qualifications to be a biologist
Most people do take the route of formal scientific qualifications into biology. In the UK, this amounts to doing: 1  necessary GCSE exams at 16 and suitable A-levels at 18 (though not necessarily including biology). know people whose original qualifications (usually a university degree) were in history, medicine, physics, maths, civil engineering, modern languages, computer science or art who have gone onto successful careers as biologists and to publish science papers.
An undergraduate degree in biology with coursework in zoology and wildlife biology is also good preparation for a career as a zoologist or wildlife biologist. Zoologists and wildlife biologists typically need at least a master’s degree for higher-level positions.ther zoologists and wildlife biologists are identified by the aspects of zoology and wildlife biology they study, such as evolution and animal behavior. The following are some examples: 1  Botanists study plants, including their growth, diseases, and structures.