• The M.Sc. program is a two-year program.

  • The chairperson of the teaching committee is: Prof. Burt Kotler.

  • Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:

 

SubjectCredits

Courses within the track of study:

A. Mandatory courses

B. Limited choice

C. Elective courses within the track of study

D.  General courses

30
Thesis Writing12
Total42

 

Prerequisites:

 

If students did not take the below courses during the bachelor's degree, they must

complete the following prerequisite courses for no credit:

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3037

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

Tutorial in Evolution

 

0

 

and either

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3021

Dr. Itamar Giladi

 

Bio-Statistics - ANOVA and Design of Experiments

 

0

or

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
205-2-9681Prof. Ofer Ovadia

Statistical Principles in the Analysis of Research Data

 

0

 

A.   Mandatory Courses:

 

Students are required to attend Departmental Seminars and Workshops (one seminar 

and one workshop per semester).

Students are required to attend at least 80% of each semester's Departmental

Seminars and Workshops. 

 

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-6666Dr.Shirli Bar - David

Departmental Seminar

(every semester)

 

0
205-2-2522Dr. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron ZivWorkshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Semester 2016-1)0.5
205-2-2521Dr. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron ZivWorkshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Semester 2016-2)0.5
001-2-3063

Prof. Burt Kotler

 

 

Advanced Topics in Ecology1
205-2-5021

Dr. Moshe Kiflawi

 

Methods in Ecology3

In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-9991 

Thesis Writing A

 

 

6
002-2-9992 

Thesis Writing B

 

 

6

 

Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who

continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the course:

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-1000 

Thesis Writing – Continuation

 

 

0

 

 

B.   Limited Choice:

One of the following two options:

a)  Two courses from list B(1) and three courses from list B(2)

b)  Three courses of list B(1) and two courses from list B(2)

 

List B(1)

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3083Dr. Merav Seifan

Community Ecology (prerequisite:  Ecology B(

 

3
001-2-3084Prof. Burt Kotler Evolutionary Ecology (prerequisites: Ecology B and  Evolution)3
205-2-1601

Prof.Ofer Ovadia

 

Ecology of Populations (prerequisite:  Ecology B(

 

3

 

List B(2)

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3001

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

Evolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity (prerequisite: Introduction to Ecology or Introduction to Biology or equivalent courses, as determined by the chairperson)3
001-2-3020

Dr. Merav Seifan

 

The Ecology of Plant Animal Interaction

 

3
001-2-3034Dr. Bertrand Boeken

Vegetation Ecology

 

 

3
001-2-3045

Dr. Shirli Bar-David

 

Conservation Genetics

 

3

001-2-3060

 

 

Prof. Yael LubinTopics in Behavioral Ecology   2
001-2-3080Dr. Michal Segoli

Evolution of Life Histories

 

 

2
001-2-3082Dr. Itamar Giladi

Ecology and Evolution of Dispersal

 

 

3

205-2-3111

 

 

Prof. Berry PinshowEcological Physiology(prerequisites: Animal Physiology; Introduction to Ecology; Ecology B; and The Cell3

205-2-7031

 

 

Prof. Amos BouskilaMathematical Models for the Study of Animal Behavior3

205-2-8031

 

 

Prof. Yaron ZivLandscape Ecology3

 

C.  Elective Courses Within the Track of Study:

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-2038Dr. Naftali Lazarovitch

Soil Physics

 

 

3
001-2-3023Prof. Carmi Korine & Prof. Berry PinshowEcholocation and Bat-Insect Interactions in Desert Habitats3
001-2-3035Prof. Berry Pinshow, Prof. Scott Turner and Dr. Eugene MaraisBiophysical Ecology in the Namib Desert3
001-2-3036

Dr. Bertrand Boeken

 

Agroecology

 

2.5
001-2-3039 Prof. Boris Krasnov

Evolutionary Ecology of Parasitism

 

 

3
001-2-3040

Dr. Georgy Shenbrot

 

Biogeography

 

2
001-2-3041Prof. Burt Kotler

Topics in Ecology

 

 

2
001-2-3046Prof. Yael Lubin

The Ecology of Arachnids

 

3

 

 

001-2-3064

Prof. Yael Lubin,

Prof. Burt Kotler & Prof. David Saltz

Animal Behavior in Conservation Biology2
001-2-3076Prof. D. Rubinstein, Prof. T. Berger and Prof. B. KotlerField Computational Ecology3
001-2-3077Prof. M. Baker, Dr. M. Segoli, Prof. Y. Lubin, Prof. T. Keasar, Dr. P. Weintraub, Dr. A. HarraiBehavior and Agroecology2
001-2-3078

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

Personal Projects in Evolutionary Ecology3
001-2-3079

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

Scientific Presentation2
001-2-3081

Prof. Alan Templeton

 

Population Genomics and Conservation2
001-2-3085Prof. David Saltz

Conservation Biology: Philosophy and Ethics

 

2
001-2-3333Prof. Boris Krasnov

Guided Reading on the Ecology of Parasites and Parasitism

 

2
001-2-3334Prof. David Saltz

Self-Study (upon approval of student project)

 

2
001-2-3335

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

Camp Evolution2
001-2-3355Dr. Hadas Hawlena

Guided Reading on Microbial Ecology

 

 

2
001-2-3344

Dr. Shirli Bar-David

 

Guided Reading on Molecular Ecology

 

1
001-2-4022

Prof. Ehud Meron

 

Pattern Formation and Spatial Ecology3
001-2-4028

Prof. Arnon Karnieli

 

Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry (no prerequisites required)3
205-2-2271

Prof. David Saltz

 

Conservation Ecology (prerequisite:  Ecology B(

 

4
205-2-2281

Prof. Amos Bouskila

 

Behavioral Ecology of Equids3
205-2-2551

Prof. Amos Bouskila

 

Ecological Methodology Exemplified Through Reptile Studies3.5
205-2-7031

Prof. Amos Bouskila

 

Mathematical Models of Animal Behavior3

 

Elective courses from the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences at Eilat (IUI):

 

You may participate in one course per semester and no more than two courses during
the 2-year program. Students might register to more elective courses in the IUI,
with the recommendation of his/her supervisor/s and the approval of the chairperson of the student's
specialization track.

For more information please refer to: http://www.iui-eilat.ac.il/Courses/Courses.aspx

(Courses are in Hebrew except international courses).

 

D.   General Courses:

 

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-0153 Ms. Ayla Adler

Academic Scientific Writing for Graduate Students

 

2
001-2-4029Prof. Yosef Ashkenazi

Introduction to Statistics and Probability

 

3
001-2-5041Dr. Menachem Sklartz

Practical Bioinformatics for Environmental Studies

 

3
001-2-7007Prof. Amos Zemel

Statistical Methods

 

 

3
001-2-7010Dr. Menachem SklartzHands-on Introduction to R: Programming, Graphing and Statistical Exploration 2
001-2-7011Dr. Arik Yochelis

Numerical Analysis Using MATLAB

 

 

4