What can I do with my degree in physiology?
Knowledge & Skills Developed:
- Adaptability to different work environments
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills (verbal & written)
- Critical & inferential thinking
- Ethical practice
- Experimental design
- Laboratory equipment operation
- Organization, analysis, & interpretation of scientific data
- Project management
- Scientific writing
- Strong understanding of physiological processes
- Theory development
Potential Careers:
- Cardiovascular Physiologist
- Cardiovascular Technologist
- Clinical Biochemist
- Geneticist
- Health Care Professions
- Laboratory Technician
- Medical Error Consultant
- Medical Librarian
- Neurobiologist
- Neurophysiologist
- Pharmaceutical Researcher
- Professor/Teacher
- Reproductive Physiologist
- Research Scientist
- Respiratory Specialist
Note: Additional education or specialized training is required for many occupations.
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Potential Employers:
- Alberta Health Services*
- Health Canada*
- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer - Université de Montréal*
- Johnson & Johnson
- PepsiCo Canada*
- University of Alberta *
*These companies have partnered with our Science Internship Program to offer you working experience during your undergraduate degree.