BEd Primary Education

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Programme Description

The Bachelor of Education Degree in Primary Education is designed to meet the needs of persons who are desirous of teaching in the primary/elementary school. It will involve having students meet the General Education requirements in Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural and Health Sciences (38 credits), education core courses (36 credits) and the major courses in education (66 credits). The latter include studies in child development, introduction to teaching, issues related to education, inclusive education, literacy, oral communication skills, curriculum development and methodology courses. There is also a practicum component. Students may pursue studies full time or part-time.

N.B. An Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of PEDU 290.

Programme Objectives

The programme is designed to provide students with the following:

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• a sound general education foundation in the areas of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and computers
• the skills to examine the theories surrounding child growth and development from birth to the middle years
• an understanding of the principles of teaching and the application of these principles in the primary classroom.
• An understanding of curriculum development, classroom testing and measurement and research based skills.
• the communication skills to utilize to the fullest the human, material and technical resources available in the primary school community
• knowledge of literacy and other content-based skills and the utilization of these skills in the classrooms
• the ability to cope with special needs children in the inclusive classroom
• a  basic understanding of the components of  Language and the applicability of this knowledge in the classroom
• opportunities to observe and participate in actual teaching situations
• the skills to engage in life-long learning for advancing academic and personal growth
• the knowledge and skills to pursue additional and higher qualifications in education at local and international institutions of higher learning 

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Programme Outline

Year I SEMESTER I
ENGL 112	College English I
COMP 102	Principles of Computing
SDSM 100	Student Development Seminar
ELECTIVE	Foreign Language I
MATH 127	Integrated Algebra I
EDUC 100	Understanding Child Growth/Dev.
Year I SEMESTER II
ENGL 113	College English II
PEDU 102	Primary Art Fundamentals
EDUC 105	Educational Foundations
MATH 128	Integrated Algebra II
ELECTIVE	Foreign Language II
Year I SEMESTER III
ELECTIVE	Religious Studies
PEDU 111	Introduction to Primary Education
HLTH 202	Health and Safety in Primary Education
Year II SEMESTER I
EDUC 202	Issues in Education
EDUC 205	Technology in the Classroom
ENGL 201	The Study of Language
SCIN 101	Integrated Science
SCIN 102	Integrated Science Lab
LITR 201	Pleasures of Children’s Literature
Year II SEMESTER II
ELECTIVE	Lower Division Social & Behavioural Science
PEDU 240	Primary Language Arts Methods I
PEDU 245	Primary Mathematics Methods I
PEDU 250	Primary Science Methods I
COMM 204	Oral Communication for Teachers
Year II SEMESTER III
MATH 169	Statistics I
PEDU 255	Primary Reading Methods I
Year III SEMESTER I
ELECTIVE	Upper Division Humanities
EDUC 270	Inclusive Education
PEDU 290	Primary Field Experience
EDUC 312	Strategies for Creative Learning
PEDU 260	Primary Classroom Management
Year III SEMESTER II
PEDU 375	Primary Mathematics Methods II
PEDU 365	Primary Language Arts Methods II
PEDU 302	Educational Assessment in Primary Educ.
EDUC 314	Educational Research
EDUC 310	Education and Society
Year III SEMESTER III
ELECTIVE	Upper Division Social & Behavioural Science
EDUC 370	Educational Psychology
Year IV SEMESTER I
PEDU 385	Primary Reading Methods II
PEDU 360	Primary Curriculum Design/Dev.
PEDU 380	Primary Science Methods II
PEDU 405	Primary Social Studies Methods II
EDUC 450	Ethics for Teachers
Year IV SEMESTER II
PEDU 490	Primary Education Teaching Practicum