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Career Opportunities: |
Career opportunities are available for entomology graduates in the private sector, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Previous graduates of our program are employed in the following areas:
1. Private Sector: agricultural industries, production (green industry, seed companies, plant breeding enterprises), chemical companies (pesticide development, pest management), food industry (post-harvest pest management, stored grains and animal feed), crop consultants (integrated pest management), and urban pest control (structural pest control industries, landscape and green house industries, golf courses, sod farms, etc.).
2. Federal and State Agencies: military (vector-borne diseases, quarantine facilities, sanitation of facilities, food, and vehicles); federal research laboratories (CDC, USDA, USDI, USFS, EPA, NIH, USGS); state departments of agriculture (pesticide industry regulations and educational programs, introduction of new species); state departments of natural resources (conservation biology, invasive species, environmental biology); state, county and city departments of health (public health concerns, vector control programs, protective programs for pets and people); extension services (educational programs for commodity areas, educational programs for human and animal health issues); federal and state regulatory agencies (USEPA, USFDA, USDA-APHIS, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, county and municipal governments); academic institutions (research and teaching universities, two-year colleges, community and technical colleges).
3. Non-Governmental Organizations: museums, botanical gardens, butterfly houses and zoos.
Job Placement Service:
Administrative and faculty contacts
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Scholarships: |
Departmental scholarships include the P.W. Fattig Scholarship and the Georgia Entomological Society Scholarship; contact the department for information. College-wide and University scholarships are also available. For more information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Study Abroad: |
Tropical Entomology in Ecuador and the Galapagos
Costa Rica Ecology Program
Costa Rica Study Abroad
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Internships: |
Internships are available but not required.
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Service Learning: |
Entomology Outreach and Service-Learning
Tropical Entomology in Ecuador and the Galapagos
Insects in Culture
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Student Organizations: |
H.O. Lund Entomology Club
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Available Graduate Programs: |
Entomology - All Land Grant Universities nationwide
Biology - All universities and colleges
Environmental and Life Sciences - All universities and colleges
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