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Postgraduate Diploma in Education(PGDE)

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education course is designed to provide pedagogical knowledge and teaching skills to individuals with non education degrees or recognized advanced diplomas aspiring to get professional qualification in teaching

Programme Summary

Course Name:Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Course Initials:  PGDE
Duration:  1-3 year
Total Units:  32
Mode of Deliverence: Blended Mode
 

Programmes Informations

A candidate aspiring for admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programme

should hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma from a recognized institution

A candidate doing Postgraduate Diploma in Education shall take a total of minimum 20 units and a maximum of 32 units.  PGDE students are categorized into three groups/streams;

i. Stream A (20 units):
Applicants with two teaching subjects but lacking education courses to qualify them as professional teachers.

ii. Stream B (26 units):
Applicants with only one teaching subject. These applicants are supposed to take both education courses and some more 6 units of the subject that they are missing.

iii. Stream C (32 units):
Applicants without any teaching subject. They are supposed to take education courses (20 units) plus other 12 more units (6 from each teaching subject) to qualify as professional teachers.

Course
title

Course codes

Equivalent Code

Units

TCU CREDITS

Introduction to Open and Distance Learning

OEA 501

OEA 302

2

20

Introduction
to Research in Education

OEP
502

OEP 309

2

20

Philosophy of Education
and Teaching

OEF
503

OEF 101

2

20

History and Sociological
Aspects in Education

OEF
504

OEF 102

2

20

Curriculum
Development and Evaluation

OEI
505

OEI 101

2

20

Educational
Management and Leadership

OEM
506

OEM 201

2

20

Introduction
to Educational Psychology

OEP
509

OEP 101

2

20

Independent
study

OEP
508

 

2

20

Teaching
Practice 1

OEI
512 A

OEI 208A

1

10

Teaching
Practice 2

OEI
512 B

OEI 208B

1

10

PLUS TWO of the following Teaching
Methods Courses

 

Chemistry  teaching methods

 OEI 530

OEI 230

1

10

Physics
teaching methods

OEI  531

OEI 231

1

10

Biology
teaching methods

OEI
533

OEI 232

1

10

History
teaching methods

OEI
534

OEI 234

1

10

Geography
teaching methods

OEI
535

OEI 235

1

10

Civics/
General Studies teaching methods

OEI
537

OEI 237

1

10

English
Language teaching methods

OEI
538

OEI 238

1

10

Literature
in English teaching methods

OEI
539

OEI 239

1

10

Kiswahili
teaching methods

OEI
540

OEI 240

1

10

Business  Studies Teaching Methods

OEI
541

OEI 241

1

10

Economics
Teaching Methods

OEI
542

OEI 242

1

10

Home
Economics Teaching Methods

OEI
543

OEI 243

1

10

Mathematics
Teaching Methods

OEI
544

OEI 244

1

10

 ICT Teaching Methods

OEI
545

OEI 245

1

10

 

TOTAL
for stream A

(Applicants
with two teaching subjects

  

20

200

 

TOTAL
for stream B

(Applicants
with only one teaching subject)

  

26

260

 

TOTAL
for stream C

(Applicants
without any teaching subjects)

  

32

320

1.1
General fees for the programme

S/N

ITEM

LOCAL
(TSH)

EAC/SADC

(USD)

NON
SADC

(USD)

1

Registration
Fees

 

30.000

30

30

2

Examination
fees paid per paper

(Test
& Exam)

20,000

40

60

3

Student
Organization fees (annually)

20,000

20

20

4

Student
Identity card

20,000

20

20

5

Plagiarism fee

20,000

20

20

 6

Quality
Assurance Fee (annually)

20,000

20

40

 

1.2
Tuition fees per unit (or per 10 credits) for PGDE programme.

S/N

ITEM

LOCAL
(TSH)

EAC/SADC

(USD)

NON
SADC

(USD)

1

Theoretical
course by distance mode

60,000

40

80

2

Theoretical
Course by Face to face

90,000

60

120

3

Teaching
practice

100,000

70

140

4

Project/Independent
study

100,000

70

140

 

NAMECONTACTS
Ms. Prisca Mbogo

Email: prisca.mbogo@out.ac.tz

Mobile: +255752237500

Upon successful completion of the programme it is expected that a candidate shall have acquired the following competences;

  1. Knowledge:

Ability to;

  • Relate philosophy with educational issues and analyse philosophy of education and teaching as a foundation of teaching profession.
  • Analyse the various social and cross-cutting issues relating to education and its provision.
  • Identify trends and practices in education across time and different regions or countries.
  • Describe different methods of research used in education
  • Demonstrate knowledge and an understanding on how to use a variety of teaching methods and techniques in his/her subject of specialization.
  • Use different curriculum models and techniques in implementing curriculum and evaluating learners’ progress.
  1. Skills:

Ability to;

  • Apply leadership skills and education management and administration principles in classroom management and managing schools.
  • Apply research methods and procedures in solving education problems
  • Construct authentic learning assessment instruments for assessing and measuring academic achievement of learners.

Translate educational psychology theories into pedagogical considerations including learners’ cognitive and behavioural development

THE PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT

Candidates will be evaluated by using the following criteria.

 

·         Timed Test carrying 30%

·         Final Examination carrying 70%

·         Teaching Practice carrying 100%

·         Independent study and report carrying 100%