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The Biology major provides
valuable training for numerous careers, such as agronomy; psychology;
anthropology; horticulture; various medical professions, including
physicians, dentists, and veterinarians; and the allied health
professions. The Biology program may also lead into graduate work and
specialization in teaching and research.
UWA offers a 53 semester-hour
comprehensive major in Environmental Sciences. The program provides the
basic knowledge and training needed to work in a number of
environmentally-related fields. Waste disposal companies, paper mills,
chemical companies, testing laboratories, state and federal agencies
responsible for monitoring environmental quality, and environmental
consulting firms hire environmental scientists. As public awareness of
environmental quality grows, this field will offer promising and
rewarding careers in great numbers.
UWA is a member of the Alabama Marine
Environmental Science Consortium (MESC). The Consortium consists of
participating member colleges and universities from the State of
Alabama. Its objectives are to provide educational programs in marine
sciences on both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to promote
and encourage pure and applied research in marine sciences and related
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