SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Introduction These are three-year programmes and

The School of Education is responsible for
Teacher Education programmes at Makerere
University. The School comprises the
following four departments.
1. The Department of Science and
Technical Education;
2. The Department of Social Sciences and
Arts Education;
3. The Department of Curriculum,
4. Teaching and Media the Department of
Educational Foundations.
5. Management and East African Institute
of Higher Education Studies.
6. Educational Psychology.
they prepare Arts and Science teachers for
secondary schools.
Admission Requirements
The general University admission requirements
for undergraduate programmes stipulated in
Section II of the Prospectus shall apply.
Courses of Study
First Year BA/Bsc. with Education
In the first year, a student shall study courses
in Education and two other secondary
school teaching disciplines selected from the
following:

The School offers study programmes leading (i) Bachelor of Arts with Education
to various academic awards as presented Disciplines:
below:
SUBJECTS Economics, Mathematics,
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES English Language Studies, MDD, French,
Religious Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Education Geography, Philosophy, German , Physical
Bachelor of Science with Education Education, History, Kiswahili, Literature in
English

SUBJECTS COMBINATIONS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH EDUCATION (EDI)

70. GG KS
CODE COMBINATION
71. RS LL
57. EC HS
72. RS FL
58. EC GG
73. RS KS
59. EC RS
74. EL LT
60. EC LL
61. EC KS
62. HS GG SUBJECTS
63. HS RS EC Economics
64. HS LL FL French Language
HS History
65. HS FL
EL English Language
GG Geography
CODE COMBINATION LT Literature in English
66. HS KS RS Religious Studies
67. GG RS KS Kiswahili
LL Luganda
68. GG LL
69. GG FL

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NB: (a) Any student who takes EL, LT, FL Chemistry Physics, Economics, Physical
cannot do EC and KS Education , Geography, *Biology,
(b) Any student who takes LL cannot Mathematics
do KS and FL *Students who take Biology continue with it
(c) In addition, all students take through to the final year.
the compulsory professional
Educational Subjects
(ii) Bachelor of Science with Education
Disciplines:

SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH EDUCATION

POSSIBLE KEY TO SUBJECT c. PEM

COMBINATIONS ABBREVIATIONS d. BCG
75. MT PE MT Mathematics e. MEG
76. MT PH PE Physical f. MEG
Education g. BC Foods & Nutrition (with a
principal passes in Biology &
77. MT CH CH Chemistry
Foods & Nutrition).
78. MT GE PH Physics
2. Except for physical Education, a
79. CH PH BG Biology candidate should have scored a principal
80. CH BG EC Economics pass in the chosen subject at A’ level.
81. BG PE GE Geography 3. Economics and Geography are taught in
82. EC MT the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences,
83. EC PE while the professional Educational
84. GE PE subjects (which are compulsory), are
taught in the Faculty of Education.
Notes:
1. All candidates should have obtained Regulations for Examinations and
at least two principal passes at A’ Awards
level in the following combinations to The general University regulations for
qualify for the Bachelor of Science with examinations and awards shall apply.
Education programme:
a. PCB
b. PCM

THE COURSES OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL

FOUNDATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

education and society, and apply these

The objectives of the courses offered in the in real educational issues;
Department are seen in terms of the objectives • to acquire favourable disposition in
of teaching various areas as indicated in the applying the knowledge and skills
paragraphs that follow. Broadly, however, by learned
the end of the programmes students should be Year I: Semester I CU
able:
General Theory of Comparative
• to acquire knowledge helpful in EDC 1101 1
Education
developing a critical awareness of Introduction to Economics of
educational problems and processes; EDE 1101 1
Education
• to acquire skills to analyze, evaluate Early Development of Informal
EDH 1101 1
and interpret the relationship between Education

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 Sociology of Education Theories ADMISSIONS 2005 AND BELOW
EDS 1101 1
and Practice
Year I: Semester I
Semester II
Sociology of Education, Theories
Introduction to Theory of EDS 1101 2
and Practices
Educational Administration &
EDA 1201 1 General Theory of Comparative
Mgt. EDC 1101 2
Education

Semester II
EDP 1201 Social Psychology 1 1
Introduction to theory of
Introduction to Sociology of
EDS 1201 1 Educational Administration and
Education EDA 1201 2
Mgt.
Year II: Semester I
EDC 2101 Education Policy Studies 1 Year II: Semester I
Introduction to Educational Development of Education in
EDE 2101 1 EDH 2101 2
Planning Uganda
Colonial and Post Independence Semester II
EDH 2101 1
Education
General Theory of Comparative
Year II: Semester II EDC 2201 2
Education
Education and Social Year III: Semester I
EDS 2201 1
Development
General Theory and Practice of
Philosophical Orientation to EDE 3101 2
EDP 2201 1 Economics of Education
Education
Year III: Semester II
Year III: Semester I
Philosophical Thought and Ethics
Administration and Principles of EDP 3201 2
EDA 3101 1 in Education
Education
Year III: Semester II
EDT 3201 Teachers Professional Ethics 2 1

COURSES OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Undergraduate Degree and Graduate Year II: Semester II
Diploma in Education (PGDE)
Educational Research,
PSE 2201
Measurement and evaluation 2
Year I: Semester I CU Year III: Semester I
PSE 1101 Introductory Psychology 2 PSE 3101 Special Needs Education 2
Year I: Semester II Year III: Semester II
PSE 1201 Social Psychology 2 PSE 3201 Guidance and Counseling 2
Year II: Semester I
PSE 2101 Human Learning and Instruction 2
PSE 2102 Human Growth and Development 2

DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM, TEACHING AND MEDIA

Undergraduate Degree (a) To provide the students with basic

And Graduate Diploma in Education
(GDE) Programmes
Curriculum And Instruction Course
The Main Objectives of the Courses in
Curriculum and Instruction are:
ideas and concepts in the new fields
of Curriculum Theory and Theory of
Instruction.
(b) To assist the students in acquiring basic
and functional skills in curriculum
designing and curriculum development.
(c) To train the students in the meaningful

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