Ecological Science
Ecological Science
Ecological Science
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Ecological Science

Ecological Science

Ecological Science

Ecological Science

You've always loved nature, the outdoors, and creatures great and small. Northwestern's biology–ecological science major will help you to put that love into action. Job opportunities are as diverse as creation itself. You could become a naturalist, park ranger or entomologist; work with wildlife management, land restoration or habitat conservation; or get a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a seed company, or a botanical garden, zoo or aquarium.

Why NWC?

Why NWC?

Why NWC?

Why NWC?

Northwestern's biology–ecological science major will put you in the field from the start, whether you take an experiential ecology course, land a summer internship doing field research, or study off campus.

Courses cover topics including aquatic and field botany, plant taxonomy, invertebrate zoology, and insect ecology of streams, forests and fields. You'll also delve into Scripture to discover a Christian's motivation for creation care. Related minors include biology, chemistry, and data science and statistics. 

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Dr. Todd T. TracyDepartment Chair
Professor of Biology
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21 ACRES Size of Northwestern’s tallgrass prairie research site
960 SQUARE FEET Size of the DeWitt Family Science Center greenhouse
1,500+ SPECIMENS in Northwestern’s herbarium (one of the largest in Iowa)

Outcomes

Join our standout alumni at:

Auckland Zoo
New Zealand
Belluz Farms
Ontario, Canada
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
Ames, IA
Eden Keepers
Lynden, WA
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hillsboro, GA
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sioux Falls, SD

Experience

Expert professors
The DeWitt Family Science Center
Hands-on research
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Creation Care Study Program

Northwestern's biology department includes an environmental scientist who holds a doctorate in ecology and marine biology, as well as a zoologist who studies birds, ants and prairie restoration.

Experience

Expert professors

Northwestern's biology department includes an environmental scientist who holds a doctorate in ecology and marine biology, as well as a zoologist who studies birds, ants and prairie restoration.

The DeWitt Family Science Center
Hands-on research
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Creation Care Study Program

Faculty

Brilliant scholars. Committed Christians. Invested in you. That's Northwestern's faculty.

Dr. Todd T. Tracy
Department Chair
Dr. Laura Furlong
Professor of Biology
Jolene Harris
Instructor of Anatomy
Dr. Elizabeth Heeg '01
Professor of Biology
Dr. Cody Rozeveld
Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Sara Sybesma Tolsma '84
Professor of Biology