Philosophy

The Programmes are being undertaken to produce the right caliber of committed professionals in the area of education biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics in the right quality and quantity in order to meet the national needs and contribute to the achievement of the national goals on education particularly at the secondary school level. Teacher trainees at the end of programme should be capable of effectively teaching all components of biology in the secondary, as the programme aims at providing prospective teachers with solid background knowledge in the subject. To this end, the programme is set to achieve the following objectives.

Objectives

At the end of the programme the students should be able to:

• view biology as a process of inquiry into the living world.
• develop in students power of accurate observation and provide a framework into which their observed facts can be fitted.
• Ability to develop functional knowledge of chemistry concept and principles.
• Ability to observe and explore the chemical environment.
• Ability to apply the skills and knowledge gained through the study of chemistry to solve day to day problem.
• Ability to develop functional knowledge of Mathematics concept and principles.

The four programmes of the Department operate academic curricular that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards. Presently, the Department runs both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Undergraduate degrees

1. B. Sc. (Ed.) Biology,
2. B. Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry,
3. B. Sc. (Ed.) Mathematics and
4. B. Sc. (Ed.) Physics

Postgraduate degrees

         M.Ed. and Ph.D.

1. Curriculum Development Programme
2. Science Education Programme