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Faculty of Science Booklet, Academic Session 2020/2021

Introduction

Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc.Ed.) is a programme designed
to provide students with opportunities to become qualified physics,
chemistry, biology, or mathematics teachers at the secondary and pre-
university levels. The programme will cater students with solid grounding
in physics, chemistry, biology or mathematics content knowledge. Students
will also be provided with the pedagogical knowledge and skills to
professionally equip them to become effective classroom teachers.

The programme had been recently reviewed to ensure the curriculum will
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prepare students to adapt to the 21 century challenges of teaching science
or mathematics. Students will get to graduate after a minimum of 8
semesters where they will have to complete 141 credits comprising of
courses from the University Courses (22 credits); Faculty Core Courses (8
credits), Faculty Elective Courses (8 credits), Science Major Courses (66
credits), and Education Minor Courses (37 credits).

Apart from the lectures in the Science Major Courses, students will be
posted to schools to undergo professional preparation as school teachers
as part of the Education Minor Courses. Students get to choose preferred
specialization to become either a physics, chemistry, biology or
mathematics teachers that are qualified to teach not only at public
secondary schools but also at the private secondary schools or pre-
university colleges.

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