• Question: What can you do with a BSc?

    Asked by georgiame98 to Jen, Jill, Mel, Phil, Stef on 15 Mar 2013.
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      Stefan Piatek answered on 15 Mar 2013:


      There isn’t much you can’t do with a Bsc, from what I can tell, a lot of skilled jobs that aren’t anything to do with science want you to have done a bachelors degree just because they need to have something separate all of the people applying to them.

      Of course you can then go from a Bsc to Masters degree or even a PhD if you so wished, depends on what you find you want to do

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      Jennifer Paxton answered on 16 Mar 2013:


      Oh lots!!

      I found this list that gives you 101 job titles that you can do with a degree in science or maths – I bet there are more too!

      From A to Z….
      Actuary
      aerospace engineer
      analytical chemist
      animal welfare technician
      antarctic meteorologist
      application engineering manager
      apprentice electrical engineer
      arboriculturist
      astronaut
      Biomedical scientist
      bio-process engineer
      biostatistics manager
      botanist
      broadcast engineer
      building services designer
      business analyst
      business strategy consultant
      Cartographer
      civil engineer
      clinical embryologist
      clinical research analyst
      community ranger
      computer games designer
      conservation building surveyor
      cosmologist
      Design engineer
      design technician
      development chemist
      dietician
      Electrical engineer
      emergency medical technician
      energy efficiency installer
      environmental manager
      environmental physicist
      environmental services engineer
      epidemiologist
      exhibition content developer
      Fashion designer
      fingerprint officer
      fisheries officer
      flood risk manager
      forensic computer analyst
      fragrance manager
      furniture making apprentice
      Geneticist
      gas quality technician
      geotechnical engineer
      Home energy adviser
      Ice modeller
      ingredients scientist
      IT manager
      IT supply chain specialist
      Lab technician
      landscape architect
      laser fusion scientist
      Measurement and control technician
      mechanical engineer apprentice
      medical photographer
      microbiologist
      molecular geneticist
      motorsport engineer
      Neurophysiologist
      network Engineer
      Oceanographer
      operational research consultant
      Patent attorney
      phlebotamist
      physiologist
      physiotherapy apprentice
      planetary scientist
      plumber
      process engineer
      procurement officer
      product development engineer
      Quality technician
      quantity surveyor
      Radiographer
      reactor system health engineer
      research scientist
      respiratory physiologist
      Science communicator
      shader writer
      software engineer
      sound engineer
      space scientist
      special effects supervisor
      sports and exercise scientist
      stage lighting engineer
      statistician
      sterile services technician
      structural engineer
      Technology consultant
      toxicologist
      TV technologist
      vehicle maintenance apprentice
      veterinary nurse
      volcanologist
      Weather forecaster
      wood machinist
      Yacht surveyor
      Zoologist

      Like Stefan says, with a BSc you could then go on to do further study to get a Masters degree or a PhD – loads of options! 🙂

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      Melissa Brereton answered on 17 Mar 2013:


      There are lots of things! You can continue to be a scientist like us but also many people decide that they want to do something completely different like be a lawyer! You learn so many different skills such as teamwork, time management, essay writing, communication and employers find it really desirable for a variety of different jobs

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