Bachelor of Education (Business Studies)

Bachelor of Education - Business Studies

Rationale of the Programme
With this latest curriculum reorganization in Business Studies, there is need to change teacher preparation programme towards the new direction. This programme, therefore, intends to prepare competent and confident graduate teachers of Business Studies in all areas of Business Studies now being offered as an integrated subject in Kenyan Secondary Schools curriculum.

First Year

Semester I

Code	Title	Units
EMP 110	Principles of Teaching	3
SNE 100	Special Needs	3
PSY 110	Quantitative Techniques 3
CIM 110	Communication Skills	3
EDB 100	Principles of Accounting	3
EDB 101	Micro-Economics	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
	Total Units	24

Semester II

Code	Title	Units
EDF 111	Philosophy of Education	3
PSY 112	General Educational Psychology	3
EDF 112	Character Integrity & Education	3
TED 102	Introduction to Computers	3
EDB 111	Financial Accounting	3
EDB 112	Macro-Economics	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
	Total Units	24

Second Year

Semester I

Code	Title	Units
EDF 211	History of Education	3
CIM 230	Curriculum Development	3
CIM 210	General Methods of Teaching	3
PSY 210	Human Growth and Development	3
EDB 200	Business Statistics	3
EDB 201	Principles of Marketing	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
	Total Units	24

Semester II

Code	Title	Units
PSY 211	Educational Guidance and Counselling	3
CIM 211	Educational Media and Resources	3
EDB 211	Principles & Practices of Business Law	3
EDB 212	Principles of Management	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)	3
	Total Units	24

Third Year

Semester I

Code	Title	Units
EMP 310	Educational Planning	3
Subject	Method 1	3
Subject	Method 2	3
EDB 300	Business Finance I	3
EDB 301	Money & The Banking Practice	3
EDB 302	(E) Company Accounts	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
Subject	Elective	6
	Total Units	27

Semester II

Code	Title	Units
CIM 360	Ed.al Media Practicals & Microteaching	3
PSY 311	Educational Measurement and Evaluation	3
EDU 300	Educational Research	3
EDB 311	Advanced Financial Accounting I	3
EDB 312	History of Economic Thought	3
EDB 313	(E) Business Finance	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
Subject Elective		3
Teaching Prctice		6
	Total Units	27

Fourth Year

Semester I

Code	Title	Units
EMP 410	Environmental Education	3
EMP 411	Educational Administration & Management	3
EDU 499	Research Project	3
EDB 400	Financial Management	3
EDB 401	Economic Development	3
EDB 402	(E) Special Accounts	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
Subject Elective		3
	Total Units	27

Semester II

Code	Title	Units
EMP 412	Economics of Education	3
EDF 410	Sociology of Education	3
EDF 411	Comparative Education	3
EDB 411	Advanced Financial Management II	3
EDB 412	Entrepreneurship Education	3
EDB 413	(E) Auditing Theory and Practice	3
GEO	(2 Courses) OR	6
MAT	(2 Courses)
Subject Elective		3
	Total Units	27

Objectives

The Objectives of the Programme

The main aim of this programme is to produce, through training, skilled personnel to teach Business studies subjects in secondary and Post-secondary institutions in Kenya. The specific objectives of the programme are:-

To equip the education student with the required professional knowledge and skills to teach competently and confidently Business Studies subject in the Kenyan secondary schools.
To prepare Business Studies teachers for Post – Secondary training institutions
Offer a variety of training courses in areas of Business Studies.
To equip education students with a strong foundation for postgraduate programmes in Business Studies Education, Entrepreneurship, and Master of Business and Administration (MBA) degrees.

Programme Outcome

Programme Outcomes

The following are the learning outcomes of the programme. It envisages producing a graduate of Business Studies who is:

(i) Competent in the content as well as instructional skills in Business Studies.

(ii) Able to identify problems in the area of Business Studies Education and conduct research.

(iii) Apply Business Studies knowledge, skills and attitudes to real life situation.