The ever-increasing number of graduates who hold Bachelor’s Degrees in Science and Arts subject eventually end up teaching. This situation leads to ineffective content delivery, hence contributing to poor performance in summative national examinations. This postgraduate programme will therefore provide an opportunity for such graduates to attain the professional qualification in the education sub-sector. Besides, the untrained teachers cannot easily access the PGDE training opportunities since most of the institutions offering similar programmes are based in the central region. The PGDE will then bring the services closure to those who would wish to attain professional qualification in education.
The PGDE of Muni University is aimed at:
(a) Providing participants with the requisite pedagogical knowledge and skills to be more
effective and competent teachers, lecturers or trainers. Thus, the main focus is to equip participants with good pedagogical practices in the design, delivery and evaluation of curricula.
(b) Equipping participants with critical self-reflection in relation to current international trends and challenges in pedagogy.
(c) Enabling participants to become familiar with the delivery of curricula to a variety of students, through several of delivery, in a wide range of contexts.
Course Description:
This course offers an introductory Psychology in the context of educational environment and
provides some detail on human behavior's and creativity.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the learner should be able to
i) State the meaning of Psychology and goals of studying Psychology
ii) Examine the concept of Abnormal psychology, categories, causes, symptoms and possible
remedies, mental disorders and what should be done about them. Treatment of abnormal
behavior
iii) apply scientific methods to problems of behavior and experience.
iv) Examine Health, stress and stress response, personality types and stress, coping and coping
mechanisms
Learning outcomes:
At the end of this course, the graduate can
i) State the meaning of Psychology and goals of studying Psychology
ii) Examine the concept of Abnormal psychology, categories, causes, symptoms and possible
remedies, mental disorders and what should be done about them. Treatment of abnormal behavior
iii) apply scientific methods to problems of behavior and experience.
iv) Examine Health, stress and stress response, personality types and stress, coping and coping mechanisms
- Teacher: Joyce Bukirwa
Brief Description
The first part of the course explores preparation and techniques of teaching secondary school students. It includes making schemes of work, lesson plans and lesson notes. It also explores the concept of learning, different types of learning styles and the role of the teacher in guiding the process. The second part of the course aims at enhancing the ability of student teachers to effectively assess the teaching and learning process. It provides an exposition of evaluation and various types of assessment used in secondary schools.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
(i) explain the concept of learning and describe the factors that affect learning
(ii) analyze the different learning styles and how these affect teaching methods
(iii) Analyse the concept of teaching as a profession and locate themselves as future professional teachers
(iv) plan and construct schemes of work and lesson plans
(v) select the vast teaching methods to use in teaching various topics/
(vi) apply the various classroom management and control strategies
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the graduate can:
i) explain the concept of learning and describe the factors that affect learning
ii) analyze the different learning styles and how these affect teaching methods
iii) Analyse the concept of teaching as a profession and locate themselves as future professional teachers
iv) plan and construct schemes of work and lesson plans
v) select the vast teaching methods to use in teaching various topics
vi) apply the various classroom management and control strategies
- Teacher: James Bigabwa Isingoma
Brief Description
This course is designed to introduce teacher trainees to economic theory and practice as it pertains to educational systems. The course relates general economic principles and theories to the context of education. This course is also designed to stimulate understanding of issues involved in planning the financing of education and managing of financial resources.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
(i) describe the major issues and problems relevant to the relationship between education and
economic growth.
(ii) explain the economic nature of education and the economic factors that affect educational
institutions.
(iii) demonstrate the approaches to educational planning.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, the graduate can:
(i) explain the major issues and problems relevant to the relationship between education and economic growth.
(ii) discuss the economic nature of education and the economic factors that affect educational institutions.
(iii) use the approaches to educational planning.
- Teacher: Paul Edabu
Course Description:
This course is designed to prepare students in understanding administration from the basics, theories, approaches, leadership, and general management of educational systems.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, the learner should be able to:
(i) describe the basic theories and concepts of Education in the context and framework of Uganda’s educational system.
(ii) develop the administrative insight thereby improving their administrative potential.
