SIU Carbondale的动物学专业为学生准备在保护机构工作，进入医学院，兽医学院或其他专业学校，进行研究生学习或遵循生命科学领域的各种其他职业道路做好了准备。文学学士学位（BA）适用于希望从事需要动物知识的非科学职业的学生。文学学士学位的学生应将动物学专业与与其职业兴趣相匹配的第二专业或第二专业相结合。特定的学士学位课程建议适用于寻求作为动物园饲养员的职业的学生。我们的学生与教职员工紧密合作，以了解职业选择，发展他们的学术目标并执行他们的高级项目。我们很荣幸为感兴趣的学生提供荣誉计划，并提供许多奖学
The Zoology major at SIU Carbondale prepares students to work for conservation agencies, enter medical, veterinary, or other professional schools, undertake graduate studies, or follow a wide variety of other career paths in the life sciences.<br><br>The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in the scientific study of animals. This degree requires majors to choose specialization in Animal Biology, Environmental Biology, Fisheries Biology and Aquatic Conservation, Pre-Veterinary Science, or Wildlife Biology and Conservation. We also offer a course in Marine Biology through a partnership with the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory at the University of Southern Mississippi.<br><br>The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree is for students who wish to pursue nonscience careers that require advanced knowledge of animals. Students in the B.A. degree should combine the Zoology major with a second major or minor that matches their career interests. Specific B.A. course recommendations are available for students seeking careers as zoo keepers.