Our Degrees

Biophysics offers a graduate education program that focuses on the interface of biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, and mathematics, and explores the physical laws governing the properties an

Biostatistics applies quantitative methods to study problems related to life sciences that arise in a broad array of fields.

Are you interested in the mechanics of life and improving human and animal health, food safety, energy production and environmental quality?

Interested in a degree in chemistry, but don’t have the room in your study plan to complete a double-major? Have you considered pursuing the minor instead?

We offer the climate science and policy minor to provide students from across campus with a basic background in climate change science as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Do you want to make a difference in the health and lives of people?

The community nutrition minor exposes students to the strategies available to promote proper nutrition among individuals, families and communities.

The graduate group in ecology is an interdisciplinary graduate program that offers students a combination of both basic and applied ecology.

The JDPE is a doctoral degree that is run jointly by the Ecology Program at San Diego State University and the Ecology Graduate Group at UC Davis.

The program emphasizes the integration of basic and applied aspects of entomology in solving problems in biology, agriculture, and the environment.