Colleges for Zoology in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Madison

• The University of Wisconsin is the largest public university system in the state, and its campus in Madison houses a zoology department. The department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the science. The research and teaching in the department focuses on all levels of biology, including genetics, organismal biology, ecology, evolution, and animal behavior. Students at the undergraduate level take many general classes in biology and zoology, and have a chance to take courses that allow them to specialize in a vast number of topics, which include biotechnology, aquatic biology, animal anatomy, taxonomy (the scientific naming and organization of organisms) and entomology (the study of insects). Basic animal structure and function is learned both in laboratory settings and in classroom lectures. At the graduate level students have a chance to earn either a master's of science or a Ph.D. in zoology. Both require dissertations and involve taking classes that both go over general aspects of zoology and allow students to focus on a field of choice.

  University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Department of Zoology

  250 N. Mills Street

  Madison, WI 53706

  608-262-1051

  zoology.wisc.edu/

Alverno College

• Established in 1887, Alverno College is a four-year Catholic liberal arts college offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees for women in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the undergraduate level is a degree in biology, which has zoological components for students. Biology students take some general classes in the science and then specialize in one of three tracks. The health track focuses on human biology and medicine, the molecular track focuses on DNA and biology's link with other physical sciences, and the organismal track involves studying living things and their connection with the environment. It is in the organismal track where students can learn zoology, in particular by taking a class titled Biology of Animals. This course examines the evolution, ecology, physiology, anatomy and behavior of animals. It gives students background information that will help them take upper-level classes and allows them to take part in both laboratory studies and lectures.

  Alverno College

  3400 S. 43rd Street

  P.O. Box 343922

  Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922

  414-382-6100

  alverno.edu

Lawrence University

• Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college in Appleton, Wisconsin with a highly-customizable program in biology, perfect for anyone wishing to pursue zoology after the undergraduate career. The program requires that introductory courses in biology and chemistry be taken, but from there students have no set structure and are free to choose among a variety of courses to suit their interests. There is a General Zoology course that offers an introduction to the field of study, with lab work done on protozoans, mollusks, cnidarians, and anthropods to name a few. Other courses that should be of interest include Animal Behavior, which is a mixture of lecture and field study that investigates topics on animal feeding, mating, communication, and movement; Morphogenesis of Vertebrates, which explores the anatomy and physiology of vertebrates; and Conservation Biology, where issues in groups of animals around the world are studied.

  Lawrence University

  711 E. Boldt Way

  Appleton, WI 54911

  920-832-7000

  lawrence.edu