Education Faculty
DEAN: Mr. Benjamin Kitha
Email: bkitha@magu.ac.mw
CURRICULAR TABLE
| Year 1 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||||
| SOS 1013 | Foundations of social studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| HIS 1013 | History of Malawi | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total for Semester 1 | 280 | 140 | 420 | 21.0 | |||||
| Year 1 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||||
| SOS 1023 | Population and reproductive health issues in Malawi | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| HIS 1023 | History of east and central Africa | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total for Semester 2 | 280 | 140 | 420 | 21.0 | |||||
| Year 2 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||||
| SOS 2013 | Life skills in education | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| SOS 2023 | Individual and society | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| HIS 2013 | Themes in Africa history | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total for Semester 1 | 280 | 140 | 420 | 21.0 | |||||
| Year 2 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||||
| SOS 2033 | Human rights and responsibilities | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| SOS 2043 | Cultural studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| HIS 2033 | Europe since 1879 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||||
| Total for Semester 2 | 240 | 120 | 360 | 18.0 | |||||
| Year 3 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||
| SOS 3013 | Citizenship studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| SOS 3023 | Environmental studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| HIS 3013 | Concepts of world civilization | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| MTH 3012 | Methods of teaching history 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 |
Course title |
Contact hours |
Credit hours |
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| 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 | ||
| SOS 3033 | Comparative government studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| SOS 3043 | Development studies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| HIS 3033 | A survey of world pre-history | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| MTH 3022 | Methods of teaching history 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 |
Contact hours |
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 | ||
| SOS 4013 | Development and underdevelopment in the third world | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| SOS 4023 | Global issues | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| THS 4013 | Thesis writing | 40 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | ||
| Total for semester 2 | 240 | 120 | 360 | 18.0 | |||