Programmes

Biology with Education (BSc)

Programme Overview

The BSc in Biology with Education is designed to provide educators with a solid foundation in selected aspects of plant and animal science and expose students to the practice of science pedagogy. The focus is on Biology with less emphasis on education courses as it is aimed at students lacking in biology but who, through experience or previous courses,have been exposed to the requisite teaching skills. Students pursuing this programme are required to take a minimum of thirty (30) advanced Biology credits. Thirty three (33) advanced credits are taken in the Faculty of Humanities and Education.

Programme Objectives

The BSc programme in Biology with Education aims to:

  1. familiarize students with the variety of mechanisms involved in the functioning of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and the replication and transmission of genetic material.
  2. introduce and compare the major groups of prokaryotes, autotrophic protists, plants, animals and fungi; their evolutionary associations, and adaptive radiation.
  3. explain the interrelationships between and among organisms and all aspects of the living and non-living environment.
  4. develop skills in microscopy and other laboratory and field based practical skills that are appropriate to the study of living organisms.

Admission Requirements

In order to read for the BSc Biology with Education, candidates must satisfy the requirements for entrance to the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Either:

  1. Satisfy the University requirements for Normal Matriculation.
  2. Have obtained passes in two subjects at CAPE (both comprising passes in Units 1 & 2) or at GCE A-Level (or equivalent). One of the CAPE or equivalent passes must be an approved science subject, preferably Biology.

Or:

  1. Satisfy the University requirements for Lower Level Matriculation.
  2. Have obtained passes at CSEC Secondary Education General Proficiency level with grades I, II, or since 1998 grade III (or equivalent) in Mathematics and two approved science subjects (one of which should be Biology or equivalent).

Programme Structure

Year I: A minimum of twenty-four (24) credits from Level 1, eighteen (18) of which must be Faculty courses and include the Biology courses:

Semester I: 

   BIOL1017: Cell Biology
   BIOL1018: Molecular Biology & Genetics 

 

Semester II: 

   BIOL1262: Living Organisms I
   BIOL1263: Living Organisms II 

 

Year II: Thirty (30) credits as follows:

Semester I: 

BIOL2401: Research Skills & Practices in Biology 
BIOL2402: Fundamentals of Biometry 
BIOL2406: Eukaryotic Microbiology 
BIOL2407: Biological Evolution  
BOTN2401: Plant Form & Systematics 
 

Semester II: 

BIOL2403: Principles of Ecology  
BIOL2404: Molecular & Population Genetics 
BOTN2402: Physiology of Plants 
ZOOL2403: Maintenance Systems in Animals 
ZOOL2404: Coordination and Control in Animals 

Plus thirty three (33) advanced Education credits in the Faculty of Humanities and Education.

Careers after Graduation

Career opportunities in Education, Education Administration and Community Development.