Education Faculty

DEAN: Mrs. Z. Namondwe

CURRICULAR TABLE

Year 1                         Course title  

       Contact hours

 

Credit hours

Semester 1
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 1013 Church and culture     40    20   60     3.0
MDC 1023 Old testament literature     40    20   60     3.0
EDF 1013 History of education in Malawi     40    20   60     3.0
EDF 1023 Communication skills for education     40    20   60 3.0
EDF 1033 Fundamentals of information system     40    20   60 3.0
REE 1013 Introduction to world religions     40    20   60 3.0
SOS 1013 Foundations of social studies     40    20   60 3.0
Total for Semester 1    280   140  420 15.0
Year 1                          

 

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Credit hours

Semester 2
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 1033 Essentials of Christianity     40    20   60    3.0
MDC 1043 Introduction to anthropology     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 1043 Philosophy of education     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 1053 Psychology of education     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 1063 Sociology of education     40    20   60    3.0
REE 1023 Christian theology     40    20   60    3.0
SOS 1023 Population and reproductive health issues     40    20   60    3.0
  Total for Semester 2    280   140  420 17.0
Year 2                          

 

                        Course title

 

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Credit hours

Semester 1
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 2013 Human development and relationships     40    20   60    3.0
MDC 2023 Christian world views     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 2013 Special needs education     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 2023 Instruction, media, and technology     40    20   60    3.0
REE 2013 African indigenous religions     40    20   60    3.0
REE 2023 Philosophy of religions     40    20   60    3.0
SOS  2013 Life skills education     40    20   60    3.0
Total for Semester 1    280   140  420 19.0
Year 2                          

 

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Credit hours

Semester 2
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 2033 New testament literature     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 2033 Testing, measurement, and evaluation     40    20   60    3.0
EDF 2043 General teaching methods     40    20   60    3.0
REE 2033 Islam     40    20   60    3.0
REE 2043 Sociology of religions     40    20   60    3.0
SOS 2033 Human rights and responsibilities     40    20   60    3.0
  Total for Semester 2    240   120  360 18.0

 

Year 3  

 

                        Course title

 

       Contact hours

 

Credit hours

Semester 1
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 3013 Effective public communications 40 20 60 3.0
EDF 3013 Curriculum studies 40 20 60 3.0
REE 3013 Religion and moral education 40 20 60 3.0
REE 3023 The Church: from Pentecost to the reformation 40 20 60 3.0
SOS 3013 Citizenship studies 40 20 60 3.0
MTR 3012 Methods of teaching religious education I 30 15 45 2.0
MTS 3012 Methods of teaching social studies I 30 15 45 2.0
Total for Semester 1     240   120   360 19.0
Year 3                          

 

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Credit hours

Semester 2
Course  code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 3023 Pentecost: Personal and community empowerment     40    20 60 3.0
EDF 3023 Education research methods 40 20 60 3.0
REE 3033 Christian ethics 40 20 60 3.0
REE 3043 The Church: from Pentecost to the reformation 40 20 60 3.0
SOS 3033 Comparative government studies 40 20 60 3.0
MTR 3022 Methods of teaching religious education II 30 15 45 2.0
MTS 3022 Methods of teaching social studies II 30 15 45 2.0
Totals for Semester 2 240 120 360 19.0
Year 4  

 

                    Course title

 

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Credit hours
Semester 1
Course code Lecture Practical Total
TPR 4018 Teaching practice       0    160 160 8.0
Total for Semester 1 0    160 160 8.0
Year 4
Semester 2  

 

Course title

 

Contact hours

Credit hours
Course code Lecture Practical Total
MDC 4013 Foundation for professional excellence 40 20 60 3.0
EDF 4013 Guidance and counselling 40 20 60 3.0
EDF 4023 Education, leadership and management 40 20 60 3.0
REE 4013 God, Humanity and science 40 20 60 3.0
REE 4023 Women, and ……………………. 40 20 60 3.0
THS 4013 Thesis writing 40 20 60 3.0
Total for semester 2     240       120        360 18.0