Program Overview

Invertebrate Zoology Graduate Education

Invertebrate Zoology is affiliated with the degree-granting KU Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, which offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.

Program Details

• Interested students are encouraged to contact faculty members with complementary research interests.
• About 50 graduate students are in residence at the Biodiversity Institute, which includes Invertebrate Zoology.

Research Areas

• The program is part of the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, which includes various research divisions such as:
  • Archaeology
  • Biodiversity Modeling
  • Botany
  • Data Management
  • Entomology
  • Herpetology
  • Ichthyology
  • Informatics
  • Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Invertebrate Zoology
  • Mammalogy
  • Ornithology
  • Paleobotany
  • Paleontological Institute
  • Phylogenetic Modeling
  • Symbiota
  • Vertebrate Paleontology

University Information

• The University of Kansas is a public institution governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
• The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy.