美国生命科学与医学专业之海洋生物学
就业展望
一般说来,该专业典型的从业职业及其年薪(以美国为例)如下:
生物化学专家(Biochemist):$89,470 *(2)
生物学家(Biologist):$76,220*(3)
生态学家(Ecologist)
环保人士、环境学家(Environmentalist/Environmental Scientist)
遗传学者(Geneticist)
动物学家(Zoologist)$76,220*(3)
注:这里的典型从业职业并不包括诸如教授、教师,以及从事该专业领域的高层管理人员。另外,这里的薪水为全行业平均薪水,并非该专业本科或研究生毕业生起薪。
典型课程列表
生物学 |
General Biology |
General Chemistry |
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微积分 |
Calculus |
Cell Biology |
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遗传学 |
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海洋生态学 |
Marine Ecosystems |
哺乳动物学 |
Mammalogy |
鱼类学 |
Ichthyology |
无脊椎动物 |
Invertebrates |
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注:课程列表为本科专业课程列表。
心理准备
Are You Ready To...?
Learn underwater photography Get your scuba certification Perhaps spend a semester at sea Do summer research off campus at a marine science research institute Complete an internship at an aquarium or natural history museum Write a senior thesis (long research paper) on, for example, coastal algae or sea slugs Do fieldwork to see marine life in its natural environment Study a lot of chemistry and physics as well as biology*(1)
选校分析
建议准备赴美攻读海洋生物学的学生在选校前考虑以下因素,再做决定:
该专业侧重海洋生物学哪个区域,公海还是海岸,你是否对此感兴趣; 在做课外实习时有什么途径进到海洋; 你自己能够做独立哪些研究; 本科生可使用哪些实验室设备…*(1)
参考资料:
(1)Major: Marine Biology College Board
(2)Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Biochemists and Biophysicists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(3)Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(4)Major: Marine Biology Princeton Review