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The elective courses that you choose should be in line with your profession or field of study. If your baccalaureate degree is on sciences then you should choose those, which deal with your career interests. Each institution; however, has their own list so you could appropriately select which one will serve you best as far as future employment and practical application are concerned.

These are some recommended elective courses for some major fields of interests:

Business Administration:

Graduates of this degree can branch out to other fields like sales, entrepreneurship, marketing and many more related areas. They could make significant use of these electives.

1. Business consulting
2. Business ethics
3. Strategic management
4. Managing Micro-businesses
5. Effective Salesmanship

Physics:

In this field, graduates could either pursue their master's or doctoral degrees. They could also teach or opt to join research institutions. These elective courses would provide a broader chance of employment.

1. Atmospheric physics
2. Quantum physics
3. Space Science and Technology
4. Laser Physics laboratory
5. Optielectronics

Public health

This is an area where there are a variety of fields in which one could enter; including the academe, hospitals, research, private companies, government, pharmaceuticals, food, and many other public health related branches. There are many useful electives that an aspirant can pursue. Here are some useful ones.

1. All hazard preparedness
2. Global health
3. Public health nutrition
4. Epidemiological Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
5. Public health advocacy

English

In major countries, English is the medium of instruction, so it is only logical to consider it as one of the most in demand with regards to employability and good working opportunities.

Here are some useful electives that are internationally needed from this area of interest.

1. English writing
2. Intermediate pronunciation
3. IELTS
4. Reading and vocabulary
5. Introductory French

Medical science

This is one field of specialization that does not decrease in terms of demand. Every country is in need of medical science graduates. In spite of the current global economic recession, it is still one of the careers that is not affected. The below mentioned electives are also good courses that are badly needed globally.

1. Phlebotomy
2. International Licensing
3. Biomedical laboratory
4. Community laboratory
5. Bioinformatics

These various suggested elective courses are meant to guide you in your specific fields. The academic requirements of the host institution and of existing educational laws in each country should still be considered. This is based on predicted and existing international needs of the dynamic global community.

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