Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Environmental Biology] From Wingate University

Lab and field work supplement your classroom time, so you acquire the fundamental skills you need for your career.

In addition to the standard life sciences curriculum, environmental biology majors study zoology and botany and choose from wide-ranging electives such as animal and plant ecology, ornithology, entomology, wildlife management, marine biology and oceanography, genetics and microbiology.

Opportunities for enhancing coursework with real-life experiences are well within your reach. Our students have completed internships with:

• Carolina Raptor Center
• Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
• Local veterinarians
• Marine Mammal Stranding Center, New Jersey
• Nature centers
• Zoos

Qualified students can study abroad and earn Wingate University credit hours as part of the Denmark International Studies program in environmental biology.

Motivated environmental biology majors can participate in faculty-directed undergraduate research projects for academic credit. You might conduct research into:

• Animal behavior and ecology
• Bird communication
• Field botany
• Seed germination

Our student researchers regularly present their projects at the Creative and Investigative Partnerships symposium held on campus each spring semester. Many majors have presented their research results at regional, state and national scientific meetings.

With a bachelor’s degree in hand, many environmental biology majors go on to biology careers with non-profit groups, corporations, consulting firms, environmental education organizations, and state and federal agencies. Others continue their work in graduate school and pursue academic or research careers.

Please contact us to learn more about the environmental biology major and see how it aligns with your goals.