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School of Sciences

 

Overview

The School of Sciences (SOS) is a new school in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) that established in Year 2020. The School is established to serve the training and education needs of Solomon Islands in the programme field of pure science and science related sectors. It offers quality Bachelor programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Computing Science. SOS will also offer programs in the other science related field of studies such as environmental science, marine science, advance statistics and information system. In the first semester of year 2020, the School teaches all science units and computing units for Bachelor of Teaching Secondary and Primary Education in the Faculty of Education and Humanities (FEH). The school also teaches mathematics and computing units for Bachelor of Accounting and Diploma of Finance and Business Administration in the Faculty of Business and Tourism (FBT).

The School of Sciences further assisted the University Preparatory College (UPC) with all Science units for University Preparatory Certificate level 3 and Certificate level 4, to provide deep knowledge foundation and broad academic skills to students in preparation for higher tertiary studies. The basic Certificate level 3 and level 4 studies are for students who passed Form 5 (Year 11) and Form 6 (Year 12) levels but have no placement in other tertiary schools. They can apply to School of Sciences to upgrade themselves in their science units under UPC preliminary programmes, before embarking on Bachelor of Science programs offered by the School.

The future aspirations and plans of the School is to develop a Postgraduate study programme, which teaches students essential research skills needed for Master and PhD theses and for more general work-related research activities. By establishing the multi-disciplinary postgraduate programme, the graduates will be able to assume creative leadership roles in shaping sustainable societies and support the growth and development of the school, teaching and learning of science in the Solomon Islands. The aim is to create an advance knowledge and application skills of science technology in order to develop the understanding of science in our everyday life.

The School of Sciences will further develop the Master and PhD programme that examines how societies and people interact with accelerating global changes in the world of science. And enables students to create new conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and translational innovations that integrate and move beyond discipline-specific approaches to address a common problem, engage in development issues and policy development in Solomon Islands.

The school currently offers Bachelor of Science programs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and computing science.

The School of Science comprises of five departments  at Panatina campus, east Honiara.

Departments

The School of Sciences hosts the following departments and programme of studies:

  1. Department of Biology
  2. Department of Physics
  3. Department of Chemistry
  4. Department of Mathematics
  5. Department of Computing Science

Programmes

The School of Sciences is offering major BSc programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Computing Science. In the initial stage of the Bachelor of Science program structure, the School of Sciences offers the double majors program. In the future, single major program will be offered and implemented when more new units are developed. Program structure below shows the double major programs that are currently offered in the School of Sciences. Student pursuing these programmes in the School of Sciences can select any of the double major programmes that currently offered:

  1. Chemistry and Biology Double Majors 
  2. Mathematics and Physics Double Majors 
  3. Mathematics and Computing Science Double Majors 
  4. Physics and Computing Science Double Majors 
  5. Biology and Computing Science Double Majors 
  6. Chemistry and Computing Science Double Majors 
  7. Chemistry and Physics Double Majors 
  8. Biology and Physics Double Majors 

Dr. Timothy G. Kale

Head of School
PhD Com. Eng., Assist. Prof. Com Eng

Dr. Timothy Girry Kale graduated with a Masters Degree of Computer Engineering in 2012 at the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo, Japan. In 2015, he graduated with a PhD Degree at the same University and then employed as the Assistant Professor from 2015 to 2017 at the UEC Research Network Architecture Laboratory. His research specialize areas include Internet overlay network, wireless network, network security, network architectures and Internet protocols.Read more...