Post-grad Opportunities
Believe it or not, degrees in the liberal arts can actually make it easier to land a job. Each major within the School of Arts & Sciences carries with it a unique list of skill sets that more and more employers are saying they want. Across industries, employers look for a combination of skills, interests and values that match their own.
Prepared for Anything
Forget about scrolling through a list of careers students who study biochemistry and molecular biology pursue. There are no rules. If you choose a major you’re passionate about, you are much more likely to discover and develop your own personal skills, interests and values that ultimately, will help you find a rewarding profession.
Skills You Will Gain as a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major
- Assessing risk
- Using computers for computation/simulation
- Defining expected/potential results
- Preparing statistical results
- Evaluating effect of phenomena
- Attending to details
- Applying logic to problems
- Reasoning by analogy
- Examining components of ideas/problems
- Identifying and solving quantitative problems
- Tabulating data
- Maintaining precision and accuracy
- Determining probabilities
Get Out There
Remember, it’s never too early to visit the Career Development Center. Exploring how your skills, experiences, interests and values can influence your career choices is something you can do from your first year at Richmond through your fourth and beyond. Whether you are searching for that first job, exploring graduate school options, or considering something unique like a bridge experience or fellowship, the CDC can help you get there.
