Courses - Fall 2025
MEES
MEES423
Comparative Animal Physiology
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Recommended: Undergraduate Biochemistry or Physiology.
Jointly offered with: MEES623.
Introduces students to the many biochemical and physiological mechanisms that allow different species to inhabit a variety of ecosystems.
MEES603
Responsible Conduct of Research
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES608B or MEES603.
Formerly: MEES608B.
Explores the "rules of the road" for being a scientist. Using a case study approach, the seminar will cover concepts of how science is regulated, what constitutes misconduct, how research is planned, conducted, and reported authorship and data ownership, and the ethical treatment of human and animal subjects. The course will focus mainly on mentor-trainee interactions and diversity in the sciences.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES608O
Seminar in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Topics in OMICS: From Environmental Studies to Human Health
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES613
Environmental Statistics I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES698B or MEES613.
Formerly: MEES698B.
Extends the quantitative training for students in the environmental sciences. It will explore the basic practices of statistics to inter-disciplinary environmental data. The goal is to train students with the statistical knowledge and tools needed to conduct statistical analysis in their own research. The statistical programming language R is used in class, to complete homework sets, and to analyze online data.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES615
Scientific Writing and Communication
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must have completed first year of graduate study; or permission of the instructor; and must have permission of the Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences (MEES) Program.
Credit only granted for: MEES608D or MEES615.
Formerly: MEES608D.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
This professional development course will provide graduate students with a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts of scientific writing and communication to both scientists and citizens. Main topics will include the peer-review process and paper structure, how to develop strong editing and review skills, and how to craft effective research and outreach talks. Additional topics will include scientific ethics and application of communication skills to proposals, networking, job applications, and interviews. Students must agree to write new text for each writing assignment.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES620
Environment and Society
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: ANTH620.
Credit only granted for: ANTH620 or MEES620.
Additional information: Offered over the interactive video network.
Students will obtain foundational knowledge of core theories and methods that integrate cultural and socio-economic research into environmental science. Key topics include: coupled natural and human systems, cultural models of the environment, social networks, ecological economics, political ecology, environmental justice, and science communication.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES623
Comparative Animal Physiology
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Recommended: Undergraduate Biochemistry or Physiology.
Jointly offered with: MEES423.
Introduces students to the many biochemical and physiological mechanisms that allow different species to inhabit a variety of ecosystems.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES637
Zooplankton Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MEES621; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: MEES698G, MEES637.
Formerly: MEES698G.
A quantitative investigation of zooplankton ecology, emphasizing population dynamics and modeling, feeding, behavior, food-webs, and bio-physical interactions.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES640
Interconnected Earth Systems: Land, Ocean, and Estuary
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Explores the interconnected physical and biogeochemical systems of land, estuary, and ocean with cross cutting themes of human impacts and global change. Broad concepts will be combined with targeted interactive case studies to demonstrate how these systems are linked by humans, climate, and water.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES660
Ecological Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
An introduction to the field of ecology is provided for matriculating graduate students and prepares them for more advanced concepts. Students will be exposed to ecology both in theory and practice through lectures, readings, and quantitative exercises, round table debates and discussions with current practitioners.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES663
Ecological Genomics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized ecology and evolutionary biology enabling genome-wide studies of genetic diversity and gene expression to understand how species adapt to current environments and respond to global change. In multi-species contexts, we now have the tools to understand the importance of interspecific gene flow in adaptation, determine the role of genetic diversity in community composition, and characterize the diversity and function of cryptic organisms, such as microbes, in communities and ecosystems. This course covers key topics in ecological genomics at the individual, population, interspecific, community and ecosystem levels. The course consists of lectures, student-led discussions of primary literature on genomic applications to contemporary environmental problems, and hands-on experience manipulating and analyzing real genomic data sets with the latest bioinformatic tools in UNIX/Linux and R.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES680
Cell and Molecular Biology for the Environmental Scientist- From Genes to Ecosystems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Introduces environmental scientists to the methods and approaches that are the foundations for today's breakthroughs in molecular and cellular biology. Detailed examination of papers published in the last few years along with online background materials will be used to reinforce the connection of key concepts to experimentation.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. e Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698E
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem Restoration
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with GEOL453 and GEOL789L. Overview of critical ecosystem functions across biomes/geologic settings emphasizing tradeoffs in restoration designs. Case studies illuminate structure's influence over biophysical and biogeochemical processes supporting ecosystems; then show how properties of physical, chemical, and ecosystem processes can be altered by different restoration strategies, to optimize ecosyst em services and habitat quality. Includesa semester research project.
MEES698R
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Stable Isotopes in Environmental Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698V
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Environmental Field Methods
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698X
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Global Environmental Remote Sensing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES699
Special Problems in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES718X
Study Groups on Issues in Marine Estuarine Enviornmental Sciences; Environmental impacts of technology-critical elements (TCEs)in a changing global economy
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES799
Masters Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
MEES898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
MEES899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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