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BSc Honours in Science and Management

Offered by the Career Guidance Unit

Science and Management theme is four year Honors Degree programme offered by Career Guidance Unit. This thematic course introduced to students in year 2018 and designed to provide students with solid background in science as well as grounding in managerial skills.  The S&M theme aims to prepare students for executive careers in public and private cooperation and institutions which are technology oriented.

Rationale

This program is designed to provide students with a solid background in science as well as a grounding in managerial skills.  The Science and Management theme aims to prepare students for executive careers in public or private corporations and institutions which are technology oriented.

The Science and Management stream is designed with the following benefits for the students:

  • Master the principles of the disciplines in their specific stream (Biology, Environment Science, Chemistry, Physics, or other fields) and acquire the ability to apply them to solving problems.
  • Master the fundamental principles of management, economics and accounting.
  • Gain experience in the world outside the classroom.
  • Obtain the background necessary for a career focused on science and management with the development of adequate soft skills.

Coordinator

Prof. Chamari Hettiarachchi
chamarih@chem.cmb.ac.lk

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students should demonstrate the ability to,

  • To use foundational principles in science to analyze problems as entrepreneurs.
  • To develop hypotheses and test them using quantitative skills.
  • Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
  • Work in teams and show leadership.
  • Use and apply computational skills.

Course Modules

(L – No. of Lecture hours, P – No. of Practical hours, O – Optional, X – Compulsory)

Level 3

Semester 1

Course Code Title No. of Credits No. of Hours
CH 3004 Laboratory Management 1 15L X
AM 3008 Corporate Finance 3 30L 30P X
AM 3004 Mathematical Modeling for Economics and Business 3 45L X
MS 3006 General Management 2 20L 20P X
MS 3019 Business English 1 15L X
FS 3003 Intellectual Property Rights 1 15L X
FM 3005 Economics I for Finance and Insurance 3 45L X
CH 3001 Topics in Analytical 2 30L O
CH 3003 Chemistry I 2 30L O
CH 3010 Industrial Chemistry 2 30L O
ZL 3901 Environmental ChemistryIntroduction to Business and Environment 1 15L O
ZL 3902 Business and Biodiversity 2 30L O
ZL 3903 Sustainable Development and Business 2 30L O
EN 3013 Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management 3 30L 30P O
EN 3019 Climate Change 3 45L O
AM 3005 Mathematical Methods 3 45L O
PM 3002 Complex Analysis 3 45L O
PH 3001 Quantum Mechanics I 3 45L O
PH 3007 Analogue and Digital 3 45L O
PH 3008 Electronics II 3 45L O
CS 3101 Astronomy Rapid Application Development & Visual 3 30L 30P O
ST 3006 Programming 2 30L O
ST 3007 Regression Analysis Operational Research 3 45L O

Semester 2

Course Code Title No. of Credits No. of Hours
MS 3004 Quality Management 2 30L X
MS 3007 Strategic Human Resource Management 2 20L 20P X
MS 3011 Business Economics I 2 30L X
IT 3001 Management Information Systems 3 30L 30P X
PH 3002 Environmental Physics 3 45L O
PH 3004 Nuclear Physics 3 45L O
AM 3007 Computer Application in Combinatorics 3 30L 30P O
PM 3001 Real Analysis 3 45L O
PM 3003 Algebra 3 45L O
EN 3016 Environment and Industry 3 30L 30P O
NS 3019 Medical Physics 3 45L O
CH 3007 Topics in Analytical Chemistry II 1 15L O
CH 3005 Chemical Technology 2 30L O
CH 3077 Bioanalytical Chemistry I 2 30L O
ZL 3014 Economic Zoology 3 30L 30P O
ZL 3006 Molecular Biology and Immunological Applications 2 30L O
MB 3029 Nano biotechnology 3 30L 30P O
BT 3002 Horticulture 3 45L O
PH 3002 Environmental Physics 3 30L 30P O
IT 3005 Data Mining
Total credits for Level III 103

Level 4

Semester I

Course Code Title No. of Credits No. of Hours
FS 4006 Business Accounting 3 45L X
MS 4003 Strategic Decision Making 3 30L 30P X
MS 4008 Industrial Psychology 2 30L X
MS 4009 Business Economics II 2 30L X
FM 4007 Economics II for Finance and Insurance 3 45L X
MB 4005 Medical Biotechnology 2 30L O
MB 4008 Selected Topics in Biotechnology 2 30L O
FS 4005 Entrepreneurship 3 45L O
PH 4005 Electronic Communication Technique 3 45L O
PH 4007 Industrial Management 2 30L O
PH 4016 Power Electronics 3 45L O
FS 4008 Environmental Economics 2 30L O
MS 4007 Risk Management 2 30L O
CH 4091 Bioanalytical Chemistry II 2 30L O

Semester 2

Course Code Title No. of Credits No. of Hours
MS 4014 Industrial Training 6 180P X
MS 4015 Industry Research Project 6 180P X
Total credits for Level IV 46

Note:

No guarantees are offered that all elective courses will be available to all interested students, because of possible time table clashes.  It is the responsibility of the students to select courses, such that they do not coincide with other courses, particularly compulsory ones.

Student Feedback - MS 4014/ 4015

Mr. Thirusara Nuwantha

Science and management theme gave me the opportunity to excel in the fields such as HR, Management and Finance which made me much more competitive rather than a graduate with just a science background.