Overview

The Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from University of Florida offers a breadth of graduate programs that are designed to prepare students for professional employment in conservation of natural resources in a changing world.

Features

WEC faculty teach, conduct research, and provide service and extension in the following areas: avian ecology, behavioral ecology, community ecology, conservation biology, conservation education, conservation genetics, ecosystem management, environmental interpretation, habitat restoration, global change ecology, herpetofaunal ecology, human dimensions of wildlife management, international conservation, introduced species, landscape ecology, macroecology, mammalian behavior, marine mammal ecology, plant ecology, population biology, range ecology, systems ecology, tropical conservation, urban wildlife relations, wetlands ecology, wildlife diseases, and wildlife management.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Multivariate Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences

Data Carpentry for Biologists

Research Design in Wildlife Ecology

Conservation Biology

Conservation Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Ecology Environmental Sciences View 69 other PhDs in Ecology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a college, university, or higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the New England Commission of Higher Education, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable degree from an international institution.

For applicants with a bachelor’s degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. Applicants should refer directly to their intended academic units for Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) requirements.

Tuition Fee

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International

30134 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 60 months.
National

30134 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

12740 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12740 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Gainesville

900 - 1335 USD /month

Living costs

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