Career prospects

There is no fixed occupational field for biologists, but there is a broad spectrum of different niches. Master's graduates in Biology have a wide range of career opportunities, with the focus on research and development due to the subject-specific and interdisciplinary skills acquired. The Master's degree programme in Biology also lays the foundations for successful doctoral studies.

The following fields of activity could be considered:

• Research and development (e.g. pharmaceutical or biotech companies, universities, research institutes)
• Sales and marketing (e.g. biotech or pharmaceutical companies)
• Public authority work (e.g. in the environmental or genetic engineering sector; state and federal criminal investigation office)
• Quality management
• Information management ("infobroking")
• Monitoring of clinical studies
• Scientific journalism
• Press and public relations work
• Editing
• Independent expert (e.g. on environmental issues)
• Patent attorney (after appropriate additional training)