Animal Studies Minor

The animal studies minor at Saint Joseph’s University offers courses in biology, psychology, environmental science and more to help prepare students for careers working with and for animals.

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What is the Animal Studies Minor?

Animal studies at Saint Joseph’s University brings together scholarship from the social and natural sciences as well as the humanities. A background in animal behavior will help you understand the interactions and relationships between human and non-human animals. In the animal studies minor, you’ll take courses focusing on:

  • Human and animal relations and interactions
  • Animal biology/physiology
  • Animal behavior and cognition
  • Role played by animals in the larger world

What Can I Do with an Animal Studies Minor?

Animal studies combines coursework in biology, psychology and environmental science with independent research and independent study opportunities. This approach helps to prepare graduates for a wide range of careers in animal-related industries. Students have gone on to pursue a wide range of jobs, including:

  • Veterinarian
  • Animal care attendant
  • Veterinary supplier
  • Veterinary pharmacist
  • Animal trainer
  • Wildlife rehabilitator
  • Animal nutritionist

How Will Saint Joseph's University Prepare Me for a Future Career?

With an animal studies minor, you will gain the knowledge and experience to help you pursue a career as a veterinarian, veterinary pharmacist, animal nutritionist or a wide range of other animal-related fields. You will dig into many of the ethical questions surrounding human-animal relationships and will become educated on how to find solutions for some of the leading problems.

How to Pursue Animal Studies at Saint Joseph's University

All students seeking to minor in animal studies must take one of the following courses (these courses all have prerequisites): Animal Behavior (BIO 401), Biological Bases of Behavior (PSY 201) and Comparative Animal Behavior (PSY 225).

Students in the following majors are encouraged to consider a minor in animal studies:

  • Biology
  • Psychology
  • Environmental Science
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