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  • The M.Sc. program in Ecology and Nature Conservation is a two-year program.
  • Chairperson of the teaching committee at the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Co-Chairperson of the program from the Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research: Prof. Oded Berger-Tal; Chairperson of the teaching committee at the Life Science Department and Co-Chairperson from the Faculty of Natural Sciences: Prof. Ofer Ovadia.

Prereq​u​​​​​isites:

  • Students are required to have earned a B.Sc. in Life Sciences or an equivalent degree.

    Students without sufficient background will be required to complete individually-prescribed courses for no academic credit, typically yet not exclusively, including the following courses or their equivalents:​

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
201-1-9431  The Mathematics of Systems 10

204-1-1531 &

204-1-1543

Dr. Arik Mimon

 

Dr. Barak Akabayov

General Chemistry B

 

General Chemistry - Laboratory		0
205-1-9011Prof. Jerry Eichler & Prof. Amir SagiThe Cell0
205-1-1611Prof. Dan Mishmar & Dr. Ramon BirnbaumGenetics A0
205-1-1221 &

205-1-1223

or

205-1-1021 &

205-1-1031

Prof. Khalil Kashkush

Mr. Liron Goren

 

Prof. Uri Abadi

 

Prof. Amos Bouskila

Plant science A

&

Plant Sciences A Laboratory

 

Invertebrate Zoology

&

Vertebrate Zoology

0
205-1-3211Prof. Ofer Ovadia and Ms. Ella Pachter ZafrirEcology B0

001-2-3037

 

or

 

205-1-3171

Prof. Ariel Novoplansky

 

 

Dr. Shimon Bershtein

Tutorial in Evolution (can be completed during the program)

 

 

Evolution

0

001-2-3021

 

or

205-2-9681

 

Prof. Itamar Giladi

 


Prof. Ofer Ovadia

Biostatistics (can be completed during the program)

Statistical Principles in the Analysis of Research Data

0

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

​

Subject Credits

A. Mandatory program courses

B. Mandatory track courses

C. Limited choice – program courses

D. Limited choice – track courses

E. Elective courses within the program

F. Elective courses outside the program

30
Thesis Writing12
Total42


A.    Mand​​atory Pr​​​ogram C​​​​ourses:

 

Students are required to attend at least 80% of the Departmental Seminars and Workshops in each semester, throughout their studies.

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

Departmental Seminar

(every semester)

0
205-2-2524Prof. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron ZivWorkshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
0.5
​205-2-2522​Prof. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron Ziv​Workshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences​0.5
205-2-2523Prof. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron ZivWorkshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
0.5
​205-2-2521​Prof. Itamar Giladi & Prof. Yaron Ziv​Workshop in Ecology and Environmental Sciences​0.5
205-2-5021 Dr. Moshe KiflawiMethods in Ecology (An eight-day intensive course offered during the FALL break)3
205-2-1601Prof. Ofer Ovadia



Ecology of Populations3

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

 

Course #SubjectCredits
001-2-9991

Thesis Writing A

 

6
001-2-9992

Thesis Writing B

 

6

 

Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:

 

Course # SubjectCredits
001-2-1000Thesis Writing – Continuation0

 

B.    Mandatory Track​​ ​​​​​Courses​​

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3084Prof. Michal SegoliEvolutionary Ecology4

Limited Choice Courses:

Limited choice courses belong to two course lists:

List C: Limited choice–program courses

List D: Limited choice –track courses

 

Students are required to complete at least 1 courses from list C and a total of 4 courses from lists C and D. 

C. Limited Choice – Program C​​​​​​​o​urses

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

Community Ecology

 

