Nkumba University School of Education, Humanities and Sciences Undergraduate Courses

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Arts with Education and Bachelor of Science with Education (Secondary)

These programmes are designed to prepare professionals and other prospective education students aspiring to become knowledgeable, skilled and competent teachers in the various fields at the level of Secondary Education. The programme content comprises of core professional course units as well as two electives according to the intended area of specialisation (Arts or Sciences). The structure of the two programmes is as shown below.

Core Course Units

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH PH CH CU
NUGAS31101	History of Education and
	Contemporary Issues		45	00	45	03
NUGAS31102	HIV/AIDS and Development		30	00	30	02
NUGAS31103	Communication Skills		30	00	30	02
NUGAS31104	Computer Literacy		15	30	30	02
Semester II
Code	Course Name			LH	PH	CH	CU
NUGAS31201	Curriculum Studies			30	00	30	02
NUGAS31202	Computer Applications			15	60	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH		PH	CH	CU
NUGAS32101	Philosophy and Practice of
	Education	45		00	45	03
NUGAS32102	Human Growth and
	Development	45		00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH	CU
NUGAS32201	Research Methodology	45		00	45	03
NUGAS32202	Teacher hood and
	Interactive Pedagogy	45		00	45	03
*NUGAS32203	School Practice	00	250		125	08
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name			LH		PH	CH	CU
NUGAS33101	Educational Assessment, Evaluation
	and Measurement				45	00	45	03
NUGAS33102	Governance, Policies and Financing				45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name			LH		PH	CH	CU

NUGAS33201	Cutting Edge Issues	45	00	45	03
NUGAS33202	Guidance and Counselling	45	00	45	03
*NUGAS33203	School Practice	00	250	125	08

Note:

*NUGAS32203 and *NUGAS33203 are done during the break of Second Year and Third Year Second Semester respectively.

ELECTIVES
English Language and Literature
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31106	Literary Appreciation	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31107	Language and Literature	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31108	Language Development	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31109	English Language Teaching
	Approaches	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31205	Oral Literature	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31206	Spoken English and Phonetics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31207	American Literature	45	00	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32103	Drama	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32104	Children’s Literature	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32105	Shakespeare	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32106	English in Use	30	00	30	02
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32203	Special Author	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32204	The Novel	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32205	The Short Story	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32206	Themes in African Literature	30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH CH CU
NUEAO33113	Teaching Materials Design
	and Production	30	00	30	02
NUEAO33104	Poetry	30	30	45	03

NUEAO33105	English Language Curriculum
	Studies	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33106	Themes in European
	Literature	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33203	Writing Skills Development	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33204	Greek Drama	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33205	Contemporary Literature	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33206	Language Teaching: Research	00	120	60	04
	Project
Geography
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31116	The Earth’s Physical
	Environment	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31117	Spatial Organization and the
	Human Environment	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31213	Analysis of Topographic Maps
	and Photo Interpretation	30	00	30	02
NUEAO31217	Systematic Geography of East
	Africa	30	00	30	02
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32114	Climatology	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32115	Rural Settlement and Land use	30	00	30	02
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32213	Geomorphology	30	00	30	02
NUEAO32214	Geography of Africa	30	00	30	02
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33103	Development of Modern
	Geography	30	00	30	02
NUEAO33114	Principles of Environmental
	Management	30	00	30	02

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33213	Systematic Geography of
	Uganda	30	00	30	02
NUEAO33214	Geography Teaching –Research
	Project	30	00	30	02

Religious Education
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31126	Comparative Religions	30	30	45	03
NUEAO31119	African Traditional Religions	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31214	Church History	30	30	45	03
NUEAO31215	Introduction to the Bible	30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32126	Religion and the Environment	30	30	45	03
NUEAO32125	Sociology of Religions	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32223	Old Testament	30	30	45	03
NUEAO32224	Religious Ethics	30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33123	New Testament	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33124	Religion, Peace + Justice	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33223	Religion and Science	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33224	Religious Teaching-Research
	Project	15	60	45	03

