Bachelor of Education (Teacher Education)
Students pursuing this program will require 40 units to graduate. From academic year 2015/16 the department will offer the newly revised Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree as a standalone programme subject to TCU approval.
Programme Summary
Programme Informations
- Holds Certificate of Secondary Examination (CSEE) or East African Certificate of Education (Cordially Level) or Equivalent with 0.7GPA and above in 7 best subjects or 5 passes Or 0.6 or 4 passes in CSEE and one of the following
Either
(i)Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with at least 0.7 GPA Obtained in 3 combination subjects, Or at least 2 passes
(ii) Education Diploma with at least 2.7 GPA or C average
- Holds certificate of foundation course with an average of B grade from recognised institutions including OUT.
- Degree or Advanced diploma holders who wish to join in this programme also qualify
CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS |
Level 1 | ||
OCP 100 | Introduction to Computer | 1 |
OFC 017 | Communication Skills | 1 |
OEP 101 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
OEF 101 | Philosophy of Education and Teaching | 2 |
OEF 102 | History and Sociological Aspects in Education | 2 |
| Courses from 2 Teaching Subjects | 6 |
Level 2 | ||
OEI 101 | Curriculum Development and Evaluation | 2 |
OET 200 | Teacher Professionalism and Classroom Practice | 2 |
OEI 208 | Teaching Practice | 2 |
| Courses from 2 Teaching Subjects | 6 |
Level 3 | ||
OEP 309 | Introduction to Educational Research | 2 |
OEM 201 | Educational Management and Leadership | 2 |
OET 303 | Field Study | 2 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Courses from 2 Teaching Subjects | 6 |
TOTAL | 40 | |
Electives for B. Ed-TE |
| |
OET 301 | Curriculum Development, Learning and Teaching Models | 2 |
OET 302 | HIV and Sexuality Education: Curriculum-based Approach | 2 |
Fees for Bachelor Degree of Education Teacher Educator (BED-TE) Programme.
NO |
ITEM | LOCAL (Tshs.) | EAC/SADC (USD) | NON SADC/EAC(USD) |
1 | Registration Fees | 30,000 | 30 | 30 |
2 | Examination paid per paper(Test and Examination) | 10,000 | 20 | 40 |
3 | Student Organization fees (annually) | 20,000 | 20 | 20 |
4 | Student Identity card | 20,000 | 20 | 20 |
5 | Quality Assurance Fee (annually) | 20,000 | 20 | 40 |
Tuition Fees per Unit (or per 10 credits) for BED-TE Programm
NO |
ITEM | LOCAL (Tshs.) | EAC/SADC (USD) | NON SADC/EAC(USD) |
1 | Theoretical course by distance mode | 60,000 | 40 | 80 |
2 | Teaching Practice | 100,000 | 70 | 140 |
NAME | CONTACTS |
Mdonya, Huniye Nkelego | Email: mdonya.nkelego@out.ac.tz |
The programme provides opportunities for student teacher educators to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in teacher education and training. Thus, learning outcomes of B.Ed-T.E. are that student teacher educators should be able to:
- Demonstrate professional qualities including being knowledgeable, resourceful, dependable, creative, organized, committed and high standard personal integrity.
- Develop strong and appropriate communication skills, critical awareness of classroom teaching and learning, management and problem solving skills.
- Develop strong scholarship ability in understanding of global perspectives in education and design and delivery of classroom instructions.
- Develop reflective teaching practice; and nurture collaborative working relationships with colleagues, senior educators and mentors.
- Develop values of respect and honesty in engaging with the views of others in public settings.
- Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in designing, developing, managing and evaluating educational programmes and projects.
- Develop awareness on HIV/AID and STDs and use appropriate skills in providing guidance and counselling to the learners and victims of these pandemic diseases.
- Develop skills on how to solve education related issues through scientific approach
The student studying this programme is assessed through the following three (3) ways:
v Courses which are non practical oriented the student is assessed through examinations, namely Main Timed Test (MTT) and Annual Examination (AE).In normal circumstances the students are required to attempt two questions out of three questions and four questions out of six questions for MTT and AE respectively. Candidates are required to write their names and registration numbers on MTT scripts while candidates are required to write their registration numbers only AE. MTT carries 30% while AE carries 70%. The student is regarded to have passed the course if he/she has the total marks of at least 40% in a particular course.
v Second, the assessment of BED-TE students is done through eight (8) weeks Teaching Practice (TP). Students are required to attend TP in two years, namely in second and third years of study. The total number of assessment for the two years is six [3 assessments each year – OEI 208A & OEI 208B for second year and third year respectively]. The current system of assessing TP is done by in three ways. First, there is an assessment done in the classroom by supervisor from OUT or appointed by the OUT. Second, a student teacher has to fill in the tasks that she/he performs within five working days of the week for the entire six weeks of TP within the logbook. At the end of six weeks the student is required to write a report by responding to questions within the Logbook and submit it to the head of a school or Institution [who should at least hold a first degree in education]. Lastly, the head of school/institution also has to write a report regarding the performance of the particular student during the entire six weeks of TP. The head of institution hands the logbook to the University through the TP region coordinator. Finally, both reports are marked by department members and uploaded on students SARIS. The distribution of scores for TP are shown in the table below
Table 4: TP Scores Distribution
Classroom Performance (%) |
Student Report (%) |
Head’s Report (%) |
Total (%) |
50 |
20 |
30 |
100 |
v Third is by conducting minor research. OET 303 which is the compulsory course in this programme requires each student to conduct field study. The student has to choose the topic in education and share with the programme coordinator before embarking on data collection and report writing. The field report (range from 25-40 pgs) is submitted to the programme coordinator for marking.


