Maasai Mara University - Knowledge for prosperity - Bachelor of Education (Science)

Preamble

The market driven programme is designed to prepare globally competitive, efficient and effective secondary school teachers, leaders and managers capable of creatively and innovatively responding to the changing environment. The programme will also prepare the student teachers to respond to the demands of the teaching profession and inspire them to embrace research and development, community service and lifelong learning.

Goal

The programme is designed to produce innovative, professional secondary school teachers capable of driving the education sector towards achievement of the national goals.

Expected learning outcomes

The expected learning outcomes are to:

Impart teachers with theoretical, practical and pedagogical knowledge on subject content, and profession
Develop creative, innovative teachers and other education personnel capable of harnessing Information Communication Technologies.
Develop teachers’ awareness, understanding and commitment to professional ethics and conduct, emerging and contemporary issues.
Promote, create and nurture competence, integrity, honesty and moral uprightness in teacher education.
Foster teamwork, tolerance, perseverance and culture of peace through education.
Promote excellence, openness, and broad consultation and consensus building, efficiency and effectiveness.
Initiate and promote scholarship and research.
Improve teachers’ leadership and managerial skills.
Promote professional development of teachers.

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 (Y1S1)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CMJ 1100	COMMUNICATION SKILLS	3
ZOO 1100	HIV/AIDS AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES	3
PSY 1103	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
ECI 1103	INTRODUCTION TO TEACHER EDUCATION	3
MAT 1103	BASIC MATHEMATICS	3
MAT 1104	DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS	3
STA 1103	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I	3
PHY 1104	MECHANICS	3
PHY 1105	INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS	3
TOTAL		27

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 (Y1S2)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
COM 1200	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY	3
PSY 1204	INTRODUCTION TO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING	3
EDF 1203	HISTORY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 1206	LINEAR ALGEBRA I	3
MAT 1207	INTEGRAL CALCULUS	3
STA 1208	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II	3
PHY 1207	PROPERTIES OF MATTER	3
PHY 1208	GEOMETRICAL OPTICS	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 (Y2S2)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ENS 2100	ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS	3
REL 2100	PHILOSOPHY AND CRITICAL THINKING	3
ECI 2104	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	3
EDF 2104	PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 2109	LINEAR ALGEBRA II	3
MAT 2111	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
PHY 2110	VIBRATION AND WAVES	3
PHY 2111	ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2 (Y2S2)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ECI 2205	INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING	3
ECI 2206	EDUCATION MEDIA AND RESOURCES	3
PSY 2205	HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	3
MAT 2212	REAL ANALYSIS I	3
MAT 2214	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I	3
PHY 2214	PHYSICAL OPTICS	3
PHY 2213	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS	3
TOTAL		21

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 (Y3S1)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 3103	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS	3
ECI 3116	SUBJECT METHODS IN MATHEMATICS	3
ECI 3117	SUBJECT METHODS IN PHYSICS	3
PSY 3106	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
MAT 3117	ADVANCED CALCULUS	3
MAT 3118	COMPLEX ANALYSIS I	3
PHY 3119	DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	3
PHY 3117	MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 (Y3S2)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
BBM 3200	ENTREPRENEURIAL AND WORK SKILLS	3
ECI 3207	MEDIA PRACTICAL AND MICRO-TEACHING	3
EDF 3205	SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	3
EDA 3204	MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION RESOURCES	3
MAT 3223	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 3207	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II	3
PHY 3220	ELECTROMAGNETISM	3
PHY 3221	QUANTUM MECHANICS I	3
TOTAL		24
ECI 3229	TEACHING PRACTICE (TP)	6

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1 (Y4S1)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4105	EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP	3
PSY 4107	EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION	3
ECI 4113	ADULT EDUCATION	3
EDF 4106	INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION	3
MAT 4103	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
MAT 4105	MEASURE THEORY	3
PHY 4133	MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION	3
PHY 4141	HYDRO, GEOTHERMAL AND TIDAL ENERGY	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2 (Y4S2)

OPTION 1: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4206	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION AND PLANNING	3
EDA 4203	LEGAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
EDF 4207	GENDER AND EMERGING ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
EGC 4216	PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY IN COUNSELLING	3
MAT 4203	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 4204	COMPLEX ANALYSIS II	3
PHY 4244	STATISTICAL MECHANICS	3
PHY 4245	ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS	3
TOTAL		24

OPTION 2

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 (Y1S1)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CMJ 1100	COMMUNICATION SKILLS	3
ZOO 1100	HIV/AIDS AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES	3
PSY 1103	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
ECI 1103	INTRODUCTION TO TEACHER EDUCATION	3
MAT 1103	BASIC MATHEMATICS	3
MAT 1104	DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS	3
STA 1103	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I	3
CHE 1103	ATOMIC STRUCTURE	3
CHE 1104	PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I	3
TOTAL		27

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 (Y1S2)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOUR
COM 1200	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY	3
PSY 1204	INTRODUCTION TO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING	3
EDF 1203	HISTORY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 1206	LINEAR ALGEBRA I	3
MAT 1207	INTEGRAL CALCULUS	3
STA 1208	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II	3
CHE 1205	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	3
CHE 1207	ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 (Y2S1)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ENS 2100	ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS	3
REL 2100	PHILOSOPHY AND CRITICAL THINKING	3
ECI 2104	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	3
EDF 2104	PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 2109	LINEAR ALGEBRA II	3
MAT 2111	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
CHE 2108	ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND BONDING	3
CHE 2111	CHEMISTRY OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS	3
TOTAL		30

