San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance as Your AIP Site

Degrees and Delivery

Applicants elect to enroll in either a Master of Arts (MA) in Biology or a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Biological Sciences from Miami University. MA and MAT candidates go through the AIP together. Note: The MAT program does not confer a teaching license or certification.

All AIP courses (35 credit hours total) are delivered online by a Miami University instructor. Fourteen credit hours of AIP Core Courses occur on the web. Students take up to 21 credit hours of AIP Web+ courses that combine web-based instruction with up to 5 days (or equivalent) per course of experiential learning and field study opportunities on site at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance facilities or at sites across the greater Southern California region.

Degree Path and Curriculum

Miami University’s San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-affiliated Web+ curriculum includes seven credits of required AIP W+ courses: Foundations of Inquiry, Conservation Research in Living Collections Institutions, and Master Plan in Action. For the remaining 14 AIP Web+ credits, students can choose from a suite of elective courses that meet their interests and Master Plan goals, including Internship and Independent Study or via participation in a 7-credit Earth Expeditions. For more information visit Earth Expeditions.

Meet the AIP Team

All courses are delivered online by a Miami University instructor. Two-thirds of AIP courses also include experiential learning on grounds at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and in and around the Southern California region.

SDZWA AIP Homepage