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The Zoo Biology Minor (six courses)
The Zoo Biology minor is designed for students who want training relevant to careers associated with captive exotic animals. This minor is open to any student from any major.
One required course:
| BIO 350 Zoo Biology |
Plus any five of the following:
| ABEC 491 ABEC 492 ABEC250 ABEC318 ABEC360 ABEC495 BIO110 BIO312 BIO316 BIO325 |
Internship1 (if zoo/aquarium based) Internship2 (if zoo/aquarium based) Zoo Animal Husbandry Applied Animal Behavior Research Methods in Animal Behavior Research Seminar (if zoo-based Project) Zoo Nutrition Primatology Social Organization of Mammals Reproductive Biopsychology |
The courses in this minor may be taken independently of the others and in any order. Interested students usually begin with the course that best fits their schedule. Most of the courses are offered every other year, so interested students should plan accordingly.
Vance Reeds '13, Animal Behavior, Ecology & Conservation major, talks about the opportunities to learn outside the classroom that are available to students in the ABEC program.