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2 (Y2S2)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ECI 2205	INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING	3
ECI 2206	EDUCATION MEDIA AND RESOURCES	3
PSY 2205	HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	3
MAT 2212	REAL ANALYSIS I	3
MAT 2214	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I	3
CHE 2214	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	3
CHE 2215	S- AND P-BLOCK ELEMENTS	3
TOTAL		21

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 (Y3S1)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 3103	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS	3
ECI 3116	SUBJECT METHODS IN MATHEMATICS	3
ECI 3118	SUBJECT METHODS IN CHEMISTRY	3
PSY 3106	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
MAT 3117	ADVANCED CALCULUS	3
MAT 3118	COMPLEX ANALYSIS I	3
CHE 3118	ORGANIC SYNTHESIS I	3
CHE3121	CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 (Y3S2)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
BBM 3200	ENTREPRENEURIAL AND WORK SKILLS	3
ECI 3207	MEDIA PRACTICAL AND MICRO-TEACHING	3
EDF 3205	SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	3
EDA 3204	MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION RESOURCES	3
MAT 3223	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 3207	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II	3
CHE 3226	CHEMICAL KINETICS	3
CHE 3227	STEREOCHEMISTRY AND CONFORMATIONAL STUDIES	3
TOTAL		24
ECI 3229	TEACHING PRACTICE (TP)	6

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1 (Y4 S1)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4105	EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP	3
PSY 4107	EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION	3
ECI 4113	ADULT EDUCATION	3
EDF 4106	INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION	3
MAT 4103	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
MAT 4105	MEASURE THEORY	3
CHE4136	CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS	3
CHE 4137	ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY	3
TOTAL		24

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2 (Y4 S2)

OPTION 2: MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4206	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION AND PLANNING	3
EDA 4203	LEGAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
EDF 4207	GENDER AND EMERGING ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
MAT 4203	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 4204	COMPLEX ANALYSIS II	3
CHE 4243	ELECTROCHEMISTRY	3
CHE 4240	PHOTOCHEMISTRY	3
TOTAL		21

OPTION 3

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 (Y1S1)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CMJ 1100	COMMUNICATION SKILLS	3
ZOO 1100	HIV/AIDS AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES	3
PSY 1103	INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
ECI 1103	INTRODUCTION TO TEACHER EDUCATION	3
BIO 1101	INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY	3
ZOO 1103	INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY	3
MAT 1103	BASIC MATHEMATICS	3
MAT 1104	DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS	3
STA 1103	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I	3
TOTAL		30

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 (Y1S2)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
COM 1200	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY	3
PSY 1204	INTRODUCTION TO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING	3
EDF 1203	HISTORY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 1206	LINEAR ALGEBRA I	3
MAT 1207	INTEGRAL CALCULUS	3
BOT 1202	SURVEY TO PLANT KINGDOM	3
ZOO 1204	GENERAL ZOOLOGY	3
BOT 1205	INTRODUCTION MICROBIOLOGY	3
TOTAL		30

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 (Y2S1)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ENS 2100	ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS	3
REL 2100	PHILOSOPHY AND CRITICAL THINKING	3
ECI 2104	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	3
EDF 2104	PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION	3
MAT 2109	LINEAR ALGEBRA II	3
MAT 2111	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
BIO 2108	CELL BIOLOGY	3
ZOO 2108	INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	3
BIO 2116	PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY	3
TOTAL		27

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2 (Y2S2)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ECI 2205	INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING	3
ECI 2206	EDUCATION MEDIA AND RESOURCES	3
PSY 2205	HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	3
MAT 2212	REAL ANALYSIS I	3
MAT 2214	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I	3
ZOO 2209	VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	3
BIO 2215	INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND BIOANALYSIS	3
TOTAL		21

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 (Y3S1)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 3103	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS	3
ECI 3116	SUBJECT METHODS IN MATHEMATICS	3
ECI 3119	SUBJECT METHODS IN BIOLOGY	3
PSY 3106	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
MAT 3117	ADVANCED CALCULUS	3
MAT 3118	COMPLEX ANALYSIS I	3
ZOO 3112	MAMMOLOGY	3
BIO 3101	PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	3
TOTAL		30

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 (Y3S2)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
BBM 3200	ENTREPRENEURIAL AND WORK SKILLS	3
ECI 3207	MEDIA PRACTICAL AND MICRO-TEACHING	3
EDF 3205	SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	3
EDA 3204	MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION RESOURCES	3
MAT 3223	ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 3207	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II	3
ZOO 3225	ANTHROPOD BIOLOGY	3
BOT 3202	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	3
ZOO 3233	ENTOMOLOGY	3
TOTAL		33
ECI 3229	TEACHING PRACTICE (TP)	6

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1 (Y4S1)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4105	EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP	3
PSY 4107	EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION	3
ECI 4113	ADULT EDUCATION	3
EDF 4106	INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION	3
MAT 4103	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I	3
MAT 4105	MEASURE THEORY	3
ZOO 4120	EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY	3
MIC 4211	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	3
ZOO 4221	ENVIRONMENT PHYSIOLOGY	3
TOTAL		27

YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2 (Y4S2)

OPTION 3: MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, EDUCATION

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDA 4206	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION AND PLANNING	3
EDA 4203	LEGAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
EDF 4207	GENDER AND EMERGING ISSUES IN EDUCATION	3
EGC 4216	PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY IN COUNSELLING	3
MAT 4203	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II	3
MAT 4204	COMPLEX ANALYSIS II	3
ZOO 4214	BIOINFORMATICS	3
BOT 4211	PLANT PATHOLOGY	3
TOTAL		24

OPTION 4

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 (Y1S1)