You'll be well prepared to compete in a wide range of job markets at the bachelor's level as scientists and technicians in biotechnology, biomedical research, hospital and pharmaceutical laboratories, and other private sector, academic, and government research and development occupations. The interdisciplinary background obtained through this major also prepares students for other types of careers such as science teaching, science writing and editing, consulting, medical equipment and pharmaceutical sales, and social and governmental agencies providing much needed support of clinically challenged populations such as people with brain or spinal cord injur.
Many of our graduates choose to pursue advanced studies leading to M.S., Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., D.P.T. and other clinically related degrees for subsequent employment in academia, industry, and government as well as numerous medically-related occupations such as neurology, clinical neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation, among other health science professions.
Advanced lab experience leads to pharma career
Gain Robinson ’12 was in the middle of class when he got a phone call from a hiring manager at Merck about a job opportunity at the company. After excusing himself from room, Robinson was invited to elaborate on his activities at UVM. “Well, I perform brain surgery on rats,” he replied. He also described the learning and memory research skills he had picked up as a neuroscience major at UVM. Robinson got the job, and since his hiring in 2012 has risen from associate scientist to scientist to senior scientist at Merck Research Laboratories in Boston. He credits his rigorous lab experience at UVM as key preparation for his role in identifying translational biomarkers that can lead to new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease and a variety of cancers. Read more of Gain Robinson's story.