3
205-2-8031Prof. Yaron Ziv



Spatial Ecology3

D. Limite​​d Choice – Tra​​​ck C​​ourses

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3001Prof. Ariel NovoplanskyEvolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity3
001-2-3020Prof. Merav SeifanThe Ecology of Plant-Animal Interactions3
001-2-3039Prof. Boris KrasnovEvolutionary Ecology of Parasitism3
​001-2-3045​Dr. Shirli Bar-David
Conservation Genetics​​3
001-2-3082Prof. Itamar GiladiEcology and Evolution of Dispersal3
​001-2-3085​Prof. Uri Roll
​Conservation Biology: Philosophy and Ethics
2​
001-2-3086Prof. Hadas HawlenaMicrobial Ecology3
​001-2-3087
​Prof. Oded Berger-Tal
​Conservation Ecology
​4
​001-2-3089​Prof. Oded Berger-Tal
​Animal Behavior in Conservation Biology
​3
​001-2-3093​Prof. Michal Segoli
​Arthropod Behavior and Agroecology
​2
​001-2-3094​Prof. Uri Roll
​Marcoecology​2
​001-2-3335​Prof. Ariel Novoplansky​Camp Evolution​2
​205-2-7031​Prof. Amos Bouskila​Mathematical Models for the Study of Animal Behavior​3

E. Elective Courses within the Program

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3023Prof. Carmi Korine & Prof. Berry PinshowEcholocation and Bat-Insect Interactions in Desert Habitats3
001-2-3035Prof. B. Pinshow, Prof. Scott Turner and Dr. Eugene MaraisBiophysical Ecology in the Namib Desert: Online Course 2
​001-2-3047​Prof. Merav Seifan
​Global changes and the biodiversity crisis​2
​001-2-3099Dr. Shirli Bar-David
​Molecular Ecology and Evolution
​2
001-2-3135Prof. B. Pinshow, Prof. Scott Turner and Dr. Eugene MaraisBiophysical Ecology in the Namib Desert: Field Workshop  (it is not sure if or when it will be able to travel to Gobabeb Namib Research Institute for the workshop) 2
001-2-3036Prof. Bertrand BoekenAgroecology3
001-2-3034Prof. Bertrand BoekenVegetation Ecology3
001-2-3041Prof. Burt KotlerTopics in Ecology2
​001-2-3045​Dr. Shirli Bar-David
​Conservation Genetics
​3
001-2-3078Prof. Ariel NovoplanskyPersonal Projects in Evolutionary Ecology3
​001-2-3089​Prof. Oded Berger-Tal
​Animal Behavior in Conservation Biology
​3
001-2-3091Prof. Merav SeifanContemporary Topics in Israeli Nature Conservation –Workshop3
001-2-3092Prof. Oded Berger-TalThe Use of Animal Cognition Principles in Conservation3
​001-2-3093​Prof. Michal Segoli
​Arthropod Behavior and Agroecology
​2
001-2-3333Prof. Boris KrasnovGuided Reading on the Ecology of Parasites and Parasitism2
001-2-3344Dr. Shirli Bar-DavidGuided Reading on Molecular Ecology2
001-2-3355Prof. Hadas HawlanaGuided Reading in Microbial Ecology2
​205-2-1609​Dr. Shai Pilosof
​Networks in Biology-Ecology
​3
205-2-2281Prof. Amos BouskilaBehavioral Ecology of Equids3
205-2-4162Prof. Michal SegoliInsect Ecology

3
205-2-7031Prof. Amos BouskilaMathematical Models for the Study of Animal Behavior3
205-2-7032Prof. Amos BouskilaSolving Problems with R2

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

You may participate in one course per semester and in no more than two courses during the 2-year program. Students might register to more elective courses in the IUI, with the recommendation of the advisor and the approval of the teaching committee. 

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

​Courses are in Hebrew except international courses. 

Elective Courses outside the​​ ​Program

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-3079Prof. Ariel NovoplanskyScientific Presentation2
001-2-0153Dr. Scott Hansen and  Dr. Christopher J. ArnushWriting a Scientific Paper2
001-2-4022Prof. Ehud MeronPattern Formation and Spatial Ecology3
001-2-4028Prof. Arnon KarnieliRemote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry (no prerequisites required)3
001-2-2038Prof. Naftali LazarovitchSoil Physics3
001-2-4029Prof. Yosef AshkenaziIntroduction to Statistics and Probability3
001-2-5041Dr. Menachem SklartzPractical Bioinformatics for Environmental Studies3
001-2-7007Prof. Amos ZemelStatistical Methods3
001-2-7010Dr. Menachem SklartzHands-on Introduction to R: Programming, Graphing and Statistical Exploration2
001-2-6002Dr. Aviva PeetersTheory and Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)3
205-2-9531Dr. Tal Shai and Dr. Alal EranIntroduction to Bioinformatics3