Bachelor of Science in Biology with concentration in Zoo Sciences

In partnership with the Alexandria Zoo, LSUA offers one of the only programs in the south where students can gain real-world, on-site zoo animal experience in an AZA-accredited zoo setting. The Zoo Sciences concentration provides the expertise necessary for a rewarding career with a zoo, aquarium, nature preserve, or in captive animal care and management programs. Students will learn fundamental zoo-keeping techniques and management strategies, including husbandry, handling techniques, animal behavior and training, nutrition, disease, and zoo exhibit design.

With a broad range of electives, the program allows students to explore specialty areas such as animal behavior, botanical diversity, insect biology, zoo education, or herpetology. This undergraduate program equips students with a strong understanding of conservation and preservation so they may enter a successful career in zoo sciences.

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