Career Pathways

Your undergraduate BSc degree in Plant & Agricultural Biosciences will strategically position your career for emerging 'green economy' job opportunities across agri-biosciences, biotechnology, breeding, genetics, biochemistry, food, nutrition, bioenergy, agriculture, pharmaceutics, education, biobusiness, sustainable development, clean‐tech, regulatory affairs and government policy sectors.  

Looking specifically at the Irish agri-food sector it generates 7% of gross value added of the Irish economy and 8.5% of Irish employment. Agricultural biotechnology is a thriving global sector and will generate US$242billion by 2032. A degree in PAB will give you the qualifications to enter and thrive in this vital and vibrant sector.  

For students who seek employment directly after completion of their BSc PAB degree, training will be provided in identification of career opportunities in the exciting agri‐biosciences and agri‐food sector in Ireland and internationally.  The AgriBiosciences Research Internship Project (in partnership with Teagasc) provides a platform to facilitate the integration of a student's career into the agri‐biosciences sector. In addition the Research Training placement gives excellent opportunities to extend the students cross-cutting skills