Bachelor of Education (Special Needs Education) Secondary Option
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION) SECONDARY OPTION
Introduction
The current international and national trends in education are moving towards an inclusive education. Inclusive education offers learners with and without special needs an opportunity to learn together. These trends of inclusivity are supported by policy documents. At international level the United Nations General Assembly of 10th December 1948 adapted and proclaimed Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In that Declaration, Article 26 asserts that: ‘Everyone has the right to education’ while at the same time everyone is ‘entitled to equal protection against any discrimination’ (Article 7). Again in 1989 United Nations held the Convention on the Rights of Children which affirmed the need for inclusivity education. In 1990 ‘Jomtien World Declaration on Education For All’ emphasized the double imperatives of expansion and improvement of comprehensive education for the vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Lastly, Article 6 of the Millennium Development Goals recognizes the role of persons with special needs. The Kenya government is a signatory to these international policy documents. In the Children’s Act 2001 and in the Persons with Disability Act 2003, the Kenya government has legally domesticated these international declarations as national policies of education and national planning including the Vision 2030. Consequently schools in Kenya should implement the agenda of inclusive education. However this cannot be possible since Kenya has a deficit of professionals in the area of Special Needs Education.
To address this deficit of professionals in Special Needs Education and in line with Teachers Service Commission, (TSC) Circular No. 20/2008, Moi University offers Bachelor of Education in special needs education (with specialization). These specializations include; Deafblindness, Visual impairments, Hearing impairments, Emotional and behavioral difficulties and Physical handicaps. Of these specializations, Moi becomes the first in region to offer bachelors of education in Special Needs Education in Deafblindness and Technical education respectively. This Degree Programme has Three options for Primary Secondary and Technical education school teachers; in order to respond to their needs respectively.
First Year
First Semester
Code |
Course Title |
Units |
IRD 100 |
Communication Skills |
3 |
EDU110 |
Introduction to Education I |
3 |
SNE 100 |
Introduction to Learners with Special Needs |
3 |
SNE 101 |
HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Exceptionality |
3 |
Teaching |
Subject |
1 6 |
Second Semester
Code | Title | Units |
IRD 102 | Communication Skill II | 3 |
IRD 103 | National Development | 3 |
IRD 104 | Quantitative Skills II | 3 |
EDU 111 | Introduction to Education II | 3 |
Subjects 1,2,3. | 9 | |
Total | 21 |
Second Year
First Semester
Code | Title | Units |
PSY 210 | General Educational Psychology | 3 |
ECT 210 | General Methods of Teaching | 3 |
EDF 210 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
IRD 200 | State Society and Development | 3 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
Total | 24 |
Second Semester
Code | Title | Units |
ECT 211 | Educational Media and Resources | 3 |
EDF 211 | History of Education | 3 |
PAC 210 | Curriculum Development | 3 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
ECT 399 | 1st Teaching Practice (4 weeks) | |
Total | 21 |
Third Year
First Semester
Code | Title | Units |
ECT 311 - 318 | Subjects Special Methods | 6 |
PSY 310 | Human Growth and Development | 6 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
Total | 24 |
Second Semester
Code | Title | Units |
ECT 360 | Educational Technology | 3 |
PSY 311 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
ECT 399 | Second Teaching Practice (12 Weeks) | 6 |
Total | 27 |
Electives
Code | Title | Units |
IRD 305 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
IRD 306 | Public Speaking Skills | 3 |
IRD 308 | Organizational Communication Skills | 3 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
Code | Title | Units |
EDF 410 | Sociology of Education and Comparative Education | 3 |
PAC 410 | Environmental Education | 3 |
PAC 411 | Educational Administration and Management | 3 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
Total | 21 |
Second Semester
Code | Title | Units |
PAC 412 | Educational Planning and Economics | 3 |
PSY 410 | Human Behaviour and Learning | 3 |
Subject 1 (two courses) | 6 | |
Subject 2 (two Courses) | 6 | |
Electives
Code | Title | Units |
IRD 400 | Development Project Appraisal | 3 |
IRD 403 | Social Change | 3 |
IRD 407 | Advanced Research and Writing Skills | 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.