(iii) handle administrative tasks at any level of management, especially in Uganda’s educational system.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course, the graduate can:
(i) explain the theories and concepts of education in the context and framework of Uganda’s education system
(ii) develop administrative insights for handling administrative challenges
(iii) perform administrative tasks in any level of the Uganda’s education system
- Teacher: Polycarp Omara
Brief Description
The first part of this course covers the philosophy of education, and its contribution to the moral and ethical issues with emphasis on Uganda. The course content is selected in such a way that it forms a foundation for a critical/analytical approach to issues pertaining to education at micro and macro levels. The second part deals with the professional growth and development. It includes an analysis of relevant concepts and the issues important in professional teacher development and growth. The course also covers school supervision and School practice as refinement and reflection of their future practice as qualified teachers and the roles of other stakeholders in quality assurance.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
(i) analyze the nature and purpose of philosophy of education
(ii) enable the learner identify philosophical problems in education and try to solve them
satisfactorily and employ tools of logic for improving their thinking capacities to deter
fundamental error in argumentation and analysis
(iii) discuss the possibilities of staff development in Uganda
(iv) discuss the factors that promote and hinder teacher professional development
(v) trace the nature and evolution of supervision in Uganda and identify Government bodies charged
with supervision
(vi) demonstrate an understanding of what is expected of them during school practice.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the graduate can:
i) analyze the nature and purpose of philosophy of education
ii) enable the learner identify philosophical problems in education and try to solve them satisfactorily and employ tools of logic for improving their thinking capacities to deter fundamental error in argumentation and analysis
iii) discuss the possibilities of staff development in Uganda
iv) discuss the factors that promote and hinder teacher professional development
v) trace the nature and evolution of supervision in Uganda and identify Government bodies charged with supervision
vi) demonstrate an understanding of what is expected of them during school practice.
- Teacher: Leonny Kihembo
Brief Description
This course explores the influence of society on education. It analyses schooling the context of culture and structure. This course covers the basic concepts in sociology of education, the social support systems in education, the challenge of school dropout, the classroom environment and learning and the role of the teacher and the community in education. The course content is selected in such a way that it forms a foundation for understanding the critical sociological aspects of education.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
(i) acquire sociological knowledge in solving students’ problems
(ii) understand the society and environment in which he operates
(iii) understand the behavior of their learners and how best to support them in the learning process
(iv) demonstrate the relationship between education and societal development.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, the graduate can:
(i) use sociological knowledge in solving student’s problems
(ii) explain the society and environment in which he/she operates
(iii) discuss the behavior of the learners and how best to support them in the learning process
(iv) demonstrate the relationship between education and societal development.
- Teacher: Polycarp Omara
Brief Description
The first part of the course provides analysis of historical development of education in Uganda with particular reference to schooling and other agents of socialization viewed in their social, political and economic context. The second part exposes students to education systems of selected countries. Analysis of the aims, values and factors affecting education systems, issues and problems in education in different education systems is done.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
(i) familiarize him/herself with development of education system in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Uganda.
(ii) explore gender dynamics in education and their effects.
(iii) assess the various local and international intervention strategies in the education sector
(iv) compare the implementation of education in various countries with our education system.
(v) apply knowledge, skills and values acquired to facilitate educational innovations and reforms.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the graduate can:
(i) discuss the African indigenous education.
(ii) compare and contrast the western education system with the Ugandan education system.
(iii) discuss the government interventions in the education system of the country.
- Teacher: Paul Edabu
This course is a foundation course meant to empower teacher trainees in understanding the major elements of any school curriculum. It covers the concept of curriculum, its importance and its determinants. This course also provides prospective teachers with the strategies of designing, developing and implementing a curriculum. It focuses on the design, development and implementation of the curriculum. It also exposes the learners to the role of National Curriculum Development Centre.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, the learner should be able to:
(i) define the concept of curriculum and other related terms and the implications of the different definitions to classroom teacher.
(ii) explain the different curricular dimension and their relationships
(iii) identify determinants of a curriculum and their use at school and within the country
(iv) explain the different curricular models
(v) Describe the curriculum development and implementation process and identify the challenges faced by different stakeholders
(vi) examine the role of Uganda National Curriculum Development Centre in curriculum development.
- Teacher: James Bigabwa Isingoma