Department website: http://entomology.tamu.edu/

Head: P. Kaufman

Graduate Advisor: C. Coates

The Department of Entomology offers both Doctor of Philosophy and thesis-option Master of Science degrees in entomology. Within these programs, subject matter areas include arthropod ecology, biological control, integrated pest management, molecular biology, physiology, genetics and toxicology, plant resistance, systematics, and urban, medical/veterinary, and forensic entomology. Students come into the field of entomology with diverse interests, science backgrounds and career goals. Students are able to tailor their education and research interests for the respective degree program with the help of their major advisor and advisory committees. Graduates from these programs have become prominent leaders in entomological research, application, education, and regulatory affairs of private sector and government arenas, as well as international agencies and foreign countries.

The department occupies five floors of the Minnie Belle Heep Building and nearby buildings that house the Entomology Research Laboratory, the Biological Control Laboratory, Tick Research Laboratory, Forensic Entomology Laboratories, Rollins Urban and Structural Entomology Facility, and Janice and John G. Thomas Honey Bee Facility.  Texas A&M is only one of a select group of U.S. locations for a federally approved quarantine laboratory. The department also maintains three multi-room greenhouses. The Texas A&M University Insect Collection is housed in the Minnie Belle Heep Building. It is the largest and most actively growing arthropod collection in the Southwest, containing approximately three million specimens representing more than 45,000 identified species. Graduate students often work with faculty located at 8 research and extension centers across Texas, each addressing entomological issues unique to their particular geographic region.

Specific course requirements in entomology are dependent upon previous training and professional experience. Students are expected to demonstrate mastery in the core knowledge areas of 1) insect biodiversity, systematics, and insect evolution; 2) insect ecology; 3) insect physiology, toxicology and insect genetics; 4) applied entomology on their graduate degree plans to be designed in consultation with their major advisor and advisory committee.  Prospective students are directed to the Department of Entomology website for additional information.

• Master of Science in Entomology

• Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology

• Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease Response in Human and Animal Systems Certificate

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