What kind of major would this be?

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I am 19 years old and hopefully plan to start my college career in the spring of next year.</p>

<p>I am having a hard time figuring out exactly what kind of major these two subjects would be. The first one is, somebody who studies and purely does research to learn more about the human brain. Would that be a neuroscientist, and if so, is there any sort of special requirements you need in order to be qualified for the research part of this career? I have been trying to read up on it, but I keep getting information about pharmaceutical/drug industries and government work- something I do NOT wish to take a part in. I want to do the research aspect of this career, such as conducting expiriments, labs and the like. </p>

<p>The second major I am thinking about is something I have tried to look up for a long time now and could not get a definitive answer. What do you call somebody who studies disease, and is given tissue samples and other reports about somebody (still living) to figure out what disease they have? I would assume a pathologist, but once again, I keep getting information about studying dead bodies and their causes of death. That is not what I had in mind. Even when I look for colleges that have majors in pathology, only about 5 came up in the search in the entire United States, so that must not be the correct term for that kind of major.</p>

<p>Any kind of advice and help would be great, thank you to all for reading this.</p>

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<p>What you’re really looking at are areas within larger majors, not focused majors in themselves. Neuroscience encompasses a lot more than the physiology of the brain. If you’re only interested in the physiology aspects, a biology major is another choice. Pathology is typically a specialty in med school, not a college major.</p>

<p>If you want to do research with brain tissues, a biology degree followed by med school or a PhD in biology is the best way to go. Scientific research tends to be very specialized, so people get a good general background in the discipline and then learn the specifics as they begin their research. But a solid general background is essential – if your background is too focused to begin with, you won’t bring a broad perspective to your work, and that will hamper your research.</p>

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<p>the major for part 2 of your question would be Medical microbiology and bacteriology
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