Careers in Biology
Biology students at The Woods are prepared to pursue careers in areas such as microbiology, public health, genetics, physiology, immunology, ecology, and cell biology, or to take their education to the next level by pursuing a medical or graduate degree. Students can also choose to pursue a teaching license for grades 7 through 12 in Middle/High School Life Sciences Education. Below is a list of a few of the places Woods Biology graduates have gone on to work or continue their education:
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Rush Medical Center
- Dow Chemical Company
- Mayo Clinic Hospital
- Georgetown University
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities include laboratory work in a number of industries including pharmaceutical, as well as food and agriculture.
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Optometry
- Physical therapy
- Environmental science
- Or a multitude of other scientific areas.
Combining Programs
This sequence of course work may be combined with secondary education courses for certification to teach biology, or you may combine the major with other majors or minors, such as equine studies, computer information systems or psychology.
- Biology teacher
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- College biology professor
- Ecologist
- Environmental Protection officer
- Forest geneticist
- Freshwater biologist
- Microbiologist
- Mine reclamation scientist
- Natural resources manager
- Pharmaceutical sales
- Physiologist
- Research technician
- Scientific photographer
- Zoologist
Graduates are working in such careers as:
- Physician
- Veterinarian
- Zoo Worker
- Clinical Science Research Assistant
- Opthalmological Research Assistant
- Chiropractor
- Optometrist
- Biology Secondary Education Teacher
- Principal of High School
- Medical Technologist in hospital setting
