addition to continuing research.
Laboratories are well instrumented for graduate research in the areas listed above.
Facilities are also available for research in population genetics, fire ecology, primary productivity of stream and lakes, resource allocation in plant communities, and predator-prey studies of marine invertebrates. The program normally requires two full academic years. Graduate-level courses are offered in physical, organic, inorganic, analytical, and biochemistry. Graduate students must complete at least seven and one-half courses, including research and thesis. Both programs are designed to develop graduates who are adept at identifying and resolving the learning, social, and emotional problems of both exceptional and normal youth.