Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolution

Ecology and evolutionary biology are highly integrative disciplines that draw together essentially all of the topics in modern biology under a single framework of principles and theory. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists explain past and present patterns of abundance, distribution, and diversity of organisms. In order to do so, ecologists and evolutionary biologists must be familiar with current knowledge across a broad range of specialized fields, from molecular and population genetics to the mechanisms and history of plate tectonics.

The Ecology and Evolution major introduces students to the processes that result in the diversity and dynamics of ecological communities, and the evolutionary principles that unify the biological sciences. The major emphasizes opportunities for independent studies with professors and their graduate students in both laboratory and field research. Many students who choose to major in Ecology and Evolution are keenly interested in some field of natural history, and plan to continue their studies in graduate school.

UCSB is ideally located for field studies in ecology and evolutionary biology. The campus is on the coast within easy reach of marsh, shoreline, deep-water and island habitats. It is bordered inland by the two million acre Los Padres National Forest, which offers an extensive array of protected terrestrial environments. The department has extensive sea-water laboratory facilities and greenhouses, active vertebrate museum and herbarium programs, and outdoor laboratories that include facilities in the Sierra Nevada and on Santa Cruz island. The department's 26-member faculty offers over 50 upper-division (junior and senior level) courses. These include laboratory and field studies, lectures and seminars, and independent studies and group projects. These faculty members conduct extensive research projects in which undergraduate participation is welcomed and encouraged.

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