IB Careers
Integrative Biology offers a strong foundation of biology, chemistry, physics, physiology, genetics, and more, making it a great options for a wide variety of biology related career fields. Biology is a very diverse field of study and creates careers with different levels of educational needs.
Integrative Biology at Illinois allows for students to choose their path. The IB degree can prepare students to either have job opportunities immediately after graduation, or can provide the prerequisites to move on to a graduate program or professional school.
If planning to go into the fields of environmental conservation, research, ecology, and beyond, the general IB curriculum and advanced elective courses, will cover most graduate school requirements.
Additionally, IB's general foundational coursework aligns with most pre-health professional school requirements. We have created sample course sequences for some specific medical professional careers as well as Secondary Education. These sample sequences were created to highlight the general additional requirements for admissions to each specific professional school and to give a general timeline to get there. Please check out our Course Planning Resources page for these sample sequences.
Healthcare
- Medical Doctor
- Otolaryngologist
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Aerospace Medicine Specialist
- Physician
- Neonatologist
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatrist
- Surgical Intern
- Medical Director
- Dental Medicine
- Physical Therapist
Pre-Health & IB
Non-Traditional Healthcare
- Biomedical Sciences
- Public Health
- Molecular Medicine and Translational Science
- Pharmaceuticals
- Drug Discovery & Research
- Genetic Counseling
- Medical Examiner, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Science
- Human Genetics
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Research Compliance
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Science Liaison
- Medical Writer
- Medical Advisor
- Director of Clinical Education
- Medical Device
Wildlife & Animal Biology
- Veterinary Medicine
- Animal Care: Zoos, Aquariums, & more
- Entomology
- Wildlife Conservation
- Teaching Professor
- Public Education & Engagement
- Population Studies
- Crop Sciences
- Marine Biology
- Nutritional Science
- Evolutionary Biology
- Fish & Wildlife Ecology
- Plant-Inset Interactions
- Restoration Ecology & Land Management
Agriculture & Plant Biology
- Market Research Analysis
- Plant Biology & Botany
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Natural Resource Conservation
- Plant-Insect Interactions
- Research Projects
Research, Academia, & Biomedical Sciences
- BioMedical & Biomedical Research
- Full Time, Non-Teaching Research
- Applied Research
- Clinical & Pharmaceutical Research
- Research Fellow
- Drug Discovery
- Industry Research
- Research/Graduate Assistant
- NIH Post-Baccalaureate Research
- Postdoctoral Research
- Research Groups (Spanning Tribal, Federal & Academic Researchers)
- Product Research
- Research Analytics
- Academic Positions, Teaching Professor/Assistant Professor
- Secondary Education
- Consulting
- Epigenetics
Communication, Education, & Art
- Community Engagement & Informal Education
- Formal Education
- Teaching Professor
- Science Communication
- Medical Writer
Genetics & Genomics
- Human Genetics
- Genomics
- Molecular Medical & Translational Sciences
- Genetic Counseling
- Gene-Environment Interactions
- Biomedical Sciences
- Conservation
- Epigenetics
Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, & Bioinformatics
- Statistics, Analytics
- Data Sciences
- Bioinformatics
- Data Visualization
Business, Entrepreneurship, & Other
- Law & Policy
- Government Position
- Engineering
- Faith & Science
- Military
- Counseling
- Public Administration
- BioEngineering
- BioTechnology
- Forensics: crime scene analyst
- Scientific Recruitment
- Customer Success & Communication
- Consulting
- Social Work
- Business Analytics
- Management
- Tech Management
- Nutritional Science
- Clinical Lab Analyst
- Journalism