Zoology

Zoology, College of Letters and Science

Advisor: Joel Gruley (jgruley@wisc.edu) and Kayla Pelland (kpelland@wisc.edu). Departmental Office: 145 Noland Hall (608-262-1051), http://www.zoology.wisc.edu

Field of Study: The study of animals and their role in the biosphere, ranging from the study of activities at the molecular and cellular level to whole organism and community interactions.

Possible Careers: The Zoology major is flexible and can be tailored to help students prepare for advanced study and careers in many different areas. Some careers closely related to Zoology include: medicine and allied fields; life sciences research in multiple disciplines within university, government, non-profit, and industrial settings; teaching in secondary school, college, museum, and environmental education settings; natural resource management; scientific writing; government service positions; sales and management positions in industry (e.g. biotechnology, pharmaceutical firms); museum curator, zookeeper; technical positions in biological supply houses; illustrator; environmental lawyer.