The Aquarium and Zoo Science, B.A. degree is specifically built to prepared students for careers in aquariums and zoos upon completion. The students will complete a broad survey of biology the first year and then build upon this by completing courses in animal care, animal nutrition, vertebrate zoology, invertebrate zoology, microbiology, genetics, and marine biology. Skills will be developed by students while completing their animal care practicum and internships along with laboratory exercises. Students will have the opportunity to develop presentation skills both in front of and inside a large aquarium, presenting information to school children and visitors to the biology department.
The Aquarium and Zoo Science, B.A. degree is specifically built to prepared students for careers in aquariums and zoos upon completion. The students will complete a broad survey of biology the first year and then build upon this by completing courses in animal care, animal nutrition, vertebrate zoology, invertebrate zoology, microbiology, genetics, and marine biology. Skills will be developed by students while completing their animal care practicum and internships along with laboratory exercises. Students will have the opportunity to develop presentation skills both in front of and inside a large aquarium, presenting information to school children and visitors to the biology department.
Major Requirements:
BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Plant Biology
BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Animal Physiology
BIOL 131 - Biology Freshman Seminar
BIOL 208 - Animal Behavior
BIOL 231 - Biology Sophomore Seminar
BIOL 301 - Genetics
BIOL 306 - Animal Nutrition
BIOL 307 - Animal Care
BIOL 308 - Animal Care & Training
BIOL 331 - Biology Junior Seminar
BIOL 402 - Evolution
BIOL 431 - Senior Seminar