Departments & Degrees

 
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.