So I am a little unsure what I want to do with my future. I will give a little background and some options I have. I'm 28, will be 29 in april and I am married without kids. I live in Germany, and am recently separated from the military. In about 1.5 years I will be complete with a bachelors in environmental science through an online university. I was studying through an online university because of being in the military. Environmental science is a very interesting, but it is not really what I want to do. I chose the subject because it was the closest to a biology/ecology or zoology degree I could get through an online university. I also feel disadvantaged because my lack of hands on experience one would get in actual labs.

So here is the thing, I had considered studying at a German or British school but because of the entry requirements I would have to take a number of semesters more of school to transfer in, at which point I will be so close to finishing my current degree I would be kind of stupid not too. I also do not know if my degree will be accepted in Germany or the EU, meaning I do not know if I could get into a masters program or how potential employers will view an online degree from an American University.

What I am considering is completing my current degree and then starting a second bachelors at a normal university. Zoology as a major does not really exist anymore in Germany so that leaves biology. The local university, also a very good one, offers studies in biology, but all the areas of focus are cellular or molecular biology, not so much my interest (you can get a general biology Bsc). This seems to be the issue at most German Universities. I then stumbled upon Bangor University in Whales. They have a four year zoology with herpetology masters program. There is also a professor there, Dr. Wüster who does studies on the evolution of venomous snakes and venom among other related things. Bangor also offers a Phd program in this study area.

I want to work with venomous snakes if possible, and I am very interested in conservation/conservation biology.

I am trying to figure out what I want to do. My wife is willing to move with me wherever, but moving means giving up our life here, at least for a time. I suppose that is what bothers me more than anything, I am a bit scared of change. So what would you do, what are your opinions? If you were me would you find a masters program after completing a bachelors or would you consider another four years of school to earn a second bachelors and a masters in a field that more interests you? I have no idea how I will finance going to school full time for four years, but thats a whole other issue.

Thanks in advance for your opinions and thoughts!