All General Life Sciences

There’s no shortage of possible majors in the life sciences: pre-med, microbiology, ecology, and biotechnology to name just a few. However, at least at some European universities, you’re also welcome to forgo choosing a specific major. This allows you to mix and match courses as you please, perhaps to prepare yourself for a very specific, niche career.​Two of the primary reasons students are drawn to life sciences are a desire to perform their own groundbreaking research one day, or plans to go into the medical profession in some capacity. An undergraduate degree in life sciences makes both possible.​You’ll need a fairly broad foundation to even get started, though. At a minimum, you’ll need to know a little mathematics, chemistry, biology, genetics, and physics. After that, which will probably occupy at least your first two or three semesters, you can choose your own path with a general life sciences degree.