@NHuffer: You’re right, I don’t have a clear idea of what an actual phycisist does after graduating and a lot of people are telling me getting a relevant job is difficult (usually ends up outside of the academia). I made another list of subjects:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Medical Physics
- Engineering in Chemical Biology
I think that what these subjects have in common is that they are primarily aimed towards preparing you for a job. Here in Sweden a medical physicist is guaranteed to get a job, and it’s a protected title.
Which of these would be the best? I want a math/physics intensive subject that makes me employable and preferably has an application in biology (biological application not a necessity, full on math/physics would make me happy too).
I’m honestly divided between aerospace and medical physics, not sure which one.
Marine science and physics seem to be rather impractical unless going for a PhD, which I probably won’t because of how long it is and I haven’t even started yet. Also there aren’t many PhD positions so I have to search thoroughly.
Advice would be appreciated!
Well, it seems like you’re quite undecided (and that’s fine). What you should “plan” to do is go to school with the intention of taking classes that interest you and narrow-in on the major your second year. If you take some physics, biology, and maybe an engineering class your first year you should have a better idea. Talk to your professors offline about their careers, too. Use any resource available to you.
While reading your post, another subject came to mind. Have you ever thought of a major in biophysics? I’m not sure if you’ll be going to school in the U.S. or not, but even here it seems that most schools don’t have that as a degree option. Something to look into, I suppose.
I don’t want to do biology to be honest, only physics and math. Guess its between aerspace and medical physics.
Biology is too much memorisation. I dont like that.
To work in pretty much any mid/upper level of the fields you listed, a graduate degree is required just so you are aware. A medical physicist requires at least a Master’s degree, and it’s not quite required but strongly preferred in aerospace.