Foreword

The University of Goroka’s Faculty of Science is the largest and is a multi-disciplinary Faculty. The faculty comprises of   10 academic teacher education programs. These academic programs include Maths and Computing, Science Education, Agricultural Education, Health Teaching, Health Education, Technical Education, Secretarial and Business Studies, Design and Technology, Home Economics Education and Physical Education and the recently introduced Teacher Education degree program in Agricultural Education. Students enrolled in the Faculty are admitted into the three departments where they specialise in content. Offering of postgraduate programs in the various disciplines are a major consideration in the next few years.

Administratively, the Faculty consists of four (4) academic Departments and one center. The administrative Department arrangement of diverse sections are a marriage of convenience rather than a natural accommodation of sections based on subject rationale. This marriage of convenience we hope will be put rest if our planned restructure takes effect soon.

The Faculty is committed to its aim of producing quality science teachers for the PNG education system.

 The Faculty of Science officers and their contact address are shown in the respective department pages. Please address all official communications to each of the respective officer. 

Dean's Message

Science is one of three Faculties created since the declaration of the Goroka Campus as a fully fledged University in 1997. The other two faculties are Education and Humanities. These three faculties jointly offer teacher education programs. Faculty of Science, through its Academic Departments, offers courses to students enrolled in the respective pre-service and in-service degrees and diplomas.

The University of Goroka (UoG) advocates for gender equity education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the South West Pacific. Its programs focus on quality education for primary, secondary, post secondary, technical and vocational teachers and instructors or educators in other fields such as health. Science faculty contributes towards this objective through the programs it offers.

On behalf of the Faculty I welcome all viewers of these faculty pages. I sincerely hope that the information provided within will assist you to choose science as your teaching field. Please, feel free to contact us at the faculty office if you need further information.

Thank you.

Dr. P. Jeyaranthan
Dean, Science Faculty.

Faculty Partnerships & Research

The Faculty shares a close relationship with PNG’s best institutions through strategic alliances with CIS, NSI, HRCN, NARI and DAL in providing students with excellent teaching and learning environments. It also shares a practice partnership with FDPA, Goroka Base Hospital, Clinton Foundation, EHP Provincial Government, health clinics, technical colleges and secondary schools in the EHP.
Recent multi-million kina grants have resulted in ultra modern science and agriculture laboratories, a technical workshop, a farm and a state of the art computer laboratory.
The Faculty also established the Glen Lean Ethno-mathematics Centre (GLEC) and the Centre for Natural Research and Development (CNRRD). These centers support and facilitate teaching through research for undergrad and postgrad studies.

Courses Offered

The Faculty offers a variety of courses in the Sciences, Mathematics & Computing, Agriculture, Home Economics, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Health, Nursing, Business Studies, and Technical and Vocational studies.

The formal conduct of courses is through lectures, tutorials and practicals (either laboratory or field work) that are mandatory for all students enrolled in any of the faculty courses.

Master & Bachelor Programs

• Master of Natural Science
• Master of Science Education
• Bachelor of Natural Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Home Economics)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Hospitality & Tourism)
• Bachelor of Technical Vocational Education & Training (In-Service)
• Bachelor in Clinical Maternal Child Health
• Bachelor of Education (In-Service)
• Bachelor of Agriculture Extension

Diploma Programs

• Diploma in Sports Recreation & Management
• Diploma in Physical Education
• Diploma in Teaching Physical Education
• Diploma in Agriculture Education
• Diploma in Health Education
• Diploma in Health Teaching
• Diploma in Technical & Vocational Education
• Diploma in Business Studies Education

Officers And Staff of the Science Faculty

Faculty Research Centre Directors/Coordinators