Natural Sciences at uni?

I'm considering applying to do Natural Sciences at uni, but before I make that decision, I'm worried about the fact that I won't be able to find a good job after getting my degree. Does anybody know what job prospects there are after graduating with an BSc in Natural Sciences?
My dad is discouraging me from applying to do it because he thinks it would only lead me into teaching - and I would like to prove him wrong!
Thanks for any help x

Reply 1

Chief Wiggum

Well, you could do pretty much any grad job that just needs a degree.

Reply 2

username2224711

Original post by Chief Wiggum

Well, you could do pretty much any grad job that just needs a degree.

I told my dad that, and he still doesn't believe me. I met a lady a few months ago, and she did a degree in natural sciences and is now in materials engineering.

Reply 3

nucdev

Original post by ravioliyears

Sounds like the typical Gujarati uncleji - "e bharnine su karvani tu?" ("What are you going to do after studying that?")

:rofl:

Reply 4

username2224711

Original post by nucdev

Sounds like the typical Gujarati uncleji - "e bharnine su karvani tu?" ("What are you going to do after studying that?" :wink:

Omg yes exactly! Urgh, so annoying! -_-

Reply 5

username1539513

Original post by ravioliyears

Do you get to choose a specialism, like, chemistry or physics?

Reply 6

username2224711

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, you can choose between physical sciences and biological sciences.

Reply 7

username1539513

Original post by ravioliyears

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, you can choose between physical sciences and biological sciences.

In that case your job prospects would probably be more positively correlated to which type of science you choose. Am I right in thinking this course is only offered at Cambridge?

Reply 8

Indeterminate

Employers will ultimately be more concerned by the transferable skills that you would've gained from that particular degree. You must remember that most graduate opportunities require a degree in any discipline, and that you can never go wrong with STEM. I'd strongly advise against committing 3 years of your life to something that you're not really interested in :no:

I'm going to go ahead and tag 2 NatSci applicants who may be able to assist you further :smile:

@Kvothe the arcane @enaayrah

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Reply 9

username2224711

No, there are several universities which offer this, and many of there requiremtns are high! http://www.whatuni.com/degree-courses/search?subject=natural-sciences

Reply 10

username2224711

Original post by Indeterminate

Employers will ultimately be more concerned by the transferable skills that you would've gained from that particular degree. You must remember that most graduate opportunities require a degree in any discipline, and that you can never go wrong with STEM. I'd strongly advise you against committing 3 years of your life to something that you're not really interested in :no:

I'm going to go ahead and tag 2 NatSci applicants who may be able to assist you further :smile:

@Kvothe the arcane @enaayrah

Thank you so much! I love natural sciences and would never choose a course that I dislike! Its just that I initially wanted to do engineering, and I changed my mind after reading up on natural sciences more. Its still 50 50 though.

Reply 11

shakib.r

Original post by ravioliyears

I recommend you have a look at university websites for the prospects for the future in natural sciences.

Reply 12

Doones

Original post by shakib.r

I recommend you have a look at university websites for the prospects for the future in natural sciences.

It's just a normal science degree, but starts more general and then specialises into physics / chem / bio / etc / etc.

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Reply 13

Serine Soul

I only really applied to natural sciences at one uni - and you specialise in a specific science near the end there. I'm guessing it works mostly that way elsewhere? :smile:

Otherwise, science degrees are pretty valuable in itself, be it natural sciences or a specific science

Reply 14

Kvothe the Arcane

Original post by ravioliyears

What the above people have said. For careers in science, you'll need to do a masters or some type of graduate training scheme and for that, they'll ask to see your degree module transcript which will show the material you've covered. For this purpose, some type of specialism would probably be helpful :tongue:

as opposed to doing 3 or 4 disparate specialities throughout the course.

Thanks for the mention @Indeterminate

Reply 15

Origami Bullets

About 70% of graduate jobs are happy to accept people with a degree in any subject. The remaining 30% are mostly jobs like doctors, architects, physiotherapists etc etc where you need to do a specific degree to be qualified into that profession.

You could do anything from law (after a conversion course) to education to marketing to engineering (I have a friend who got onto an engineering grad scheme with a physics degree) to research to investment banking. The Prospects website has some useful info on it, both for what you can do with x degree subject, but also how you can get into different careers.

The key question is - what would you like to do after your degree? The reality is that in most cases, you will be able to do that job with a natural sciences degree. However, I would strongly recommend getting relevant work experience and internships during your degree - this is one of the key things that employers use to differentiate between all the candidates.

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