Biology Career Pathway: Conservation and Environmental Advocacy

  • Environmental education
  • Federal agency (National Park Service, US Forest Service, USGS, etc.)
  • Field biologist
  • Political staffer
  • Restoration technician
  • State agency (State Parks, Department of Fish and Wildlife, etc.)
  • Working for environmental non-profits (e.g. The Nature Conservancy)

Concentrations to consider:

  • Ecology & Conservation
  • Research

Minors to consider:

Classes to consider:

Course descriptions can be found in the catalog.

  • BIOL 303/342: Population Ecology/ Plant Population Ecology
  • BIOL 305: Biological Data Analysis
  • BIOL 313: Animal Behavior
  • BIOL 323: Conservation Biology
  • BIOL 333/343: Community Ecology/ Plant Community Ecology
  • BIOL 344: GIS  
  • BIOL 360: Plant Biology
  • BIOL 363: Plant Propagation
  • BIOL 367: Entomology
  • BIOL404: Freshwater Biology
  • BIOL 425: Ecotoxicology

We recommend these faculty members for questions on this pathway: