<p>I sort of have a double question here. First Id like to know what type of doctorial degree would allow me to work in medical research, preferably oncology (cancer). Second, Im currently majoring in Chemistry, but my school offers a sub major called Biochemistry. I feel like this division would be closer to my area of interest, but is this to specialized for graduate school?
Also, so that no one misunderstands me, I want to strictly do research in the medical field, not practice it.
Thanks alot you guys are always helpful!</p>
<p>Many schools have biological sciences umbrella programs, where there is a common admissions program for everybody interested in biology, and you are allowed to pick any lab within the program once you enroll. Cancer-studying labs at many schools are contained within these umbrella programs.</p>
<p>Your major isn't terribly important for biology graduate school admissions, so long as you've taken a number of upper-division courses in biology. You would be fine applying as a chemistry major or as a biochemistry major -- it's more important that you have appropriate classes and research under your belt than that you have a particular degree with a particular name on it. It's what's in your head, not what's on your degree, that matters.</p>
<p>My school offers both biochemistry and chemistry majors too, and there's no real difference between them except the electives you would normally take as a chemistry major are instead a specified series of two lectures and a lab. Like mollie says, the title of the degree isn't that important.</p>
<p>My school offers non-medical degree MS and PhD programs: Graduate</a> Education. I'm sure an internet search will pop up a host of others like it.</p>