Work with animals and turn your love of nature into a meaningful career. In this program, you’ll study animals in their natural habitats to better understand how we can protect their future.

You’ll complete fieldwork in Australia or overseas to learn about biodiversity, conservation, human-animal interactions, and the impacts of a changing environment.

In this program you will:

• Study a wide range of marine and terrestrial wildlife, including sharks, snakes, birds, turtles and whales.
• Learn how animals are impacted by humans and the environment.
• Work alongside leading researchers to gain expertise in animal conservation and management.
• Develop hands-on skills from your first year through fieldwork to North Stradbroke Island or Fraser Island.
• Have opportunities for overseas study or fieldwork.

• Animal ecologist (in government agencies or private consulting)
• Wildlife or environmental researcher
• Park and wildlife ranger
• Environmental educator
• Environmental monitor
• Ecotourism guide
• Museum collector or curator

Graduates are eligible to become members of:

• Ecological Society of Australia
• Environmental Institute of Australia
• Australian Mammal Society
• Australian Marine Science Association
• Society for Conservation Biology
• Australian Wildlife Management Society
• Australian Physiological Society