Anyone got a Zoology degree?

[VW_Rick]

& what do you do now? I'm halfway through a Zoology w/ Conservation degree and haven't the foggiest what I wanna do afterwards except perhaps a masters, hah. I'm pretty interested to hear what joe bloggs has done with theirs other than all these story's that the university feed you about their excelling students.

Thanks, Rick.

[Zak]

Ive got a degree in Ecology and Conservation from St Andrews and currently im a cheesemonger, i kid you not. From my close friends who did the same degrees i think 3 have gone onto masters and rest are working or unemployed.

Girlfriend is doing her phd (started this year) and ive agreed to support her through this for 3 years.

I really wouldn't worry about not knowing what you want to do, 90% of people i graduated with didnt have a concrete career path.

I plan on looking at working in conservation in the next few years, i dont want to be an academic i want to be hands on, on the ground working with the animals.

[955i]

I have a Zoology degree and I'm currently a Senior Ecologist but starting my own consultancy in the new year

[HalcyonInverts]

I did Marine Biology/Zoology and am now an Aquarist at a public aquarium, with the right work experience you can do anything with a zoology degree!

[Stu II]

I only got my zoology degree last year. I did a short stint part time in a zoo, and I'm currently working as an asistant conservation officer for a conservation charity.

[vikki_john]

Originally Posted by Zak

Ive got a degree in Ecology and Conservation from St Andrews and currently im a cheesemonger, i kid you not. From my close friends who did the same degrees i think 3 have gone onto masters and rest are working or unemployed.

Girlfriend is doing her phd (started this year) and ive agreed to support her through this for 3 years.

I really wouldn't worry about not knowing what you want to do, 90% of people i graduated with didnt have a concrete career path.

I plan on looking at working in conservation in the next few years, i dont want to be an academic i want to be hands on, on the ground working with the animals.

Whats your girlfriend doing her phd on?

[Matt Harris]

I have a zoology degree and although it can act as a basis for lots of different related careers, it doesn't train you for any one specific job.

Some larger organisations do have graduate intake programmes, but as a general rule to get your first job you either have to have a specialism which you obtain outside of your course, or do voluntary work in your hols or after graduating.

I volunteered with BTCV, WWF groups during my course, and through this was invited to do herp studies on an expedition to S America, came back and did MSc ecology, and have been working since. Lots of my friends did MSc's, PhD's, but almost invariably those who are working in zoology-related field have had to do 6 months or a year etc voluntary work in order to gain experience.

[ian14]

I have an Applied zoology degree, although I didn't use it to go into a career with.

[SiUK]

Originally Posted by Matt Harris

I have a zoology degree and although it can act as a basis for lots of different related careers, it doesn't train you for any one specific job.

Some larger organisations do have graduate intake programmes, but as a general rule to get your first job you either have to have a specialism which you obtain outside of your course, or do voluntary work in your hols or after graduating.

I volunteered with BTCV, WWF groups during my course, and through this was invited to do herp studies on an expedition to S America, came back and did MSc ecology, and have been working since. Lots of my friends did MSc's, PhD's, but almost invariably those who are working in zoology-related field have had to do 6 months or a year etc voluntary work in order to gain experience.

You were a wrestler?

[Matt Harris]

Originally Posted by SiUK

You were a wrestler?

Sadly not; I could never fill out a leotard very well.