What degree do you have?

[Kbee]

BN (Hons) in mental health nursing..1st. Love my job

 

[louandivy]

I went to uni to do English lit but got knocked up and quit halfway through...now I'm studying psychology through the open university

 

[sapphire1]

BSc joint hons Psychology & Sociology. I ended up working in public libraries

 

[Pearls18]

BSc joint hons Psychology & Sociology. I ended up working in public libraries

The two still work together well, if you enjoy the library work you could do the information management masters (which nowadays does expect a degree beforehand usually) to become a librarian or informational management professional and potentially specialise in the fields you studied in originally, particularly if you did subject support in an academic/uni library. However, even if you didn't manage to work with psychology the research skills obtained while studying are relevant and important to library work

 

[Emz1982_in_uk]

BA Hons Primary Education Studies. Now need to do my pgce and become a teacher.

 

[mara16jade]

I got my B.S. in Earth & Environmental Science. Right out of college I became an environmental scientist, and now I'm working for a very large company as the environmental specialist for the Los Angeles area.

 

[beth_terri]

I got my B.S. in Earth & Environmental Science. Right out of college I became an environmental scientist, and now I'm working for a very large company as the environmental specialist for the Los Angeles area.

Im looking into marine biology and the first year covers environmental sciences too. There just aren't many potential jobs after here :/

 

[mumj18]

BSc with Honours in Food Science and Nutrition.

And I'm a Food Scientist so use it every day!

What does being a food scientist entail if you don't mind me asking? What entry requirements did you need? Thank you! Xx

 

[Samemka]

BA (Hons) Geography - 1st class
PGCE Secondary Geography

I now manage and run two education centres for the UKs leading waste management company - absolutely love it!

 

[sue_88]

BSc with Honours in Food Science and Nutrition.

And I'm a Food Scientist so use it every day!

What does being a food scientist entail if you don't mind me asking? What entry requirements did you need? Thank you! Xx

I work with the UKs major retailers developing products for their shelves.

I'm currently working in bakery so chilled garlic breads, fresh bakery breads and bread aisle speciality breads.

It's great fun & knowing I've had the thought for and developed a product that's now available nationwide is really quite an achievement!

I've previously worked on muffins & doughnuts too. Morrisons/Tesco/Sainsburys/Asda.....you name it they all have my products in

I did A levels in maths, chem & human bio and obtained my degree from Sheff Hallam (best course in the country). I wouldn't change my job for anything.....plus the food industry seriously pays!!

 

[mara16jade]

I got my B.S. in Earth & Environmental Science. Right out of college I became an environmental scientist, and now I'm working for a very large company as the environmental specialist for the Los Angeles area.

Im looking into marine biology and the first year covers environmental sciences too. There just aren't many potential jobs after here :/

What is it that you want to do?

To be perfectly honest, marine biology is a very low paying, small career choice field. :/ So sorry to say that.

I had a few people who worked with me that were in the same company, doing the same thing as me and they had marine biology degrees. They were obviously not happy since that's not exactly the field they wanted to be in. I mean, I love it, but if that's not what you wanted to do then of course you'll be disappointed.

I'm also a scuba diver (open water, advanced and rescue certified). So I went back for my M.S. in Marine Biology. I did one semester and realized that I didn't want to work in that field. That's not to say its bad for everyone, but hey, I'll admit it, I like money. lol And I didn't want to be doing a physically demanding, low paying job forever. And to get into research, you need to go for your PhD which I never wanted to do.

So I'll be going back for my M.S. in Environmental Science and do an emphasis on the regulatory side. I ultimately want to work for the government.

I figured I'll have the best of both worlds - my hobby will be marine biology and my career will be environmental science. Not too shabby.

PM me anytime if you have questions. I've worked in the major groups: consulting and owner-operator (i.e. gas companies, electrical companies, water & power). The only other entity I haven't worked for is government. But that's on the horizon.

 

[beth_terri]

Mara16jade- I literally have no idea anymore. My plan was to become a midwife but as I can no longer do that I want a degree that will get me a well paid job that I'm interested in! Other than science there isnt a lot! And I want the minimum travel to university possible. The uni where I live only offers marine biology or environmental sciences. (Or web design/business/teaching). X

 

[mara16jade]

Mara16jade- I literally have no idea anymore. My plan was to become a midwife but as I can no longer do that I want a degree that will get me a well paid job that I'm interested in! Other than science there isnt a lot! And I want the minimum travel to university possible. The uni where I live only offers marine biology or environmental sciences. (Or web design/business/teaching). X

Well, my vote would be environmental science.

It can be as specialized or broad as YOU want it to be. And you can aim for a field job, office job or a combo of both. I love it - and the world will never stop needing environmental scientists/specialists.

 

[PinkEmily]

I have a BSc (Hons) in Multimedia Systems. Never got chance to do anything with it as i fell pregnant just before my final exams. Hoping to do a PGCE next year

 

[uwa_amanda]

I have a BBA in Business Administration. I am definitely using it as I work in a management position in the trucking industry.

 

[discoclare]

I have BSc in Genetics.

beth_terri I know that you are quite tied to where you apply to uni as you need to commute from home (I remember the midwife threads!), will this also be the case after you finish a degree? or does your OH have a job where he could relocate with you if you found a job elsewhere? Otherwise you really need to think about whether there are local jobs available for you in various fields. I am a scientist and live in London because that is where my job is, there wouldn't be anything in my field around where you are.

I know you wanted midwifery and didn't want to do nursing. What about other allied healthcare jobs? Physiotherapy? Paramedic? Occupational therapy? any of those things interest you?

It's hard and I do sympathise. I work for the NHS and have a great job which I love, but is extremely specialised. My department is being privatised in a few months and the company taking us over probably won't want to take on the more specialist staff, they are all about the simple, high volume and high profit margin tests so there is a good chance I will be made redundant. We are considering a relocation to Yorkshire in this case (where OH is from) but to an area within commuting distance of Leeds, Sheffield etc. I am thinking of going back to uni to do a PGCE and becoming a teacher (something I did consider even back when I was at uni).

 

[Loui1001]

BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy

 

[aliss]

I have a Bachelor of General Studies with a thematic option in Teaching English as a Second Language.

And it sucks donkey balls (how's that for English).

I wish I had gone for the proper teacher certification, but I wanted to finish a year early.

 

[Jchihuahua]

BA Hons English Langauage and Literature
Post Graduate certificate in Education, specialising in Early Years. And I am now an early years teacher.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

I have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. I graduated 8 years ago and work in my field