Bachelor of Education Science

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BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCIENCE

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Education (Science) programme is designed to produce professionally qualified teachers who will be competent in teaching science subjects in Secondary Schools and middle level colleges.

In the first year, students must take mathematics and chemistry, and any other (physics and botany/zoology) as content subjects. In the second year of study, a student drops one of the content subjects and pursues the remaining two, one as a major and the other a minor. The major subject is that which the student is expected to teach up to form the IV level of secondary school, and must therefore spend more time covering its content. For the minor subject the student is normally teaches up to form II level and the content coverage is therefore less and is normally completed by the end of the third year of study. The professional courses (methodology) for the two subjects are given equal emphasis. Human Resource courses are offered by the School of Human Resource Development.

First Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 110	Basic Calculus I	3
PHY 110	Basic Physics I	4
CHE 110	Basic Chemistry I	3
BOT 110	Basic Botany I	3
ZOO 110	Basic Zoology I	3
IRD 100	Communications Skills I	3
IRD 101	Quantitative Skills	3
IRD 103	Development Concepts and Applications	3
EDU 110	Introduction to Education I	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 111	Geometry and Elementary Applied Mathematics	3
PHY 111	Basic Physics II	4
CHE 111	Basic Chemistry II	4
BOT 111	Basic Botany II	3
ZOO 111	Basic zoology II	3
IRD 102	Communication Skills II	3
EDU 111	Introduction to Education II	3

Second Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 210	Calculus II	3
MAT 212	Linear Algebra I	3
MAT 214	Vector Analysis	3
STA 210	Probability and Statistics	3
CHE 210	Atomic structure and Bonding	3
CHE 211	Basic Analytic Chemistry	3
PHY 210	Introduction to Mathematics	3
PHY 211	Vibration and Waves	3
BOT 210	Cryptogamic Botany	3
BOT 213	Genetics and Evaluations	3
ZOO 210	Invertebrate Zoology	3
ZOO 213	Introduction Animal Ecology	3
PSY 210	General Education Psychology	3
ECT 210	General Methods of Teaching	3
EDF 210	Philosophy of Education	3
IRD 200	State, Society and Development	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 211	Calculus and Analytic geometry	3
MAT 213	Linear Algebra 11	3
MAT 215	Classical Mechanics	3
STA 211	Probability and Statistics II	3
COM 210	Introduction to Computer science	3
CHE 212	Basic Organic Chemistry	3
CHE 213	Introduction of Kinematics and Thermodynamics	3
CHE 214	Biochemistry	3
PHY 212	Electricity and Magnetism	3
PHY 213	Modern Physics	3
BOT 211	Plant structure and Function	3
BOT 212	Plant Ecology	3
ZOO 211	Animal Genetics and Evaluation	3
ZOO 212	Vertebrate Zoology I	3
ECT 211	Education media and resources	3
PAC 210	Curriculum Development	3

Third Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 212	Linear Algebra I	3
MAT 310	Real Analysis I	3
MAT 314	Ordinary Differential Equations I	3
MAT 317	Numerical Analysis 1	3
STA 310	Advanced Probability and Statistics	3
COM 210	Introduction to Computer Science	3
PHY 310	Mathematics Physics	3
PHY 311	Classical Mechanics	3
PHY 312	Optics	3
PHY 313	Electronics	3
CHE 310	Chemistry of the S and P Block Elements	3
CHE 312	Organic Synthesis	3
CHE 313	Surface and Colloid Chemistry	3
CHE 315	Analytic Techniques in Structure Determination	3
BOT 310	Morphogenesis and Development Anatomy	3
BOT 314	Psychology	3
BOT 316	Genetics	3
BOT 319	Botany field course	3
BOT 213	Genetics and Evolution	3
ECT 311	Special Methods in Mathematics	3
ECT 321	Special Methods in Biology	3
ECT 322	Special Methods in Chemistry	3
ECT 323	Special Methods in Physics	3
PSY 310	Human Growth and Development	3
ZOO 211	Animal Genetics and Evolution	3
ZOO 310	Development Biology	3
ZOO 311	Physiology and Histology	3
ZOO 312	Cell and Molecular Biology	3
ZOO 313	Evolutionary Biology	3
ZOO 315	Arthropod Biology	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 311	Real Analysis II	3
MAT 312	Complex Analysis I	3
MAT 313	Algebra	3
MAT 213	Linear Algebra II	3
COM 300	Introduction to Computer Science	3
COM 310	Computer Programming	3
PHY 314	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	3
PHY 315	Electromagnetism 1	3
PHY 316	Introduction to Solid State Physics	3
PHY 317	Introduction to Material Science	3
CHE 213	Introduction to Kinematics and Thermodynamics	3
CHE 314	Co-ordination Chemistry	3
CHE 315	Analytical Techniques Instructure Determination	3
CHE 316	Alicyclic and Heterocyclic Chemistry	3
CHE 317	Electro Chemistry	3
BOT 212	Plant Ecology II	3
BOT 311	Plant Taxonomy	3
BOT 312	Microbiology I	3
BOT 313	Plant Physiology I	3
BOT 317	Cytogenetics	3
ZOO 314	Phycology	3
ZOO 316	Vertebrate Zoology	3
ZOO 310	Development Biology	3
IRD 305	Enterprenuership	3
ECT 360	Media Practical	3
PSY 311	Educational Measurement and Evaluation	3
PSY 310	Human Growth & Development	3

