Anatomy
Deciding on your career
Choosing a career involves more than just finding out
what is open to you. Knowledge about yourself is vital to
the process. It is valuable to start by looking at your
strengths, weaknesses, interests, abilities and skills in
order to relate career options to you.
The NUI Galway Career Development Centre will have
resources to help you in your self-assessment and career
planning including psychometric tests and reference
books/files.
Book an appointment to see one of our careers advisers,
drop in to browse through the careers library or visit our
website at: www.nuigalway.ie/careers
Your acquired skills and the employment market
Employers look for a variety of skills when assessing
candidates. You should have developed many of the
following skills during your studies.
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Communication skills:
Oral – giving presentations, tutorials or discussing
projects within a group or with supervisor
Written – writing reports on practicals / projects
Administrative skills:
Time Management – meeting deadlines
Organisation – collecting data & processing it
IT – using computers to help in your work
Interpersonal skills:
Teamwork – collaborating on group projects, sharing
lab space.
Numerical and analytical skills:
From analysing data during projects etc.
When conducting your skills audit, it is important that you
think of the broad spectrum of skills that you have
acquired throughout all areas of your life. You should
consider everything you have done on your course, as
well as any work experience you have completed (paid or
voluntary), any extracurricular activities that you have
been involved in which can demonstrate that you have
developed your skills eg. membership of clubs and
societies, team sports. It is by knowing your strengths that
you can start marketing yourself effectively to employers.
Possible Career Opportunities
Science
Journalist /
Writer
Biotechnology
Researcher
Scientific
Publisher
Laboratory
Administrator
Scientific
Recruitment
Medical
Laboratory
Scientist
Lecturer /
Teacher
Pharmaceutical /
Medical Sales
Medical
Research
Clinical Trials
Officer
Biomedical
Informatics
Forensic
Scientist
Pathology
Technician
Clinical
Scientist
Research
Assistant
Note: Further qualifications and/or experience may be needed
for certain positions. This list is a sample representation of
positions available.
Up to 40% of graduate employment opportunities are
open to graduates of all disciplines. In most cases,
however you will need further postgraduate study or
professional training.
Some graduates use their degree in Anatomy as a
stepping-stone into medical and other careers. Graduate
entry requirements into ‘accelerated’ (shorter) degree
programmes in the following areas often require a life
science degree.
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Medicine
Veterinary
Physiotherapy
Nursing
Speech & Language Therapy
Occupational Therapy
The Career Development Centre has written a series of
FAQ’s outlining graduate entry to some of the above
careers http://www.nuigalway.ie/careers/students/faq.html
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Further study opportunities
For certain career choices, employers may look for
candidates with further qualifications and training
Some of the courses chosen by graduates in the past at
NUI Galway (www.nuigalway.ie/courses) were:
 Professional Diploma in Education (now Professional
Masters in Education)
 Master of Science (Regenerative Medicine)
 PhD
It is also possible to study a conversion course – see
www.nuigalway.ie/conversion or search all Ireland at
www.postgradireland.com
Other courses taken by graduates were:
 Graduate Medicine, UL
 Bachelor of Medicine, Pecs Uni., Hungary
 Medicine – RSCI
 PhD in Neuroscience, St Andrews University
 Medical Traineeship in Anatomy, UCD
 Masters in Medical Science, Newcastle University
 PhD in Congenital Heart Defects, Nottingham
University
 MSc Forensic Science, Strathclyde
 MSc in Forensic Anthropology, Edinburgh
 MSc Rehabilitation Science – University of Brighton
 BSc Physiotherapy – RSCI
 MSc Occupational Therapy, University of East
Anglia
Resources in the Careers Information Room
We have valuable information resources, experienced
careers advisers and information staff on hand to help you
answer your queries.
Reference material in the Information Room includes:
 Careers with a Science Degree
 Great Careers…People interested in Living Things
 New Scientist magazine
 Occupational Files (V)
We also have a range of titles to reference on taking
psychometric tests, going for interview, writing a CV or
personal statement… and much more.
Drop into our information room and we will be happy to
assist you – there’s no need to book an appointment to
browse through our resources.
Be sure and pick up our free booklets ‘Your CV’ and
‘Interview Skills’.
www.nuigalway.ie/careers has sections on studying in
Ireland and studying abroad with useful links for many
countries worldwide.
The website www.postgradireland.com also contains
useful information on postgraduate courses in Ireland,
www.prospects.ac.uk is an excellent site for researching
opportunities in the UK and http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/
covers the EU.
What past graduates have done
It is always interesting to know what fellow graduates
have done after obtaining their degree at NUI Galway.
The following occupations information has been taken
from NUI Galway First Destination Survey of Graduates.
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Teaching Science, Secondary School in Malta
Prosecter Demonstrator, NUI Galway
Assistant Science Teacher, Donegal
Research Assistant/Demonstrator – NUIG
Laboratory Technician – Allergan Westport
Medical Traineeship in Anatomy
Useful websites
We have found that the following websites contain
relevant and interesting information on opportunities with
a degree in Anatomy.
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www.nuigalway.ie/careers
https://delicious.com/careersinfo/science
www.nuigalway.ie/anatomy/
www.anatsoc.org.uk (UK & Ireland)
www.newscientistjobs.com/graduate
www.jobs.ac.uk (Ireland & UK)
Abroad / Worldwide
 www.anatomy.org
 www.clinical-anatomy.org/
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www.liv.ac.uk/HumanAnatomy/phd/baca/bacalinks.htm
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www.findaphd.com
www.academicjobseu.com/
www.findapostdoc.com