Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities

 

Employment: The physiology degree is intended primarily as preparation for graduate or professional study. If supplemented with several laboratory courses as well as laboratory experience, the B.A. degree may be adequate for obtaining an entry level position such as a laboratory technician or research assistant. When combined with a degree in fields such as chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science, the B.A. in physiology could be helpful in obtaining positions in the biomedical industry.

Graduate Study: The undergraduate major is flexible enough to allow the student to prepare for post baccalaureate study in physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, pharmacology, cell biology, and other areas of biomedical science.

Professional School: The major is often chosen by students planning to continue their education in health fields including, but not limited to, medicine or dentistry. There is considerable overlap between the requirements for the physiology degree and the admission requirements of many professional schools.

Related links:

Careers in Physiology website for undergrads
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/ugrad.htm

General access to careers
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/index.htm

Various levels
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/index.htm

Online brochure about Physiology
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/pdfs/brochure.pdf

Reference avenues for research in Physiology - Very useful.
http://research.lib.umn.edu/results.asp?sid=283