science.....need advice

galwayd

hi,
im in lc and really thinking about science in nui....just wondering what sort of jobs oppertunities there are??is it all lab based jobs or is there any way of getting into teaching after the science degree??
any help would be great,
tanx...a confused lc...:eek:

KittyeeTrix

Have a look at this, as you can see you can go into secondary school by studying for a h dip on the back of a lot of the science paths and there is a wide range of career paths open to you, not all necessarily in a lab.
Hope this is helpful to you:)
http://www.nuigalway.ie/careers/pdfs/science_launch_presentation.pdf

prettygurrly

Hi,

I did Environmental Science in NUI Galway. It was a good field study type course which is what you want if you want to avoid lab work. A lot of the sciency courses such as chem, physics, etc aren't field based but if you choose something like my course or earth science or marine science just by their very nature you'll be out in the field.

with regard to afterwards, hopefully in four years time there'll be more jobs going. i ended up getting a lab based job. However I thoroughly enjoyed the understanding of industrial analysis that it gave me and feel that it will benefit me in the long run once I get a field based job. I'm now studying for a masters in environmental engineering.

A science degree will always stand to you but the only problem is getting to where you want to be. But the degree in NUI, Galway is very varied and quite full on with its hours so it should give you a good starting point for looking for a job or maybe further research...

claireeney

this is the way it has worked out for numerous people i know. not set in stone or anything but its just what ive seen.
four years in any science degree, one year in higher diploma in education= teacher.
three years in any science degree= factory worker
four years in any science degree+masters/hdip=more qualified factory worker
the rest are doin PhDs or medicine or startin all over
now there are a few that got really interesting jobs and then there are some workin in spar.
as mentioned above hopefully things will pick up in the next 4 years and you'd be sorted.

RealJohn

Did science in NUIG, got my degree in chemistry, did my h.dip (trí Ghaeilge) in Galway too and have been teaching for the 4 and a bit years since.
Most (possibly all) of the other people who were in my chemistry class are either employed or doing post-graduate/post-doc work.

In summary, I'd recommend science in Galway if that's what you're interested in.