You could do a degree in:
- botany
- Earth sciences
- geology
- palaeontology
- zoology
Some employers, like museums or oil and gas companies, may ask for a postgraduate qualification like a MGeol, MBiol or MSci.
Other employers, like universities or research institutions, will expect you to have completed, or be working towards, a PhD in your specialist area of interest.
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
- 2 or 3 A levels, or equivalent, including a science, for a degree
- a degree in a relevant subject for postgraduate study