Why Choose the
Department of Zoology and Physiology
to pursue a graduate degree?
We rock at research. At our department you will interact with scientists with international
reputations. The rate and quality of departmental publications are among the very
highest in the nation. Our faculty regular publish in the top international publications.
We offer both Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in
Zoology and Physiology. Our faculty also participate in Ph.D. programs offered through
the Program in Ecology (PiE), and the Neuroscience Program. Our graduate students are supported by a variety of
teaching or research assistantships. Our research is supported by state-of-the-art
microscopy, macromolecular, and nucleic acid sequencing facilities. Our university is the only one in a large state that has the world's
first National Park (Yellowstone) and a huge diversity of natural resources. We are
one of the very few universities in the nation with a field station inside the boundaries of a National Park.
We care about your learning experience. Our faculty often receive teaching awards
from the university. At our department you will find a group of scientists committed
to providing you the best possible education in the biological sciences. We are a
small department, with a strong commitment to individual attention to graduate student
mentoring. We are also a very diverse department - ranging from a Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit to evolutionary biologists, ecologists, cell biologists and neurophysiologists. That
span from molecular to ecosystem levels of organization provides an opportunity for
unparalleled breadth of expertise.