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
PHY 211	Vibration and Waves	3
PHY 410	Electromagnetism II	3
PHY 414	Electronic Properties of Solids	3
PHY 411	Thermal Physics	3
PHY 413	Applied Material Science	3
PAC 410	Electromagnetism II	3
PAC 411	Thermal Physics	3
MAT 418	Renewable Source of Energy	3
STA 410	Tests of Hypothesis	3
CHE 412	Chemical Reactivity and Mechanisms	3
CHE 419	Transition Metal Chemistry	3
CHE 423	Medicinal Chemistry	3
BOT 410	Mycology I	3
BOT 411	Mycology II	3
BOT 416	Plant Cell Biology	3
BOT 417	Ecological anatomy	3
ZOO 410	Immunology I	3
ZOO 412	Terrestrial Ecology I	3
ZOO 413	Entomology I	3
ZOO 417	Physiology I	3
COM 410	Data Processing	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
MAT 316	Methods 1	3
MAT 319	Advanced Calculus	3
MAT 411	Field Theory	3
STA 410	Tests of Hypothesis	3
STA 210	Probability and Computer science	3
STA 211	Probability and Statistics 11	3
MAT 315	Operation Research 1	3
MAT 311	Real Analysis 11	3
STA 411	Mycology	3
MAT 410	Mycology	3
MAT 412	Plant Cell Biology	3
MAT 413	Ecological Anatomy	3
MAT 414	Immunology I	3
MAT 422	Terrestrial Ecology I	3
ZOO 212	Vertebrate Zoology I	3
ZOO 415	History and Philosophy Biology	3
ZOO 418	Aquatic Ecology II	3
ZOO 420	Entomology II	3
ZOO 423	Ichthyology	3
IRD 400	Development Project Appraisal	3
PAC 412	Educational Planning and Economics	3
PSY 410	Human Behavior and Learning	3

Grading Scale

Degree Classification

Degree are classified into first class honours, second class honours (upper division) second class honours (lower division) and pass.

The degree shall be graded as follows:

Class	Mark range in %	Grade
First Class	70-100	A
Second class honours (upper division)	60-69	B
Second class honours (lower division)	50-59	C
Pass	40-49	C

For the purpose of the degree classification, all marks in all years shall be considered unless otherwise approved by Senate.

Objectives

The Department of Education Science endeavors to achieve the following:

To prepare science teachers who will be able to teach science subjects namely physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics at secondary school level in Kenya, regionally and globally, in the general framework of science education.
Equip the student teachers with professional knowledge in science education, skills and techniques of science teaching.
Make student teachers appreciate science education as a discipline that will lead to better preparation of science teachers.
Maker a deliberate effort to promote research in the teaching/learning of science and the use of research findings in promotion of science teaching.
Identify itself with the local situation through research with a view of coming up with teaching approaches tailored to suit our local conditions and beyond.
Link up with other world centers and institutions involved in science education for purposes of exchanging findings on the latest knowledge in science education.
Initiate new programmes in science education such as postgraduate diploma studies leading to bachelors degree in science education.
Develop into a center of excellence in science education that will develop process, store and disseminate knowledge to both the local and the international community, through seminars workshops, publications etc.