The focus of the Degree course in Chemistry is the training of teacher-educators in Chemistry with a very accurate view of the current problems and theories of Chemistry. The course enables professionals to reflect on current educational policies and to develop proposals for changing them, always guided by ethical, political, and social principles. The Chemistry graduate can act as a teacher in elementary and high school or as a university professor. The graduate of the Chemistry course can also develop research activities.

The Biological Sciences Course, a pioneer in the area of Natural Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, trains professionals capable of high scientific productivity, inserting the environment as a fundamental part of the professional qualification process in several areas.

The focus of the Biological Sciences Degree course is the training of teacher-educators in Biology, with an accurate view of current problems and theories in the field of biology. The professional trained at Itaúna University must have the following profile: generalist, critical, ethical, and citizen with a spirit of solidarity; having an adequate theoretical foundation, as the basis for a competent action, which includes a deep knowledge of the diversity of living beings, as well as their organization and functioning at different levels, their phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships, their respective distributions, and relationships with the environment where they live; aware of the need to act with quality and responsibility for the preservation and management of biodiversity, health policies, environment, biotechnology, bioprospecting, biosafety, in environmental management, both in technical and scientific aspects, as in the formulation of policies, and to become a transforming agent of the present reality, seeking to improve the quality of life; committed to the results of its performance, guiding its professional conduct by humanistic criteria, commitment to citizenship and scientific rigor, as well as by legal ethical references; aware of your responsibility as an educator, in the various contexts of professional practice; able to act multi and interdisciplinarily, adaptable to the dynamics of the labor market and to the situations of continuous change thereof; prepared to develop innovative ideas and strategic actions, capable of expanding and perfecting its area of ​​operation. Emphasis is placed on the Course's pedagogical project, contents specific to the area of ​​biological sciences, the areas of chemistry, physics, and health, basic education, in addition to instrumentation for the teaching of science and biology. Pedagogical training, in addition to its specificities, includes an overview of education and the students' training processes.