Zoology

What do zoologists do?

  • Study life at the level of the cell, organism, population, community, and/or ecosystem. Ecologists, marine biologists, taxonomists, wildlife and fisheries biologists, and others are examples of zoologists.

Where are they employed?

  • County, state, and federal agencies – in research or regulation and enforcement of environmental laws
  • Industry – such as monitoring effluent production and land use around a factory and measuring environmental health
  • Zoos – as animal caretakers or zookeepers
  • Nature centers and museums as environmental educators
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Bachelor of Science