What can I do with a Science degree?

Your science degree opens up many career options. To choose a career, you need to consider the extent to which you would like to use your scientific knowledge in your future career. You may choose to work in pure science, applied science, an alternative career requiring an understanding of science or use the general skills you have acquired while studying.

Also, you have gained a high level of technical ability alongside general skills which will make you more employable.

Careers for science graduates fall into three main categories:

• Careers using your specialist science knowledge

• Careers where an understanding of science is an advantage

• Careers using your other skills

For those of you who have thoroughly enjoyed studying your major at the university you may like to continue to work in science. Science is a diversifying industry with new doors opening all the time. If you want to find work in a specialized area related to your major, you may find that you need more than a pass degree. Professional scientists usually have at least an honours degree but more likely a PhD, particularly if working in research areas.

Occupations which would allow you to work with your expertise include:

Research - university academic, medical researcher, working in pharmaceutical research and development, environmental researcher, agricultural researcher, marine scientist, biotechnologist, physicist, research scientist, research officer, laboratory research technician, etc.

Analysis and investigation - forensic investigator, IT systems analyst, statistician, clinical research associate in pharmaceutical industry, nutritionist and/or dietitian, analytical chemist, geophysical technician, etc.

Consultancy - environmental information consultant, agricultural consultant, IT consultant, IT systems developer, information services officer, geoscientist, etc.

Quality control - clinical research associate, environmental health officer, resource manager, toxicology consultant, water treatment consultant, quality assurance officer, quality control area of manufacturing company, etc.

Product and process development - pharmacologist, industrial chemist, product designer, process mapping assistant, etc.

Scientists are found in private industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, petrochemicals, toiletries, polymers, electronics, telecommunications etc), academic institutions, hospitals, utility companies and research organizations.

The industry you choose will have an effect on the type of work you do. For instance, in higher education you are more likely to be involved in blue sky research (TB) than if you were working in industry. Many industries require the application of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems such as utilising resources, developing new products or ensuring safe use for humans.

(Abridged from:http://www.careers.usyd.edu.au/students/careeropt/degree_science.shtml)

Discuss

• When choosing a career what does a graduate with a science degree should think about?

• What are the career opportunities for science students in our country?

• Which field/ area of your science you should choose as a major in order to get the job you like?

• Choosing a job from each category make a mind-map of the jobs you would like to do in your specialization after graduating from the university.

• Which jobs mentioned in the text would you like to do most? Give reasons for your choice.

Listening

1. Work in a small group. Try and work out the meaning of the following phrases:

to work phenomenal hours a passion for research intellectual freedom

to give a popular talk to make progress potentially ‘unanswerable’ questions a high priority journal to happen inevitably

2. Listen to the interview with four young scientists describing their attitude to the jobs they are doing. Complete the chart below:

	Hours	Job satisfaction	Progress and achievements	Teamwork and competetion
Julie Mcpherson Chemist
Philip Bland Planetary scientist

Get Real

Study Help: CV A Curriculum Vitae, commonly referred to as CV is a two or more pages long, detailed summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details.

Use the Internet to find some tips or rules on writing a CV. Discuss as a class and create a Class file on CV writing / Golden Rules

Writing

1. Write your CV for a job of your choice (say what it is). Use your own details and qualifications and work experience which you hope to get in the future.

2. With the partner exchange your CVs and check out if your CVs follow the rules on CV writing you have developed.

In the Realm of Science

Unit 2. Progress Monitoring In this Unit you have worked on the vocabulary related to the topic “Do you fell like work?” take the leap to graduate school to do a popular talk Lab/research culture/experience to make valuable contacts alternative career/ dream job to acquire skills/knowledge high-risk cutting-edge research to work in research areas to sign the contract to work in pure/applied science to hire someone as a full/part-time employee job satisfaction an internship programme pharmaceutical research Tick (V) the words and phrases you are confident about and cross (X) the ones you need to revise.

REVIEW

Speaking 2 (or for Review???)

Imagine you have just got one of the seasonal jobs from the ads you’ve read. Talk to your friend and tell him/her about it.

OR: Your friend has just applied for one of the seasonal jobs from the ads. Talk to him/her and find out about the job:

duties

skills and personal qualities required

hours

salary and benefits/perks

(Review – competition on how many phr., verbs you can think of + make sentences)

Review - work with suffixes

(TB – opinion poll учитель записывает названия работ на доске а затем студенты по-очереди голосуют за 1 понравившуюся им работу и выбирают 3 наиболее популярные работы)

Comment on the following statements:

• “If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.” Chinese Proverb

• “Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.” David McCullough

• “The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.” Wilfred A. Peterson

• “I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.” Walter Chrysler

• “No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything.” B. Dodge

• “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.” David Bly

1. Read the sections of a CV (a-h) and match them with the headings (1-8)

1.Work experience	5. Interests
2. Personal details	6. Computer skills
3.References
4.Education (and qualifications)

(Перетасовать его):

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Christopher Jones

24 Mansfield Drive, Chedlee,

Manchester, M23 4DJ.

Tel: (0161) 234 1234

chrisj@email.com

Date of Birth:

Marital Status:

Driving Licence: 24th May 1985

PROFILE:/Personal statement

A Mathematics student who is keen to find a position as a Trainee Accountant. Reliable, trustworthy, numerate and meticulous. Worked for a firm of chartered accountants last Summer and gained a good understanding of what is required of an accountant. Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team and can deal with administrative duties competently.

EDUCATION:/+qualifications

2003 - 2006 BSc. (Hons) 2.2 (expected) in Mathematics at Warwick University.

Subjects studied: Business Studies, Computer Studies, Calculus, Geometry & Topology and Catastrophe Theory.

1996 - 2003 Chedlee High School.

3 GCE A Levels: Mathematics [B], Economics [C], Chemistry [C].

6 GCSEs: Mathematics [A], English Language [B], Chemistry [B], Physics [B], Geography [B], Economics [B].

EXPERIENCE:

Summer 2005 JOHNSON & STEVENS

Administrative Assistant

A vacation job working for a large firm of accountants. Responsibilities and achievements:

• Assisted the Senior Partner who was conducting audits on

major companies in the area.

• Handled incoming telephone calls to the Senior Partner from other companies and members of the public.

• Organised and maintained the Senior Partner's filing system.

• Typed reports on an IBM Compatible PC using the WordPerfect word-processor.

• Devised a new filing system to maintain the files held by the department.

• Solved users PC problems including sorting out spreadsheets, explaining how to use complex features in word-processing packages.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

IBM Compatible PCs running Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, WordPerfect, Word for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Visual C.