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# Majors & Minors

**Source**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/entm/majors_minors.html
**Parent**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/entm/scholarships.html

Majors & Minors

## Insect Biology Major

The Insect Biology (formerly entomology) major is a general curriculum in insect science that will prepare you for a professional career in many areas, including:

- Research
- Public health
- Medical entomology
- Teaching
- Environmental avenues

You will take courses focusing on insect structure and function, behavior, ecology, and diversity and identification, as well as obtain a strong background in math, science, and the humanities.

[See Details in University Catalog](https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=17&poid=29698&returnto=22203)

### Insect BIOLOGY MINOR

[SEE REQUIREMENTS](https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=17&poid=31872&returnto=22203)

### Forensic SCIENCES MINOR

[SEE REQUIREMENTS](https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=17&poid=31871&returnto=22203)

## Insect Biology: Explore the Possibilities in Purdue Agriculture