Biology Education
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Biology Education 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 Biology Education alum 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)
Co-Teacher
Lab Assistant
Student Teacher
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Coventry High School
Pain Relief Chiropractic
Shelton Intermediate School
U Conn LSAMP
University of Connecticut
Windham Center School
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)
Associate Researcher
Biology Lab Educational Assistant
Biology Teacher
Grades 9-12 Science Teacher
Middle School Science Teacher
Museum Event Coordinator
Senior Principal Scientist
STEM Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Teach for America CT Corps Member
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)
Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor
Founder & CEO
Principal
STEM Department Chair
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Manchester Community College
Newtown Country Day School
Pfizer
Capital Region Education Council
Norwich Free Academy
The Woodward School
Stafford Board of Education
Capital Preparatory Schools
Shelton Intermediate School
Imagine Nation Children's Museum
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Doctoral Program in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Doctoral Program in Neuroscience
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction
M.S., Biological Sciences, Secondary Education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Secondary Education and Teaching
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Yale University
University of Connecticut
Harvard University
Southern Connecticut State University
Emmanuel College
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