Careers
The Human Biology curriculum prepares students for a variety of careers in biomedical and health sciences and related fields.
Medicine and Health
Many Human Biology graduates go on to pursue careers in health care. The health care
industry continues to expand the demand for medical professionals is growing.
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- Genetic counselor
- Nurse
- Occupational therapist
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Physician
- Physician assistant
- Physical therapist
- Podiatrist
Public Health
An increasing number of Human Biology graduates work in public health implementing and studying programs designed to improve the health of communities.
- Community Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Policy and Administration
- Public Health Education and Communication
- Environmental Health Services
- Health Care Consultant
- Public Affairs
- Public Health and Health Disparities Research
Biomedical Research
Human Biology students are prepared for careers in biomedical research, which can sometimes include continued studies in Master's or Ph.D. programs. Other research sectors includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research and development.
- Laboratory technician
- Principal investigator
- Professor
- Scientist
- Research associate
- addiction
- aging
- allergy and infectious disease
- biochemistry
- cancer
- cell biology
- chemistry
- genetics and genomics
- human development
- medical device
- microbiology
- neuroscience
- pharmacology
- pharmaceutical
- many others
Business and Law
The Human Biology degrees provides an excellent background for careers in business and law related to the biomedical sciences. The growth in the health and biomedical fields is not limited to health care providers so there are many opportunities in this area.
- Medical science liaison
- Pharmaceutical sales
- Medical device sales
- Financial analyst
- Lawyer
- Patent agent