Academic Departments
Graduate admissions
Entomology admissions
Looking to join Entomology at Illinois? The program is designed to accommodate incoming students with a wide range of entomological expertise. Our goal is to provide students with a strong background in basic biology as it relates to insects and to equip them with the specialized intellectual and technical skills to pursue a career in research, teaching, and service in entomology and related biological disciplines.
EEB admissions
Looking to join Evolution, Ecology and Behavior at Illinois? Due to the breadth of modern biological research, our program is flexible and tailored to suit individual student interest. Through course work, research and seminars, students are expected to become proficient in three of six areas: (1) Ecology, (2) Evolution (3) Behavior (4) Genetics (5) Physiology and (6) Conservation.
Plant biology admissions
Looking to join Plant Biology at Illinois? The department teaches and conducts foundational research in plant biology, with an integrative focus. Biological processes are investigated at multiple levels of organization using molecular, biochemical, physiological, morphological, and ecological approaches.
Degree requirements
Entomology
The department offers many courses and seminars dealing with a broad range of entomological topics. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary nature of faculty interests creates a diverse set of research topics, ranging from neuroethology to biological control and everything in between. If it has something to do with an insect, chances are someone at the University of Illinois is studying it!
Entomology, MS Entomology, PhD
Plant Biology
The department offers two graduate degrees, the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy. Areas of specialization within the department include: biochemistry, biodiversity, bioinformatics, cell biology, conservation biology, development, ecology, environmental physiology, evolution, genetics, genomics, modeling, molecular biology, mycology, paleobotany, paleoecology, photosynthesis, phytochemistry, population biology, biotechnology, systems biology, and systematics.
Department events
Meet the graduate community
Are you looking to take that next step in joining a department but want to know more about what life would be like at Illinois? We have you covered! From graduate RSOs and departmental get-togethers, to living in the Urbana-Champaign area, we have all the information you need to arrive and thrive. Take a moment to get to know us outside our academics, but be sure to return to start your academic journey in the School of Integrative Biology!
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Looking for more?
Are you wanting to join the School of Integrative Biology but none of the departments have quite what you're looking for? Check out our Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation (PEEC) Biology! PEEC is an interdisciplinary, campus-wide program designed to provide individualized training for graduate students. This program prepares individuals for research and teaching careers in ecology and evolutionary biology and produces scientists who are both technically competent and broadly educated in ecology and evolutionary biology.