Why study Biology
With a B.Sc. in Biology, there are several career opportunities. These include environmental consulting, regulatory work in government agencies, laboratory work in cell and molecular biology or in animal and plant physiology, education and research, and a lot more!
What can I do with my studies?
Explore the SASS website featuring :
- Potential occupations for your study program (choose your “Biology” specialisation in the scrolling list), for each level attained;
- Tips on how to acquire relevant experience, as well as some potential employers and;
- Job search sites:
Other useful websites:
- Working in Canada
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (USA)
- Nature Guide to Life Science Careers
- Science Careers
Graduate Studies
Graduate studies are another option. Students with a BSc in Biology can enter graduate programs in all areas of biology
Whom to talk to?
- Book a Career Counselling appointment with professionals at the Careers Service
- Meet one of our professors who have agreed to act as “Vocational advisors” - email them for an appointment, they are awaiting your visit!
Cellular/Molecular Biology
Ecology/Evolution/Behaviour
Physiology
Interdisciplinary:
- Bio vs. Health and Biochemistry:
- Environmental Sciences: Alexandre Poulain
- Bio vs. Psychology: Julie Morand-Ferron
What did they do with their studies?
Table 1. Current occupations of UO Biology Alumni
Source: "Undergraduate End of Program Survey" 2009-2012
Total | 59 | 100 |
Category | N | % |
Teacher/Teaching assistant | 15 | 25 |
Sales/Customer service | 9 | 15 |
Laboratory tech/supervisor | 7 | 12 |
Research technician/assistant | 7 | 12 |
Out-of-the-field | 5 | 8 |
Admin/Management | 4 | 7 |
Medical sciences | 4 | 7 |
Communication | 3 | 5 |
Governmental | 3 | 5 |
Human resources | 2 | 3 |
Table 2. Occupations of UO Biology Alumni 2004-2014
Source: Department of Biology Professors
Specialisation | Degree | Job Title | Employer |
BIM | BSc | Nurse studies | uOttawa |
BIM | BSc | Lab research assistant | uOttawa |
BIM | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
BIM | BSc | Medical school | UWO |
BIM | BSc | Medical school | Yale U |
BIM | BSc | Graduate studies | McGill U |
BIM | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
BIM | BSc | Medical school | Poland |
BIM | BSc | Medical school |
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BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | U Toronto |
BIO | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
BIO | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa (CMM) |
BIO | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
BIO | MSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
BIO | BSc | Chinese medicinal studies | U Toronto |
BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | Queen's U |
BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | McGill U |
BIO | BSc | Graduate studies | UBC |
BIO | BSc | Nurse studies |
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BIO | BSc | Safety evaluation officer | Health Canada |
BIO | BSc | Medical school | Queen's U |
BIO | BSc | Medical school | McGill U |
BIO | BSc | Teacher |
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BIO | Professor/Researcher | U Calgary | |
Bioengineering | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Graduate studies | U Toronto |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Bioinformatician | OHRI |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Graduate studies | U Edingburg |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Bioinformatician | IMS |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Data analyst | Health Canada |
Bioinformatics | PhD | Senior statistician | Sanofi Pasteur |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Graduate studies | U Toronto |
Bioinformatics | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Graduate studies | Edinburgh |
Bioinformatics | MSc | Postdoctoral student | USDA |
Bioremediation | PhD | Postdoctoral student | Queensland U, AUS |
BPS | MSc | Genomic services coordinator | DNA Genotek |
BPS | BSc | Lab Researcher | Celltrion, Korea |
BPS | BSc | Sales representative | DNA Genotek |
BPS | BSc | Medical school | UWO |
BPS | BSc | Research assistant | Capital Health, Halifax |
BPS | BSc | Pediatrician |
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Cell/Mol | MSc | DNA Genotek | |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Law school |
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Cell/Mol | BSc | Graduate studies | On-line John Hopkins |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Research technician | Molecular taxonomy, AAFC |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Graduate studies | U Toronto |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Researcher | Iogen (Biotech Co.) |
Cell/Mol | PhD | Postdoctoral student | AAFC |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Medical school | McMaster U |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Research associate | Oak Ridge Nation Laboratory |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Technician | Pharmagap, Ottawa |
Cell/Mol | PhD | Risk assessment | CFIA |
Cell/Mol | PhD | Researcher | Health Canada |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Nursing |
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Cell/Mol | BSc | Postdoctoral student | (USA) |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Technician | AAFC |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Dentistry | U Toronto |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Graduate studies | UNBC |
Cell/Mol | Research associate | Stanford U | |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Review commission |
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Cell/Mol | PhD | Postdoctoral student | UCLA |
Cell/Mol | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Research technician | Health Canada |
Cell/Mol | PhD | Professor/Researcher | McGill U |
Cell/Mol | PhD | Research technician | AAFC |
Cell/Mol | MSc | Scientific evaluator | Health Canada |
CSI | MSc | Programmer | Statistics Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | BA | UOIT |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | Gatineau Park |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | NCC |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | AECL |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Laval |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Environmental special projects | City of Sault Ste. Marie |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Graduate studies | Queen's U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Ecologist | Pacific Northwest Ntl Lab |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Teacher | La Cite Collegiale |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Environmental services |
