Careers and Employment Prospects

In the current academic year, the school offers the Bachelor of Science with specialization options in Mathematics and Science Education. i.e., i) BSc (Biology Education), ii) BSc (Chemistry Education), iii) BSc (Mathematics Education), iv)  BSc (Physics Education). This programme coordinated through the Department of Mathematics and Science Education. It prepares BSc mathematics and science teachers for high school and for careers in education services including curriculum development, assessment and examinations and educational management.  All Departments are responsible for teaching some courses for this programme. 

The specialised Departments of Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences shall develop and offer academic qualifications including the BSc, MSc and Doctoral degrees aligned to the appropriate specialisation. The thrust of these programmes will be in both pure and applied mathematics and sciences. 

The current and prospective programmes in all Departments are designed to be relevant to the economy and to careers in teaching and research.  The programmes open up opportunities for careers in various sectors of the economy as illustrated in the following.

The BSc in Mathematics and Science Education programme leads to opportunities in teaching/learning in high school and colleges; examinations and testing; curriculum and instructional material/technology development; educational quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation; and educational research.

The BSc in pure and applied mathematics programme shall lead to opportunities in business, operations research, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering and computing sciences, banking, investment, and insurance industry, and in the agricultural and health sciences, for example, statistics, epidemiology, and public policy statistics. 

The BSc in the biological sciences leads to career opportunities in medicine and the drug and pharmaceutical industry, and food science; environmental management and conservation and in museums, zoos, aquariums, parks, and nature centres.

The BSc in the pure and applied physics programme shall open up opportunities in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering and computing sciences, materials and space sciences and technology, in aviation, and health (e.g., optometry, dentistry, etc).

The BSc in the pure and applied chemistry programme shall open up opportunities in the chemical manufacturing and processing industry, drug and pharmaceutical industry, analytical laboratory services in all sectors of the economy, agro-chemical industry and in the food and beverage Industry.