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Preparing to apply for graduate studies in Zoology under the Department of Biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa? Here is a checklist of steps/procedures:
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06/30/2014 at 9:25amZOOL 700 - Thesis Research (V)
Thesis Research
ZOOL 699 - Directed Study (V)
Directed research and reading in various fields of zoology.
ZOOL 691A - Seminar in Zoology (1)
Reports on research or reviews of literature. Graduate students required to take this or one topics course (710-719) per year. Repeatable five times. (B) general zoology; (C) zoology literature; (D) animal behavior, (E) ecology, (F) animal physiology, (G) development biology; (H) marine biology.
ZOOL 690 - Conservation Biology (3)
Theories and concepts of ecology, evolution, and genetics for conservation of biological diversity. Topics will include restoration ecology, management planning, laws and policies, biological invasions. Cross-listed as BOT 690.
Pre-requisites: BIOL 375 and (ZOOL 480 or BOT 462) and (ZOOL 410, ZOOL 439, ZOOL 620, ZOOL 623, BOT 453, BOT 454, BOT 456, or BOT 492)
ZOOL 652 - Population Biology (3)
Theory and applications of population biology; behavior of population models, as revealed by analytical methods and computer simulation; application to population problems such as endangered species; discussion of classical and current literature in population biology. Cross-listed as BOT 652.
Pre-requisites: One of the following: ZOOL 439, ZOOL 467, ZOOL 620, ZOOL 621, ZOOL 623, BOT 453, BOT 454, BOT 456, NREM 680, PEPS 671; or consent
ZOOL 632 - Advanced Biometry (4)
(3 lectures, 1 2-hour discussion per week) Multivariable statistical methods: multiple regression and correlation; multiway anova; general linear models; repeated measures and multivariate anova; loglinear analysis and logistic regression.
Pre-requisites: ZOOL 631 or consent
ZOOL 631 - Biometry (4)
(3 lectures, 1 2-hour discussion per week) Basic statistical methods; design of studies; data exploration; probability; distributions; parametric and nonparametric one-sample, two-sample, multi-sample, regression, and correlation analyses; frequency tables.
Pre-requisites: MATH 241 or consent
ZOOL 623 - Quantitative Field Ecology (3)
(1 lecture, 1 2-hour lab, 1 discussion per week) Formal quantitative approach in identifying, designing, performing, analyzing, and interpreting ecological field problems. Offered alternate years only.
Pre-requisites: ZOOL 439/L and ZOOL 631, or consent