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) |
Objectives
Objectives of the Programme
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education course is a one year professional training in Education which aims at turning a general graduate into a professional teacher in the various disciplines of professional education. At the successful completion of the course, the graduate will have been provided with skills to enable him/her to:
- Teach competently at school or other learning institutions.
- Prepare and develop teaching plans, schemes of work, notes, teaching aids and be able to use such other resources and facilities that will promote learning as well as contribute to the planning, development and implementation of school curriculum.
- Organize appropriate opportunities and environment for the promotion of the teaching/learning process.
- Diagnose individual students learning strengths, difficulties and problems of social adjustment and be able to give counselling on a remedial level
- Acquire skills for effective management.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants should be holders of a relevant first degree from accredited universities.
- Applicants wishing to be registered by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should be holders of Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degrees from accredited universities;
- Applicants wishing to be registered by TSC should have obtained a C+ and above at KCSE in two teaching subjects and must have done a minimum of 16 subject content courses at undergraduate in each of the teaching subjects.
- Applicants teaching or aspiring to teach at universities or TVET with a first degree are admissible.
- Any other applicants wishing to acquire instructional skills and have a first degree from accredited universities are admissible
Who can Apply
- Applicants with a first degree and teaching or aspiring to teach at the 8-4-4 secondary school or at Junior and Senior secondary school and other related systems for secondary school.
- Applicants with a first degree and teaching or aspiring to teach at TVET.
- Applicants with a first degree and teaching or aspiring to teach at universities and colleges.
- Any other applicants wishing to acquire instructional skills and have a first degree from accredited universities