Real Jobs, Real Grads
A sampling of positions obtained by Brandeis graduates in health and society:
Professor of clinical medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Senior vice president and chief development officer, City Year
Chief veterinary officer, U.S. Public Health Service
Vice president for investor relations, International Paper
Research coordinator, Tufts New England Medical Center
Senior executive producer, Nova, PBS Television
Director of health-care policy, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
Learning Garden director, Massachusetts Audubon Society
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
Senior medical director, Pfizer
President, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Chief of plastic surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City
Chief executive officer, Haskins Laboratories
Where Do I Go From Here?
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| Judith Rich Harris '59, author of the 1998 groundbreaking book "The Nurture Assumption." |
Brandeis graduates in the biological and behavioral science can pursue their interests in a number of rewarding careers. Through their classroom experiences, internships, research opportunities and personal mentorship by the Brandeis faculty, students develop the skills to enter these fields.
Many students continue their studies in medical school to become physicians; others choose to prepare for other human-service fields by getting further training in genetic counseling, dentistry, health policy, nursing, optometry, physical therapy, psychological counseling or public health. Some students enter M.S. and Ph.D. programs in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, microbiology, neuroscience, nutrition or psychology. Other students join the workplace directly after earning the bachelor’s degree, taking positions in research or biotechnology.
Environmental studies majors often pursue careers as ecologists, conservation or marine biologists, environmental-policy analysts, educators or urban and regional planners.
Interdisciplinary careers combining a knowledge of science with other fields, such as environmental law, patent law, policy, science journalism and business, also attract health-science students.