<p>I'm really struggling finding a school that offers Oncology as a major. I'm a current Junior in high school and am hoping to narrow my college search soon. I have no specific preferences as to where I would like to college, except my dream college has always been Stanford University for both academics and volleyball. If you could help assist me in finding a college that offers an Oncology major specifically, and if they offer an Oncology major, if they have a Pathology major as well? </p>
<p>If I can't find a good fit with a college with an Oncology major, what sorts of other major should I be looking towards if I want my career to be steered towards researching alternative treatment methods and cures for specific types of cancer and autoimmune diseases?
Thank you so much!</p>
<p>I guess you’re an undergrad or HSS.
Oncology is not a major, but rather a specialty.
You first have to get a degree so you can go to med school, so most undergrads looking to eventually get their M.D. start with bio or chem. They then go on to medical school, and can specialize in oncology, urology, etc.</p>
<p>but honestly, major in whatever you like, do well in the science courses, have EC’s, and everything else you need to apply to med-school.
I would help you out more, but, I am well am transitioning to all the pre-med reqs.</p>
<p>There is no such thing as an undergrad major in oncology. Oncology is a medical specialty in which one could specialize during a medical residency. If you are interested in clinical aspects, you could go to medical or nursing school.</p>
<p>If you are interested in cancer research, as an undergrad, you occasionally might find an upper-level course or two on cancer research or immunology, in one of the bioscience depts. An undergrad bioscience major also might be able to participate in research at a lab.</p>
<p>Pathology is also a graduate discipline as well as a medical specialty.</p>
<p>In graduate school and as a researcher, you can approach cancer from many perspectives so there are multiple disciplines that could provide a pathway for this: genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, immunology, virology, pathology, and so on.</p>
<p>As an undergrad, you should major in biology. If your school has specialty tracks within its biology major, you could major in genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, or, sometimes, cell/developmental biology. Then go to graduate or medical school.</p>