Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice

Antarius
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:40:34 +0000

Funny thing is, this post is a detailed list of all the questions my sister had. She is majoring in EEB as well (although she decided to go to Occidental College in LA in the end)

EEB is a very small major at Rice. That was of concern, as the opportunities are somewhat limited. That being said, if you want to work with a professor closely, this is the best possible place to do it. Between Rice’s excellent research and focus on undergraduates, and the small major - you will be able to do a lot of research and work with the professors. I am not sure exactly how many people graduated with an EEB degree, but it was very few.

We do not have a minor in Biology as far as I know. Then again, it may be new so don’t quote me on this. Maybe someone else could help me out here.

Regarding the subject - what field do you want to go into? Rice focuses heavily in the terrestrial and amphibious side of EEB. A lot of plant work is done as well and not very much on the aquatic/marine side. This is one of the reasons my sister was less interested in the program.

In summary, the major is small but there will be opportunities. It really depends on what field you wish to go into. Finally, no one cares what people think about “easy biology” etc. If you like it, then major in it.

Are you from Houston/Texas?