Postgraduate Diploma in Education
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education course is aimed at providing the broad training requisite for general graduates who wish to take up teaching as a career, to get professional training in education.
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Programme Structure
- Candidates admitted to the PGDE Course will take their courses in the School of Education, covering all the under listed professional areas of Education.
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Administration, Planning and Curriculum Development
- Educational Communication and Technology
- Each candidate shall take a subject methods course in the subjects offered by the candidate as teaching subjects preparing him/her to teach in two school curriculum subjects such as:
- Mathematics Fine Arts
- Biological Sciences/biology Geography
- Religious Education Physics/Physical Sciences
- Economics/Commerce Chemistry
- English History
- French Kiswahili
- Computer Education Technology Education
- Commercial Subjects Music
- Literature in English German
- Social Education and Ethics
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Units |
Core/ Elective |
Lecture/Tutorials/Practical Hours Per Week |
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FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 1 |
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EMP 711 |
Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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TED 711 |
Information and Communication Technology in Education |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EDF 710 |
Philosophy of Education |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EDF 711 |
History of Education |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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PSY 710 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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PSY 711 |
Human Growth & Development |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 710 |
Pedagogical Strategies and Approaches |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 711 |
Educational Media & Resources |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 712 |
Curriculum Development & Design |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EMP 710 |
Educational Administration & Management |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EDU 710 |
Educational Research |
3 |
Core |
2 lecture hrs (2 units); 2hrs tutorials (1 unit) (42 hrs) |
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Sub- Total |
33 units |
420hrs in the semester |
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FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 2 |
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EDF 720 |
Sociology of Education & Comparative Education |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EMP 720 |
Educational Planning |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EMP 721 |
Economics of Education & Entrepreneurship Education |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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PSY 720 |
Educational Guidance & Counseling |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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PSY 721 |
Educational Measurement & Evaluation |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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PSY 722 |
Special Needs and Inclusive Education |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 760 |
Educational Media Practicals & Micro- teaching |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EDF 722 |
Community Service Learning and Life Skills Education |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 720 |
Transformative Classroom Assessment Methods |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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EDU 720 |
Project Report Writing (With Community Service Learning) |
3 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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2 Subject Teaching Methods Courses for the subjects of specialization |
6 |
Core |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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Sub- Total |
30 Units |
378 hrs in the semester |
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CIM 799 |
Teaching Practice |
6 Units |
12 weeks (8 hrs per week = 480 hrs) |
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Grand Total |
69 units |
966 (class work) 480 (Practicum) |
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ELECTIVES
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Electives - Subject Teaching Methods/Instructional Courses - Students to Select 2 Courses, One for each Subject/Area of Specialization/Area of Practice |
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CIM 721A |
Subject Methods in Mathematics |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721B |
Subject Methods in Geography |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721C |
Subject Methods in Religious Education |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM721D |
Subject Methods in English |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721E |
Subject Methods in History and Citizenship |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721F |
Subject Methods in Kiswahili |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721G |
Subject Methods in Literature |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM721H |
Subject Methods in Physics |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721I |
Subject Methods in Biology |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
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CIM 721J |
Subject Methods in Chemistry |
3 |
Elective |
3 lecture hrs (3 units) (42 hrs) |
