Overview

The Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Program at Canisius College combines the rigorous scientific study of Animal Behavior with a values-focused curriculum in the liberal arts tradition.

It is for students who want to thoroughly understand the facts and theoretical underpinnings of animal behavior and who want to use that understanding to promote animal welfare and wildlife conservation.

Key Features

Since the program’s founding in 2009, ABEC at Canisius has the distinction of being the first in the country to formally incorporate moral and ethical considerations around the treatment of animals and wildlife into the curriculum.

That spirit of purpose-driven leadership and innovation guides the structure and content of your course of study as well as your interactions with your peers and professors. The faculty include nationally recognized and research-active scholars who will guide you through your learning, from the classroom to the field and beyond.

ABEC at Canisius provides you with a strong basis of knowledge achieved through small classroom experiences that emphasize active, hands-on learning as soon as your first year.

Upper-level courses take your learning further with labs and field experiences, such as training foster kittens to have fulfilling relationships in their forever homes in the campus Animal Learning Lab, working with partner zoos, aquariums and sanctuaries, and immersing yourself in wilderness ecosystems to study endangered wildlife.

The abundance of experiential opportunities that you’ll find as an ABEC student will ground your learning and prepare you to succeed in your career.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Animal Behavior

Conservation Biology

Statistics for Social Sciences

Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science

Animal Ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Buffalo, United States

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation Animal Science Ecology View 149 other Bachelors in Biodiversity & Conservation in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application (Canisius College App or Common App)

Secondary school transcripts that show all courses taken from 9th - 12th grade (the last four years of secondary school) and corresponding marks received. Transcripts must be certified originals in English.
Two to three letters of recommendation (one must be from a school counselor or teacher)

English Language Proficiency (ELP) test scores, if applicable.

WASSCE scores, if applicable.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33330 USD / year

≈ 33330 USD / year
Out-of-State

33330 USD / year

≈ 33330 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

33330 USD / year

≈ 33330 USD / year

Living costs

Buffalo

United States

920 - 1560 USD / month

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