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state and solve problems, to think clearly
and logically to communicate complex
ideas. They are sought after in research and
development, engineering, information
technology, ?nancial services, education
and the armed forces. Graduates can
work as research scientists in physical
sciences, higher education lecturers,
secondary school teachers, medical
physicists, radiation protection practitioners,
geophysicist/?eld seismologists and
scienti?c laboratory technicians.

• Health Sciences

Courses and Careers
Available
• Biological Science
There are those who are fascinated
by the study of life in all its forms,
from single cells to whole organisms.
Be it people, animals, plants or
ecosystems, biology is able to help you
in gaining more understanding about
the world around you and how these
life forms interact with each other
and the environment. Your studies
will be concerned with the study and
characterisation of living organisms
by four underlying principles – cell
theory, evolution, gene theory
and homeostasis.
With the vast options available, it is
impossible to give full account of it
all. For a rough idea, you can choose
from these few courses such as cell
and molecular biology, ecology and
evolution, molecular biosciences,
biophysics, computational biology,
neurobiology, and genetics.
Subjects under biological sciences are
some of the most complex and rapidly
evolving out there. Thus, it is de?nitely not
for the half-hearted as you will have to be
ready all the time to immerse yourself in
what will be an intensive course to study.
With a strong background in biology, your
career will be rewarding in sectors such as
biomedicine, genetics, horticulture, food
and drink, pharmacology, and clinical
molecular genetics. You could also work
as a researcher or technician in industry,
healthcare or education, or you could
work in scienti?c support services as
forensic scientists or ecological consultants.
If you are keen in teaching, you can apply
to be a secondary school teacher or a
higher education lecturer.

• Chemistry
Chemistry can be found in every face of
life as we depend on it in the actions
we make, from our own body, to the food
we take in, as well as the environment.
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Even the materials, medicines and
microchips are all developed with the
capability of professional chemists. Almost
every technological innovation and
important breakthrough involves chemistry.
Chemistry is the study of matter – what it’s
composed of and its structure, its properties
and how it reacts and changes when
exposed to different situations. Chemical
processes and composition of elements play
a large part in the study of living organisms
and matter??