IEC-Online students create their own curriculums alongside their faculty advisors to best serve their interests and research goals. The program is structured into five core categories: ecology, natural sciences, social sciences, sustainability science, and data science.
All graduate students must complete 30 credits within the degree program with at least three credits in each of the core categories. With approval of faculty academic advisor and SNRE Director, the student will have the option to substitute a course in up to two of the five core areas.
Students may also select a concentration when building a curriculum.
Students must also complete one credit hour of attendance for the SNRE Seminar. *
*Required registration for one semester, attendance is optional for remaining semesters during program.
Requirements by Degree
Thesis Requirements
Required Course Areas
Credits
Ecology
3
Natural Sciences
3
Social Sciences
3
Sustainability Science
3
Data Science
3
SNRE Seminar*
1
Electives
9
Master’s Research Credits
5
Total Required
30
Non-thesis Requirements
Required Course Areas
Credits
Ecology
3
Natural Sciences
3
Social Sciences
3
Sustainability Science
3
Data Science
3
SNRE Seminar*
1
Electives
11
Technical Paper/Capstone Project
3
Total Required
30
SNRE Seminar
Each graduate student must register for the SNRE Seminar, EVR 6933, for 1 credit hour in a semester. SNRE also requires you to attend the SNRE Seminar a second time in another semester. For this second time of taking the SNRE Seminar, you can either register again for the seminar for 1 credit hour or attend the seminar (you do not register for it). The seminar is offered in both fall and spring semesters.Seminar Schedule
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Course Areas
IEC-Online students are required to complete at least one course (3 credits) in each of SNRE's course areas.
*Curriculum may be subject to change as class offerings and availability differ depending on departmental capacity. For questions about a specific course, reach out to the host department's graduate coordinator.
The program’s competitive advantages include the use of an integrative approach with a focus on interdisciplinary ecology that is supported by the expertise of faculty across various units in agricultural and life sciences. The IEC-Online degree program builds on existing UF strengths by working with existing academic units to participate in the degree program by providing courses.
The following departments have agreed to give access to their online courses for use in the IEC-Online program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural Education and Communication
Agronomy
Entomology and Nematology
Environmental Horticulture
Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
Geography
Horticultural Sciences
Maples Center for Forensic Medicine
Microbiology and Cell Science
Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Urban and Regional Planning
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Ecology
The Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate program requires at least one course from the approved list of ecology courses for MS Thesis and MS Non-Thesis students.
Core courses in this track enable students to gain a foundational understanding of ecological concepts or to explore the ecology of organisms, populations, and communities more deeply, and/or ecosystems.
Classes may be offered on even or odd numbered years.
F - Fall, S - Spring, SSC - Summer Semester C, SSA - Summer Semester A, SSB - Summer Semester B
The Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate program requires at least one course from the approved list of natural sciences courses for MS Thesis and MS Non-Thesis students.
Natural science courses seek to understand how biotic and abiotic resources are linked to management actions and outcomes within an ecosystem context. This is an extremely broad realm that includes core courses on biophysical systems and processes, natural ecosystems, and intensively managed and built ecosystems dedicated to meeting human needs.
Classes may be offered on even or odd numbered years.
F - Fall, S - Spring, SSC - Summer Semester C, SSA - Summer Semester A, SSB - Summer Semester B
The Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate program requires at least one course from the approved list of social sciences courses for MS Thesis and MS Non-Thesis students.
Social science courses encompass a diverse range of academic disciplines (including but not necessarily limited to Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology) that focus on issues of human thought, action, institutions, conflicts, and management of natural resources and the environment. Core courses in the social sciences focus on central theoretical concerns and/or offer surveys of major topics in a social science discipline regarding natural resources and the environment. Social science electives tend to be more specialized, whether they focus on particular theoretical perspectives, substantive topics, management problems, or regions of the world.
Classes may be offered on even or odd numbered years.
F - Fall, S - Spring, SSC - Summer Semester C, SSA - Summer Semester A, SSB - Summer Semester B
The Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate program requires at least one course from the approved list of sustainability science courses for MS Thesis and MS Non-Thesis students.
These courses focus on the integration of ecological, natural sciences, and social factors to sustain humans and ecological systems. Sustainability science emphasizes interdisciplinary issues involving the integrity and resilience of natural and social systems over time, including environmental health and those that blend environmental policy, economics, justice, which requires integrative thinking to address complex problems.
Classes may be offered on even or odd numbered years.
F - Fall, S - Spring, SSC - Summer Semester C, SSA - Summer Semester A, SSB - Summer Semester B
The Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate program requires at least one course from the approved list of courses in data science for MS Thesis and MS Non-Thesis students.
These courses focus on analyzing and interpreting data and information using methods drawn from statistics, geospatial science, information science, and disciplinary knowledge. Courses within this category support development of a foundation in statistical concepts, experimental design, interpretation of documents, interviews, and observations, or application of theoretical and statistical models.
Classes may be offered on even or odd numbered years.
F - Fall, S - Spring, SSC - Summer Semester C, SSA - Summer Semester A, SSB - Summer Semester B
The Graduate Catalog defines a concentration as a subprogram of courses offered within a graduate major. The School faculty established a concentration within the major to enable students to claim mastery of a traditional discipline in addition to the interdisciplinary major.
The standard concentration in the Interdisciplinary Ecology major comprises 6 credit hours for the master's or 12 credit hours for the doctorate. Some concentrations may require additional hours.Ph.D. students are required to complete a concentration.
Note: 7979 and/or 7980 hours cannot count toward a concentration. Master's coursework cannot be applied to Ph.D. concentration hours.
Concentrations are audited according to their departmental degree program codes or concentration codes and thus are formally identified on the student's transcript. When planning your program of study, be sure that the courses intended for the concentration are all in one department's curriculum or else in an interdisciplinary concentration approved by the Graduate School.
