Departments & Degrees

College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

 
The College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources offers diverse options for students pursuing specific areas of focus throughout their college education.  Please take a moment to become familiar with the majors each department offers - contact information is provided so learning more details about the fields of interest to you is easy!

 

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Website: Agricultural & Applied Economics

Address:
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 205, Ag C Building
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: ag_econ@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-2386
Fax: (307) 766-5544
Undergraduate Major
  • Agricultural Business
Options (Areas of Concentration)
  • Agricultural Business
  • Farm & Ranch Management
  • Livestock Business Management
Minors
  • Agricultural Business
  • Farm and Ranch Management
  • General Agricultural Economics
  • International Agricultural Economics
  • Natural Resource Economics

Agricultural Communications

Website: Agricultural Communications

Address:
Academic & Student Programs Office
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 160, Ag C Building
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: uwyo_ag@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-4135
Fax: (307) 766-4030

Undergraduate Major
  • Agricultural Communications

Animal Science

Website: Animal Science

Address:
Department of Animal Science
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 101 AS/MB
Dept. 3684
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: animalscience@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-2224
Fax: (307) 766-2355

Undergraduate Major
  • Animal and Veterinary Science
Options (Areas of Concentration)
  • Animal Biosciences
  • Equine Science
  • Food Animal Industries
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate Minor
  • Animal and Veterinary Science
  • Equine Science
Graduate Major
  • Animal and Veterinary Science

Botany

Website: Botany

Address:
Department of Botany
Aven Nelson Room 114
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: botany@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-2384
Fax: (307) 766-2851

Undergraduate Majors
  • Biology (BA or BS)
  • Botany
Options (Areas of Concentration) or Tracks
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Aquatic and Terrestrial
Undergraduate Minor
  • Biology
  • Botany
Graduate Major
  • Botany MS
  • Botany PhD

Ecosystem Science and Management

Website: Ecosystem Science and Management

Address:
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 2013 Ag C Building
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: esm@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-2263
Fax: (307) 766-6403

Family and Consumer Sciences

Website: Family and Consumer Sciences

Address:
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 251 Ag C Building
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: fcs-consci@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-4145
Fax: (307) 766-5686

Microbiology

Address:
Microbiology Program
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Attn: Dr. Gerard P. Andrews
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: microbiology@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-3139

Undergraduate Major
Students can choose electives based on their area of interest in the following:
  • Applied Microbiology ( Soil, Food & Plant Disease Subspecialties)
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Microbial Diversity, Evolution & Ecology
  • Microbial Physiology & Molecular Genetics

Molecular Biology

Website: Molecular Biology

Address:
Department of Molecular Biology
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
SIB Room 2242
Dept. 3944
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: mbiology@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-3300
Fax: (307) 766-5098

Undergraduate Major
  • Molecular Biology
Students can choose electives based on their area of interest in the following:
  • General Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Pre-Professional Studies
Undergraduate Minor
  • Molecular Biology
Graduate Majors
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program

Plant Sciences

Website: Plant Sciences

Address:
Department of Plant Sciences
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Room 50 Ag C Building
Dept. 3354
1000 E. Univ. Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: plantsciences@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-3103

Undergraduate Major
  • Plant Production & Protection
Options (Areas of Concentration)
  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Agroecology & Evolution
Undergraduate Minors
  • Agroecology
  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture
  • Plant Protection
Graduate Major
  • Plant Sciences

Veterinary Sciences

Website: Veterinary Sciences

Address:
Department of Veterinary Sciences
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Wyoming State Vet Lab (WSVL)
Laramie, WY 82070

E-mail: vetscience@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-5059
Fax: (307) 721-2051

Undergraduate Major
  • Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Options (Areas of Concentration)
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Biosciences
  • Equine Science
  • Food Animal Industries
Undergraduate Minor
  • Animal and Veterinary Science
  • Equine Science
Graduate Major
  • Animal and Veterinary Science

Zoology & Physiology

Website: Zoology & Physiology

Address:
Department of Zoology & Physiology
UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
1000 E. University Ave
Aven Nelson, Room 114
Laramie, WY 82071

E-mail: aprequest@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-4207
Fax: (307) 766-5625

Undergraduate Majors
  • Physiology BS
  • Physiology-BS-Pharm-D (2+4 Plan) joint program with Pharmacy
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management BS
  • Zoology BS
Undergraduate Minors
  • Human and Animal Physiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Zoology
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management
Graduate Major
  • Zoology and Physiology MS
  • Zoology and Physiology PhD
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programs
  • Program in Ecology Ph.D.
  • Neurosciences Ph.D.
  • MCLS Ph. D.
 
Contact Us

College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
University of Wyoming
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave,
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-4133
Fax: (307) 766-4030
Email: agrdean@uwyo.edu


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