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Should I change my major?

My dream job is to work with endangered species and protecting them and their habitats. I know there are a lot of non profit organizations like Greenpeace or World Wildlife Fund that focus on those issues. It would be great to work with them on that!

Now my question has to do with what I should be studying in college. I am currently majoring in Non Profit Leadership and Management. However, I am worried that by studying Non Profit Leadership and Management I will not be giving myself the background needed to work with the endangered species.

My university offers Conservation Biology which I was considering changing my major to and then using Non Profit Administration as my minor.

I am worried about the difficultly of Conservation Biology, but I feel like since it is my passion I would be able to push through it. Any advice?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I am a wildlife biologist and I work with endangered species, and have a degree in zoology. The two careers you are describing are two COMPLETELY different things. Majoring in Leadership and Management will have you maybe being a hire up in a non-profit organization like an executive director..or assistant to the executive director, etc. It will have you working in an office, maybe grant writing, fund raising, etc. but you will do little or no "field" work with animals. If that is what you want to do..continue with your current major. If you are talking about working in the field and doing more "hands-on" biological work, like surveying, animal trapping, or actual wildlife management, etc., you would need a major such as biology, zoology, or conservation biology (like you mentioned). If you plan to work for a non-profit..that minor would be useful. But, getting a degree that is more geared towards biology, will qualify you to work for government agencies, universities, zoos, environmental consultant firms, etc...not just non-profits.

  • 9 years ago

    If you really want to help the animals and not just be in charge of people, go for conservation biology. Yes, it's going to be really hard, but if you really want it, you'll do it.

    Source(s): I'm a zoologist
  • 5 years ago

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