Help deciding firm choice

Original post by dvbuosn

Yeah its by the RSB..oh ok why does it not matter then? I thought that the accreditation provided more job opportunities??

For some accreditation/career combinations it does, such as IBMS accreditation being one of the requirements to seeking HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist, but in science this is pretty much the only one.

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Original post by dvbuosn

SO im apply to do Biology at UNI, and at Warwick I was offered a place for the Msci (AAB Offer) and at SOuthampton I was offered a place for the Bsc (AAB Offer) ..i Dont know which would be better to go to as I loved both places...Any one have any opinions and offer advice on choosing between the two. ALSO does the accreditation actually help when finding jobs?

there is no such thing as accreditation for biology degrees lol. Warwick is the better uni in general but Southampton's Biol department blows it out of the water.

the most important thing for jobs with a biology degree is lots and lots of related and non-related work experience. without this (presuming you won't go down the PhD route) your biology degree is half useless.

do the BSc because you can do a Masters degree after in something really specific

- biology graduate from st andrews

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alleycat393

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Original post by dvbuosn

Yeah its by the RSB..oh ok why does it not matter then? I thought that the accreditation provided more job opportunities??

Employers don’t care about this at all. It was a money making thing.

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Original post by CollectiveSoul

there is no such thing as accreditation for biology degrees lol. Warwick is the better uni in general but Southampton's Biol department blows it out of the water.

the most important thing for jobs with a biology degree is lots and lots of related and non-related work experience. without this (presuming you won't go down the PhD route) your biology degree is half useless.

do the BSc because you can do a Masters degree after in something really specific

- biology graduate from st andrews

As previously stated, the Royal Society of Biology accredit Biology degrees.

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Original post by RegisteredBMS

As previously stated, the Royal Society of Biology accredit Biology degrees.

they can accredit whatever the hell they like, it is not consequential for the practise of biology or legitimacy of biology degrees.

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Which was said further up the thread by myself and others, but you said nobody accredits Biology degrees.

Original post by CollectiveSoul

they can accredit whatever the hell they like, it is not consequential for the practise of biology or legitimacy of biology degrees.

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Original post by RegisteredBMS

Which was said further up the thread by myself and others, but you said nobody accredits Biology degrees.

nobody accredits Biology degrees in any meaningful capacity. the Marxist Union of Transport Workers could say that they accredit Economics degrees and it wouldn't serve a purpose to anyone else.

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Original post by CollectiveSoul

nobody accredits Biology degrees in any meaningful capacity. the Marxist Union of Transport Workers could say that they accredit Economics degrees and it wouldn't serve a purpose to anyone else.

You didn't say nobody accredits Biology degrees in any meaningful capacity though did you?

You've disagreed with me and then agreed with me. Fair enough.

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Original post by RegisteredBMS

You didn't say nobody accredits Biology degrees in any meaningful capacity though did you?

You've disagreed with me and then agreed with me. Fair enough.

Don't be pedantic. Nobody accredits Biology degrees as far as I'm concerned.

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dvbuosn

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Oh ok thanks for the advice!
Im planning to go onto either do the physician associate programme afterwards or do the NHS STP .. so would you say that Southampton is a better option??

Original post by CollectiveSoul

there is no such thing as accreditation for biology degrees lol. Warwick is the better uni in general but Southampton's Biol department blows it out of the water.

the most important thing for jobs with a biology degree is lots and lots of related and non-related work experience. without this (presuming you won't go down the PhD route) your biology degree is half useless.

do the BSc because you can do a Masters degree after in something really specific

- biology graduate from st andrews

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