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EEB can prepare you for a range of careers. Please see suggested courses below for some of these career outcomes. Each foci lists possible careers and courses that you could take that would be especially helpful for you in that career. Speak with your EEB mentor for more details on all of the career options in EEB!  We also recommend you take the EEB Professional Courses: EEB 205 Theory & Methods in EEB, EEB 311 EEB Professional Development, EEB 400/492/493, Undergraduate Research/Internship/Independent Research (400/492/493 all require advance discussion with the instructor). Many other EEB courses could also be taken, depending on your specific career interests and goals.

EEB Focus Areas	Career Examples	Suggested EEB Courses (*with permission)
Behavior	Animal Trainers, Applied Animal Behaviorist, College Teaching/Research, Zoo/Conservation/Museum Specialist, Vet School, Wildlife Technician and more!	Evol Psych & Eth (370), Plant-An Int (426), Comp An Behav (450), Res Ethics (451), An Comm (454), Comp An Behav Lab (459),
Computational Math Biology	Researcher, Statistician, Bioinformaticist, College Teaching/Research, Epidemiologist, Data Engineer, Data Scientist/Analyst, Consultant, Biotechnologist and more!	Evol, Dis & Med (310), Models in Biol (406), Biostats (411), Field Ecol (415), Aq MacroEcol & Cons (471), Convers MathBio Mod (475), Theo Ecol Appln (476), *Ecol Niche Models (550), *Pop Models (580), *Math Ecol I (581), *Math Ecol II (582), *Math Evo Thry (585)
Conservation Biology	College Teaching/Research, Conservation Biologist, Conservation Consultant, NGO Conservationist, Conservation Policy An., Land/Preserve Manager, Environmental Lawyer and more!	Field Bot (330), Field Myco (351), Nat Hist Coll (401), Ecosys Ecol (404), Models in Biol (406), Glob Change Bio (419), Landscp Ecol (422), Con Dec Mak (423), Comm Sci Clim Change (425), Plant-Anim Int (426), Inv Bio (430), Plant Ecol (433), EcoPhys (435), Div TN Fish (444), Aq MacroEcol & Cons (471), Theo Ecol Appln (476), Con Bio (484), Ethnobio (485)
Ecology & Environmental Studies	Research Ecologist, Natural Resource Manager, Restoration Ecologist, Environmental Consultant, College Teaching/Research, Park Naturalist, Landscape Architecture, Applied Ecologist, Wildlife Manager and more!	Field Bot (330), Field Myco (351), Nat Hist Coll (401), Ecosys Ecol (404), Biostats (411), Plant Anat (414), Field Ecol (415), Glob Change Bio (419), Fung Div (420),  Landscp Ecol (422), Con Dec Mak (423), Plant Div & Evol (424), Comm Sci Clim Change (425), Plant-Anim Int (426), Inv Bio (430), Plant Ecol (433),  EcoPhys (435), Aq Ecol (470), Herp (473), Ichthy (474), Nat Hist Smo (480), Avian Div (481), Con Bio (484), Ethnobio (485), *CORE:Ecology (509), *Aq Insects (543)
Evolutionary Biology	Research Scientist, Population Biologist, Educator, Behavioral Scientist, College Teaching/Research, Plant/Animal Breeders, Geneticist, Genomics and more!	Comp Vert Anat (353), Ethol (370), Eco-Evo-Devo (410), Plant Anat (414), Fung Div (420), Plant Div & Evol (424), Div TN Fish (444), Comp Anim Behav (450), Anim Comm (454), MacroEvol (464), Herp (473), Ichthy (474), Avian Div (481), Evol Ecol (495), *CORE:Evol (511), *Evol Psych (546), *Conc Found Evo Behav (547), *Phylo Meth (587)
Pre-Professional Health	Medical Doctor, Dentist, Pharmacist, Veterinarian, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Physical Therapist, Health Researcher, Immunologist and more!	Human Anat (250), Evol, Dis & Med (310), Comp Vert Anat (353), Ethol (370), Evol of Cancer (403), Eco-Evo-Devo (410), Comp Anim Behav (450), Anim Comm (454), , MacroEvol (464)

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VolCore designations: Applied Oral Communication (AOC), Engaged Inquiries (EI), Natural Sciences (NS), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Written Communication (WC)