Biological Sciences
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Biological Sciences career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Biological Sciences alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Camp Counselor
Human Resources Intern
Pharmacy Intern
Summer Intern, Research Beyond Borders
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Better Medicine Company
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brookfield Parks & Recreation
CVS Pharmacy
Pfizer, Inc.
Summer Health Professions Educational Program (SHPEP)
Yale Medicine Administration
Yale New Haven Hospital
UConn
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Assistant Manager
Cardiac Device Coordinator
Clinical Research Assistant
Dental Surgical Assistant
EMT
Energy Analyst
Histology Technician
Laboratory Technician
Patient Care Associate
Patient Flow Manager
Postdoctoral Fellow
Quality Specialist
Resident Service Aide
Surgical Assistant
Research Associate
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Biology Teacher
Development Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Manager, Nutrition Research and Development Strategy & Portfolio Management
Planning Analyst
Public Health Data Manager/Analyst
Senior Principle Scientist
Technical Recruiter
Abryx, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Crothall Healthcare
Dianon Systems
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford Hospital
Maplewood Senior Living
Norwich Public Schools
PASOs
Pfizer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Roche Molecular Systems
Roebic Laboratories
Saint Mary's Hospital
Sperctrix Analytical Services
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Stamford Health Medical Group Cardiac Electrophysiology
ThinkLite USA
UConn Heatlh
Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Master of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education
Medical Doctor (M.D.)
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Yale University
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