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The Department of Zoology has a primary responsibility for undergraduate and graduate instruction in fundamental aspects of animal biology, including the principles of form, function, and development, and diversity produced by animal evolution. The teaching program provides a broad coverge of basic biological processes in invertebrate and vertebrate animals at the cellular, organismic, population, and community levels. Students receive background for a variety of professional positions in the public and private sector, and for graduate programs in the biological sciences including health-related fields. The department offers the bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees. Zoology faculty contribute significantly to the biology core curriculum, marine biology minor, genetics program, University Honors Program, Ocean projects and Undergraduate Research Opportunity programs, and courses at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.
There is a strong teaching and research emphasis on ecological and physiological processes in aquatic animals or ecosystems. This focus is enhanced by the geographic location of the University and the availability of facilities for aquatic research. The University provides unusual opportunities for the study of a wide variety of aquatic and terrestrial animals due to its access to the seacoast and the lakes region of New Hampshire, and the presence of coastal marine laboratories, as well as estuarine and freshwater laboratories.
