Bachelor of Arts with Education

This revised programme is hinged on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number four; to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Africa Vision 2063 also emphasizes quality of education under goal number two “Well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology and innovation”. In line with the Uganda National Development Plan’s strategic objective of transmitting general and applied knowledge as well as skills development under the broad social sectors of education and sports, and skills development, this programme is intended to address the problem of a high student-teacher ratio in secondary schools and to make education more accessible to the rapidly growing number of Diploma graduates with the need to further their professional development in Education. The programme name has been revised from Bachelor of Arts Education to Bachelor of Arts with Education, as the programme deals with the component of the Humanities and that of Education on equal footing. The revised name shows explicitly that there are two components in the curriculum. In addition, there is a need to harmonize the nomenclature in the country, as has already been proposed by the National Council for Higher Education.

Overview

Code GEK
Duration 3 Years
Study time Weekend
Intake August

Entry Requirements

Principal passes in any two of the following subjects: Economics, Geography, Religious Education, History, Kiswahili and Literature in English obtained at the same sitting.

For English-Literature Double Main, a candidate should have a Principal Pass in Literature in English and a Principal Pass in any other A Level subject, while for Kiswahili Double Main, a Principal Pass in Kiswahili and in any other A Level subject is required.

Applications for admission to the Programme shall be based on the following entry schemes:
a). Direct entry
Holders of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) who will also have obtained two Principal Passes in any two of the subjects of Economics, Geography, Religious Education, History, Literature in English, Kiswahili, Entrepreneurship in the Advanced Level Certificate of Education (UACE) at the same sitting or its equivalent. For English-Literature Double Main, a candidate should have a Principal Pass in Literature in English and a Principal Pass in any other A Level subject, while for Kiswahili Double Main, a Principal Pass in Kiswahili and in any other A Level subject is required.

b). Diploma entry scheme
Holders of at least a credit diploma in Secondary Education with relevant Humanities teaching subjects or its equivalent

c). Mature age entry
Holders of the Mature Age Entry Certificate in relevant subjects obtained not more than two years ago.

d). Higher Education Access Certificate
Holders of the Higher Education Access Certificate in relevant Humanities-related academic disciplines.

Fees Structure

Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans)
1,000,000 2,000,000

Programme Structure

  • LH Lecture Hours
  • CH Contact Hours
  • TH Tutorial Hours
  • CU Credit Units

The programme shall consist of full-time study of lectures, practical and school practice, continuous assessment assignment or tests, semester examination and a research paper/dissertation to be presented in the second semester of the third year.

The programme will run under the semester where the academic year is composed of two (2) semesters and Recess Term. A semester is seventeen (17) weeks, fifteen (15) weeks being for teaching/learning and two weeks for examination. The duration of the Recess Terms for year (2) and year three (3) shall be used for school practice.
The Programme shall last at least three (3) years of two (2) semesters each to make a total of six (6) semesters. During the Recess Terms of the second and third years, students shall undertake a period of School Practice in recommended secondary schools or Primary Teachers’ Colleges. Each of the School Practice sessions shall last between 8 and 10 weeks.

Finally, it should be noted that the Programme is designed to be taught during WEEK DAYS or WEEKEND or on all these occasions concurrently. Teaching shall be blended, i.e. face-to-face and online.

How to Apply

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