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The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology runs two undergraduate majors/concentrations. The primary major is in Environmental Biology and the second is Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species. The foci and requirements vary substantially and are intended for students with different academic interests. Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Biology The Environmental Biology major provides students with a strong foundation in areas of organismal biology including evolution, systematics, ecology, population biology, behavior, and biodiversity conservation, as well as an exposure to social sciences such as economics and government. All majors complete an environmental biology research internship, that serves as the basis for the senior thesis. The major provides the solid academic grounding and necessary training to enter the rapidly evolving environmental work force or to pursue graduate studies. While students intending to pursue graduate education are advised to undertake the Environmental Biology major, E3B also offers a concentration in Environmental Biology for students whose main academic focus is elsewhere (e.g. pre-law, economics, chemistry), but who wish to pursue some organized study in our field. The concentration includes fewer introductory and upper division courses, no internship, and no senior seminar. Read More Bachelor of Arts in Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species The major in Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species provides students with a foundation in the interrelated spheres of behavior, ecology, genetics, evolution, morphology, patterns of growth, adaptation and forensics. Using the framework of evolution and with attention to the interplay between biology and culture, research in these areas is applied to our own species and to our closest relatives to understand who we are and where we came from. This integrated biological study of the human species is also known as biological anthropology. As an interdisciplinary major students are also encouraged to draw on courses in related fields including biology, anthropology, geology and psychology as part of their studies.Students whose main academic focus is elsewhere but who are interested in this subject can complete a concentration. Read More For more information call (212) 854-9987 e-mail: 3eb@columbia.edu fax: (212) 854-8188 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Columbia University 1200 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027-5557

© Steffen Foerster "During most of the three month internship I collected data for a metapopulation study, but I was also involved in a mammal censusing research project, a peccary study, and an environmental education program. Through this invaluable expenence, I learned and implemented several data collection techniques, worked with a dedicated team of biologists, became familiar with the Atlantic forests and its mammals, and viewed the many aspects of a foreign environmental non-governmental organization." Summer Internship Student