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CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2014
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Possible Career Directions
Learning Fields
Most Common Undergraduate Qualifications
SCIENCES AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Engineering
and
Technology
Business,
Commerce and
Management
Studies
Agri-
cultural
Science
Physical,
Mathematical,
Computer
and Life
Sciences
Engineering (e.g. civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, electronic, metallurgical),
manufacturing technology (e.g. textile, pulp and paper, food), mining, tele-
communications, computer engineering and programming, transport and logistics,
geographic information systems, information and data management, urban and
regional planning, surveying, architecture, construction
Accountancy, taxation, insurance, auditing, financial planning, actuarial science, information
systems, banking, business, imports and exports, marketing and sales, office management
and technology, administration, organisational psychology, commercial law
Agricultural management and extension, farming, animal husbandry, crop
production, nature conservation, forestry, environmental management, horticulture
Health professions related to wide fields of medicine, psychiatry, dentistry,
veterinary science, pharmacy, nursing; and health and rehabilitation sciences, e.g.
physiotherapy, radiography, occupational therapy, audiology, dietetics and nutrition,
primary health care, community health, maternal and child health, forensic science,
speech therapy, chiropractic, homeopathy, healthcare technology, occupational
health, palliative medicine, sports medicine, emergency medical care
Various science and computer science-related fields, e.g. archaeology, astronomy,
bioinformatics, biotechnology, botany, zoology, chemistry, physics, demography, ecology,
geology, hydrology, information technology, statistics, soil science, environmental
science, marine biology, ocean and atmosphere science, biochemistry, biotechnology,
human biosciences, microbiology, entomology, ichthyology
Bachelor of Commerce
A range of Diplomas e.g. National
Diploma in Financial Management
Bachelor of Agriculture
A range of Diplomas e.g. National Diploma
in Agricultural Management
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
A range of Diplomas e.g. National
Diploma in Engineering
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of
Dental Science, Bachelor of Nursing
A range of Diplomas e.g. National Diploma in
Biotechnology
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (This Degree
straddles the humanities and the sciences. It
requires strong performance in Mathematics
and Visual Arts.) A range of Diplomas e.g.
National Diploma in Information Technology
This table is adapted from a NiSHE publication,
Into Higher Education – A Guide for Schools
(2nd edition, HESA, 2006:71-73).