B.Sc

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Associates degree is an academic program taken at the undergraduate level (the first stage after secondary school). It aims to give students the basic technical and academic knowledge and transferable skills they need to go on to employment or further study in their chosen field. They are also called Foundation degrees, pathways programme etc in different countries.
In countries like Canada, the advantages are
1. You can work simultaneously.
2. Cost effective as bachelor's costs more.
3. Less competitive in comparisons to bachelor's for admission.
4. You may apply for PR after completion of it.
5. You can pursue bachelor's by taking the credit transfers and save money.
Hope this suffice.

Microbiology has immense scope due to its ability to control all critical points of many fields like Medical, Diary, Pharmaceutical, Industrial, Clinical, research, water industry, agriculture, nanotechnology, chemical etc.
One can work as Bacteriologists, Environmental Microbiologists, Food Microbiologists, Industrial Microbiologists, Medical Microbiologists, Mycologists, Proto zoologists, Biochemist, Biotechnologist, Biomedical Scientist, Cell Biologists, Geneticists, Immunologists, Parasitologists, and Virologists. One can even choose a career as science writer, who writes articles for common people and professional microbiologists. Career as a teacher in the field of microbiology is also a lucrative option.
M.Sc + Ph.d will lead to research, M.Sc +NET towards education and Mba towards management.