Our Degrees

The Animal Behavior Graduate Group is targeted toward students who are interested in understanding the adaptive and evolutionary bases of animal behavior.

Students gain advanced knowledge of the evolution of primate and human behavior, behavioral ecology of nonhuman primates, cultural evolution, human evolution, hunter-gatherers, North American prehi

The graduate program in child development is a multi-disciplinary, two-year program leading to a Master of Science degree.

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 Environmental Policy and Management Program combines a background in scientific preparation with training in diverse social science, management, and professional disciplines.

Students study the application of biological, chemical, physical, and behavioral sciences to the processing, preservation, quality evaluation, public health aspects, and utilization of foods.

This comprehensive program incorporates a unique curriculum that balances breadth and depth of study, covering the theoretical foundations of the biological and physical sciences as used in the col

Students in the Health Informatics Graduate Group gain advanced knowledge of storing, retrieving, and interpreting medical and health information essential for health professionals and scientists.

This program emphasizes an interdisciplinary understanding of various aspects of human behavioral development and the contexts in which they take place across the lifespan.

During the last decade, the need for nutrition specialists in public health and maternal and child health programs has increased, along with the recognition that low birth weight, diabetes, and chi