<p>hello everyone,</p>
<p>i was considering the options of liberal arts college.But there were a few questions i was confused about:
1)will i be able to do a PhD (in medicine) once i join a liberal arts college?
2)again, will be able to pursue genetic engineering once i join liberal arts college?</p>
<p>please, help me!!</p>
<p>yes, a liberal arts college will prepare you for applying to graduate programs.</p>
<p>To expand slightly on BeanTown’s reply, liberal arts colleges primarily provide undergraduate education that prepares the student for a broad range of disciplines to pursue in graduate school. Many people graduate from liberal arts colleges and then go on to medical school (or other types of graduate school).</p>
<p>thank you BeanTownGirl and Pootie for your replies but i still have some questions like,</p>
<p>do all liberal arts colleges offer subjects that will allow me to take medical studies or genetics as majors? btw, what r the courses that i would have to take to take up medical studies or genetics as my major?</p>
<p>Getting admitted to med school does not require a specific major. You can major in English, Art History, or Psychology if you like, as long as you also take the required pre-med courses (organic chemistry etc.)</p>
<p>Now, if you want to pursue a PhD in genetics, that’s a little different. In that case, you may be advised to major in biology, biochemistry, or a related field (and try to develop a fairly specific research interest).</p>
<p>There are very few schools where you can specialize in genetics at the undergrad level and they are usually larger research-oriented universities rather than LACSs.
At an LAC you would major in bio, or biochem as previously mentioned.</p>
<p>won’t doing major in biology or biochemistry at undergrad level in a LAC enable me to choose genetics as a major when i transfer for my grad studies in a research based university?? </p>
<p>being an international student, are there any other criteria i would have to fulfill or just doing major in biology at a LAC then transferring for medical studies would get me my PhD??</p>
<p>one final question, is LAC a good choice if i want to be a doctor or a genetic engineer?</p>
<p>To become a medical doctor, you need to go to medical school and get an MD.
As I indicated above, you can major in virtually any subject prior to med school as long as you take the required pre-med courses. Here is one college’s description of pre-med requirements:
[Swarthmore</a> College :: Health Sciences Office :: Frequently Asked Questions for Premedical Students](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/health-sciences-office/pre-med-faqs.xml]Swarthmore”>Frequently Asked Questions for Premedical Students :: Health Sciences Office :: Swarthmore College)</p>
<p>If you want to become a genetic engineer, not a medical doctor, then you would go to graduate school and get a PhD. In that case, you probably would take some of the same undergraduate courses you would take for the pre-med sequence (in biology, chemistry, physics and math). However, you’d have less flexibility in choosing a major. You’d probably want to major in biology or biochemistry. In addition, you should try to develop a serious research interest, then look for a PhD program whose professors are working in that area.</p>
<p>It is possible to get both an MD and a PhD, but they are two separate degrees. The MD prepares you to be a medical doctor; the PhD prepares you to be a researcher.</p>