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Biological Sciences degrees in the USA in 2024

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Biological Sciences Degrees in the USA

Study Biological Sciences Degrees

Biological sciences is an academic discipline that broadly covers any subject that studies living organisms and the science of ‘life’. This can include, but is not limited to, biology, zoology, genetics, plant science, and microbiology. As a student of biological sciences, you may look at things such as the interactions between animals, and how genes are expressed, among other things.

Graduates of a degree in biological sciences have a wide range of career options available to them. These include biochemist, laboratory technician, natural scientist, biological sciences teacher, and conservation biologist, as well as many other paths.

Your degree will be delivered in a mixture of modes. These will include lectures and seminars, as well as practical laboratory sessions. Depending on your course, you may also have the opportunity to take part in a work placement. Modules you study could include:

  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Science
  • Marine Biology

Study in the USA

With over 1.1 million international students choosing the USA as their higher education destination each year, the country is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the world. There are consistently many USA based universities and colleges ranked within the top 100 in the QS World University rankings, and it is not uncommon for the top 10 rankings to be dominated by American universities as well. As one of the biggest countries in the world, you will have many choices when it comes to deciding where you want to study abroad.

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