Microbiology Career Resources
Center for Career Exploration and Success
The Center for Career Exploration and Success provides a broad array of services designed to help you build your careers. Among the resources available are those associated with:- Career Planning
- Internship and Job Search
- Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews
- Graduate School Options
Career and Job Resources
- BioOhio - Accelerating Bioscience in Ohio
- Career planning at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Career Portal
- Search for jobs at ASM Career Connections
- NewScientist Jobs from the publishers of BioMedNet, Cell, and New Scientist
- Bio Careers
- Science Careers from the journal Science
- FASEB Career Resources
- Sciences-Biological & Physical Career Exploration at Berkeley
- Job listings at CareerBuilder.com
- O*NET OnLine, your tool for career exploration and job analysis, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
- CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
Graduate School Opportunities
Students may choose to continue their education in microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, ecology and environmental biology, biochemistry, immunology, virology, mycology, or clinical microbiology.
- Graduate Schools in Microbiology Sciences at Gradschools.com
- The Graduate School Channel at Petersons.com
- USNews.com graduate school rankings
Forensic Science
The field of Forensic Science covers diverse disciplines, ranging from Criminalistics and Jurisprudence to Forensic Pathology and Forensic Odontology. A major in microbiology can help prepare you for a career in Forensic Science or for graduate study in Forensic Science. For example, the minimum requirement for Criminalistics is a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics, molecular biology, or a related science (i.e. Microbiology or Medical Lab Science), and in the future, a master's degree may be required. Other Forensic Science disciplines can require medical, dental or engineering degrees.
Many colleges and universities offer degrees and courses in Forensic Science. In deciding whether to get a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology or forensic science, or to pursue a post-graduate degree, consider your career preferences and study the courses offered. At least 24 semester hours of either chemistry or biology is required and math is a must. The title of the degree is often not as important as the courses taken (adapted from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences).
- Michigan State University's Forensic Science FAQs
- Graduate Schools in Forensic Science at Gradschools.com
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Medical and Dental School Resources
Many graduates choose to go to professional schools in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law or business.
- Mallory-Wilson Center for Healthcare Education at Miami University
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Student Doctor Network