Physics

• There is hardly a topic covered in the media where the impact of Physics is not felt, and where Physics graduates are not in demand. Physics provides an excellent education for a wide variety of careers from science to industry, teaching to commerce, space to oceanography or forensic science.
Career opportunities for physicists exist in industry (manufacturing, electronics, computers, telecommunications), astrophysics, meteorology, and hospitals (medical physics, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy), government, national laboratories, banking, insurance and academia. In addition, physicists are also employed in teaching, geophysics, chemical physics, biophysics, computer science, information technology, fibre optics industry, advanced manufacturing systems, semi-conductor microelectronics, software, computer networks, telecommunications, aerospace, electro-optics, electricity generation, materials science and many more. Physics graduates are also highly sought after by banks, the insurance industry and financial markets because of their highly developed analytical and problem solving skills combined with their high technology skills.

Chemistry

• With a degree in Chemistry, not only can you start a career as a professional chemist in the chemical manufacturing industries, microelectronics or environmental analysis and protection, you can also enter many other professions as a person who has been trained to understand complex data, think critically and communicate ideas effectively.
Many chemists work closely with engineers and business people to turn vital discoveries into commercially viable products. The chemical industry is highly profitable, pays well, has a constant demand for new employees and is more or less recession-proof. Chemists take up careers in the chemical industries in product development, analysis and research, supervision or management of production, quality control and analysis, sales and marketing, forensic analysis and laboratory research.

Biology

• Biology is a vast subject and involves the study of all living things and everything which may affect them. Biologists are employable in many careers due to their many skills.

• Botany graduates have an excellent knowledge of the plant sciences and they are much sought after by employers because of their skills in problem solving, computer numeracy, IT, logistics, health and safety awareness.
Traditionally they take up positions in a wide variety of careers such as: environmental consultants, pollution biologists, molecular biologists, plant molecular biologists, cell biologists, wildlife officers, national parks supervisors, conservation biologists, university lecturers, research scientists and quality control in the food industry.
Environmental Science
Having qualified there are many career opportunities open to Environmental Scientists including: working in industry as environmental monitors, assessors or managers. Many graduates take up positions as environmental officers that are responsible for helping their employers to meet the environmental requirements under Irish and EU law. Other graduates take up posts in environmental consultancy firms, where they are responsible for helping assess the impact of existing and proposed developments, assessing the means of minimising the environmental impacts of industrial processes and carrying out the associated monitoring of air, soil and water.

• A significant number of genetics graduates undertake study for higher degrees and careers in research and academia. Graduates that do not seek a research career will have acquired extremely useful experience and skills. Opportunities exist for genetics graduates in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry, agricultural organisations, medical diagnostic laboratories, public health, epidemiology, teaching and in recent times an increasing number enter the genetic counseling profession.
Genetics graduates are highly sought after by employers because of their analytical and computing skills. On graduating, many of them go straight into accounting, banking, health based and food industries, research institutes, hospitals, research in universities involved in molecular biology and genetics.

Human Genetics

• Human genetics is the study of genes in humans and human populations, and the effects of these genes on humans and human society. Human genetics has developed rapidly in the last decade as new technology has made it possible to study human genetics in detail.
Research in human genetics has produced substantial discoveries and novel concepts, as well as new experimental procedures and theories. Most graduates are expected to go on to study for higher degrees and careers in research in universities, research institutes and industry.

Microbiology

• Microbiologists play an important role in maintaining and improving the high quality of health care, food and other consumable products. Microbiologists are employed in hospitals and public health laboratories for disease control and in the food industry to guarantee the production of safe products. Alternatively, microbiologists take up positions in laboratory and management positions in industries which exploits microbes such as brewing, organic acid production, antibiotic production and biotechnology industries that manufacture products such as insulin, interferon and other essential health care products. A significant number of Trinity Microbiology graduates go on to study for higher degrees and follow careers in research in universities, research institutes and industry.

• Pharmacy graduates obtain a thorough knowledge in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and the basic sciences which underpin them. With a Pharmacy degree, not only can you start a career as a professional Pharmacist , in community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy, but you can also take up a wide variety of positions in the pharmaceutical industry including: R&D, quality assurance, production and product registration. Positions are also available in administrative pharmacy such as: inspection, medicines evaluation and drug testing or in academic research.
Physiology
Physiology graduates have a broad training in the biological principles and practice that allows them to take up careers in a wide range of fields related to human and animal medicine. Physiologists can be found in university-based medical and veterinary research and teaching, in the pharmaceutical industries, laboratories, conducting clinical trials, marketing, in biomedical engineering and instrumentation, biotechnology and in the teaching of biology.
Physiologists are highly sought after by employers because of their analytical skills and scientific training. They also follow careers in non-traditional science areas such as: administration, banking, financial services, Information Technology, management and some graduates use their basic training to develop careers as fitness instructors and coaches.

• Zoology graduates are exposed to a wide array of scientific techniques from biochemical to environmental using a wide variety of equipment for analysis, tissue culture, environmental manipulation, etc. Most of these techniques involve the application of statistics and computing.
Zoology provides an excellent education that is relevant for a variety of careers from field based environmental research to fisheries and aquaculture, conservation to wildlife management, agriculture to pest control, laboratory based research to medical research, forensic science to the chemical industry, manufacturing industry, marine biology, teaching, journalism, media, film production and wildlife photography.
Zoology graduates are employed in many government departments including: education, wildlife services, office of public works, fisheries, health service, forensic laboratories, and the national museum. They are also employed in semi-state bodies, private companies and conservation bodies. In addition, Zoology graduates can be found in non-traditional science careers such as banking, IT, insurance and the financial services industries.