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Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | Carleton U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist, species at risk | CWS |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Sample reception and entry coordinator | Maxxam Analytics |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | York U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Laval |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Laval |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Biologist | CWS |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Biologist | Trace Associates |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Biologist | NCC |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Program officer | NSERC |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Research technician | Carleton and UO |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Executive director | Evidence for Democracy |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | McGill U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | St. Lawrence River Institute |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Epidemiologist | Department of National Defence |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | Carleton U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Fish biologist | Rescan Environ. Services |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Assistant ecologist | Ontario Nature |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Graduate studies | U Calgary |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Postdoctoral student | Trent U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | GeoHealth specialist | HealthBridge |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Sherbrooke |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | BSc student | U de Montreal |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | McMaster U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | Carleton U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | UC Berkeley |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Edinburgh |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Instructor | La Cite Collegiale |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Environment Canada | |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Environmental scientist | Kilgour and Associates |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Large class coordinator | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | High school teacher | Ottawa Catholic Board |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Engineer (herpetology) | CERA |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Postdoctoral student | Canadian Rivers Institute |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Sherbrooke |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Administrative assistant | Government of Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Environmental technician | Fort Folly First Nation Band |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Plant breeder and pathologist |
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Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Instructor | Carleton U |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Professor/Researcher | U Notthingham |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Laboratory technician | Civic Hospital |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Environmental activist |
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Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Biologist | CCPA |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | U Windsor |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | CNC |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Biologist | Gatineau Park |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Biologist | Environment Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Laboratory technician | OHRI |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Veterinary school | U Saskatchewan |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Analyst | Statistics Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Program analyst | Government of Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Species at risk biologist | OMNR |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | UBC |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | Graduate studies | INRS-Eau |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | BSc | High School teacher |
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Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Ecological risk evaluator | Environment Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | MSc | Water integration and reporting | Environment Canada |
Ecol/Evol/Behav | PhD | Manager, research and environment | Aboriginal Affairs Canada |
EVS | BSc | Graduate studies |
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EVS | BSc | Graduate studies | UQAM |
Mathematics | MSc | Postdoctoral student | BMI |
Physiology | PhD | Professor | uOttawa |
Physiology | BSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Physiology | MSc | Graduate studies | UQAR |
Physiology | MSc | Manager in statistics | Hôpital Montfort |
Physiology | Postdoctoral student | U Lyon, France | |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Physiology | BSc | Dentistry | U Toronto |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Physiology | MSc | Plant supervisor | Unk Pharmaceutical Co |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | U Toronto |
Physiology | BSc | Nurse studies | U Toronto |
Physiology | MSc | High school teacher | Ville de Gatineau |
Physiology | BSc | Environmental law student | U Victoria |
Physiology | MSc | Ecological risk assessor | Ministry of the Environment |
Physiology | PhD | Postdoctoral student | UBC |
Physiology | BSc | Graduate studies | UQAR |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | U Toronto |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | Royal College of Surgeons |
Physiology | BSc | Graduate studies | U PEI |
Physiology | MSc | Program manager | NSERC |
Physiology | Professor/Researcher | U Brasilia, Brazil | |
Physiology | BSc | Epidemiologist | uOttawa |
Physiology | PhD | Assistant professor | IIB-Intech, Argentina |
Physiology | PhD | Science lecturer | U Guelph |
Physiology | BSc | Medical school | uOttawa |
Physiology | MSc | Technician | AgriFood Canada |
Physiology | MSc | Research and innovation | NSERC |
Physiology | MSc | Graduate studies | McGill U |
Physiology | BSc | Wildlife biologist | Environment Canada |
Physiology | MSc | Graduate studies | uOttawa |
Physiology | PhD | Professor/Researcher | uOttawa |
Statistics | BSc | Graduate studies | Emory |
Toxicology | MSc | Environmental scientist | Government NWT |
Toxicology | MSc | Research scientist | Intrinsik |
Toxicology | MSc | Risk assessor | Golder |
Toxicology | MSc | Media technician and writer | In Lebanon |
Toxicology | PhD | Professor/Researcher | University |
Toxicology | MSc | Scientist | Health Canada |
Toxicology | MSc | Regulator | Health Canada |
Toxicology | PhD | Postdoctoral student | University |