Computer Education
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEASO31136	Computer Literacy	30	30	45	03
NUEAO31127	Information Technology	30	30	45	03
NUEAO31118	Internet and Webpage Design	30	30	45	03

Semester II

Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31204	Data Structures		30	30	45	03
NUEAO31235	Microsoft Access		30	30	45	03
NUEAO31216	Computer Applications		30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32113	Operating Systems		30	30	45	03
NUEAO32135	Fundamental of Structured
	programming		30	30	45	03
NUEAO32136	Database Management Systems		30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32233	Database Design and Programmes		30	30	45	03
NUEAO32234	Data communication and
	Networks		30	30	45	03
NUEAO32215	Computer Teaching Methods		30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code		Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33133		Management of Information
		Systems	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33134		Computer Mathematics	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33115		Systems Analysis and Design	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code		Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33233		Object Oriented programming	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33234		Repairing and Maintenance of
		Computers	30	30	45	03
NUEAO33215		Instructional Design and
		Development	30	30	45	03
French
Year 1 Semester I
Code		Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31146		Basic French Grammar	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31137		French Phonetics	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code		Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31234		African Literature	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31245		French Civilization and Culture	45	00	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32123	French Translation Principles	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32144	French Poetry	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32243	Basic Linguistics	00	45	03	45
NUEAO32244	Francophone Literature	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33143	Advanced Linguistics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33144	French Linguistics	45	00	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33243	French Translation Application	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33244	French Teaching – Research	15	60	45	03
	Project
History
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31156	Historiography	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31147	History of East Africa to 1880	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31290	History of Africa	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31226	History of East Africa Since 1880	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32133	Transformation of Europe	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32145	History of South Africa	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32253	History of West Africa	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32254	World Revolutions	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU

NUEAO33153	History of Political Ideas and
	Thinkers	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33154	History of Uganda	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33253	Socio-Economic
	Transformation of East Africa	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33254	History Teaching-Research
	Project	45	00	45	03
Islam
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31166	Religions in the Present World	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31157	Introduction to the Study of the
	Qur’an	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31264	African Traditional Religions	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31250	Islamic Jurisprudence	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32143	Islamic Institutions and History of
	Islam in Uganda	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32154	Islamic Development in Africa	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32263	Ethics in Islam	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32264	Theology and Traditions of Islam	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33163	History of Muslim Education	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33164	Hadith Methodology and
	Literature	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33227	Sociology of Religion	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33232	Islamic Teaching- Research
	Project	45	00	45	03

Mathematics
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31186	Calculus	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31177	Statistics and Probability theory	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31284	Mechanics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31271	Linear Algebra	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32161	Partial differential calculus and
	Applications	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32174	Differential Equations	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32273	Numerical and Real Analysis	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32274	Vector Calculus	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33173	History of Mathematics Education
	in Uganda	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33174	Linear programming	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33263	Discrete Mathematics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33264	Mathematics Teaching- Research
	project	15	60	45	03
Agriculture
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31196	Soil and Water Biology	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31187	Water Harvesting and
	Conservation	45	00	45	03
NUEA031128	Sustainable Agriculture	45	00	45	03

Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31294	Land Tenure use planning
	and Management	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31285	Urban Farming and
	Horticulture	45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32173	Integrated Agricultural
	Production Systems	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32184	Agro Forestry	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32155	Soil and Water Management	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32116	Livestock and Poultry Farming	45	00	45	03
Semester II
NUEAO32283	Agro Ecosystem to Sustainability	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32284	Production Economics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32225	Agricultural Marketing	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32216	Post Harvest Management	45	00	45	03

Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH PH CH CU
NUEAO33183	Integrated Pest Management	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33184	Crop Production	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33125	Environment Management	45	00	45	03
NUEASO33276	Diary Production	45	00	45	03
Semester II
NUEAO33274	Agricultural Economics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33225	Farm Management	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33216	Agriculture Teaching Research
	Project	00	90	45	03
NUEAO33207	Pasture Management	45	00	45	03
NUEA033208	Agricultural Mechanisation	45	00	45	03
Luganda
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31191	Ennyanjula y’essomo ly’Oluganda	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31197	Amateeka n’enkozesa y’Oluganda	45	00	45	03
Semester II
NUEAO31274	Nnamaloboozi w’Oluganda
	n’enjogera yaalwo	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31295	Enzimba y’ebigambo, emboozi
	n’amakulu mu Luganda	45	00	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO32183	Essomo ly’ebiyiiye n’abantu
	abalafuubanidde ennyo Oluganda	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32194	Emisono n’okunyumisa
	Oluganda	45	00	45	03

Semester II
NUEAO32297	Kannabiyiiye w’Abaganda
	n’okusoma bwino	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32299	Okufunza, Okukyusa
	n’okuwandiika Oluganda	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33193	Okuyiiya ebinyuma mu
	Luganda n’amagezi g’abedda	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33195	Engero n’emboozi empanvu	45	00	45	03
Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO33283	Ennono n’enkulaakulana
	y’Oluganda n’empooma
	yaalwo	45	00	45	03
NUEAO33285	Okunoonyereza n’ensomesa
	y’Oluganda	45	00	45	03
Economics
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUEAO31192	Introductory Micro Economics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO31181	Introduction to Mathematics
	and Statistics	45	00	45	03
Semester II
NUEAO31266	Principles of Development
	Economics		45	00	45	03
NUEAO31275	Introductory Macro Economics		45	00	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH CH			CU
NUEAO32193	International Economics	45	00	45		03
NUEAO32134	Labour Economics	45	00	45		03

Semester II
NUEAO32293	Monetary Economics	45	00	45	03
NUEAO32295	Industrial Economics	45	00	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUEAO33191	Project Planning and
	Management	45	00		45	03
NUEAO33180	Agricultural Economics	45	00	45		03
Semester II
NUEAO33273	Economics Planning and Policy	45	00	45		03
NUEAO33286	Economics Teaching – Research
	Project	15	60	45		03
Kiswahili
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUEAO31193	Language Studies in Kiswahili
	for Teachers	45	00		45	03
NUEAO31182	Language Acquisition and
	Learning	45	00		45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUEAO31254	Phonetics and Phonology of
	Kiswahili	45	00		45	03
NUEAO31265	Introduction to Kiswahili
	Literature	45	00		45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH		CU
NUEAO32163	Analysis and Teaching of the
	Novel	45	00		45	03
NUEAO32124	Children’s Literature	45	00	45		03
Semester II
NUEAO32292	Translation and Interpretation in
	Kiswahili	45	00	45		03
NUEAO32296	Creative Writing and Classroom
	Methods	45	00	45		03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH	CU
NUEAO33192	Research Report	45	00		45	03
NUEAO33181	Analysis of Poetry in Kiswahili	45	00		45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO33277	Analysis of Drama in Kiswahili	45		00		45		03
NUEAO33287	Comparative Linguistics in
	Kiswahili	15		00		45		03
Entrepreneurship
Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO31194	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	15		60		45		03
NUEAO31183	Thematic Financial Management	15		60		45		03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO31244	Project Planning	15		60		45		03
NUEAO31255	Business Economics	15		60		45		03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO32153	Production, Purchasing and
	Marketing Management	45		00		45		03
NUEAO32160	Human Resource Management	30		30		45		03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO32294	Business Supervision	30		30		45		03
NUEAO32298	Trade	15		60		45		03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH		PH		CH		CU
NUEAO33194	Business and its Environment	30		30		45		03
NUEAO33182	Costing	30		30		45		03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH		CH		CU
NUEAO33275	Principles of Management	30	30		45		03
NUEAO32288	Entrepreneurship – Research
	Project	15	60			45		03

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Arts with Education (Primary)

This programme is intended to uplift the quality of primary school teachers by equipping them with knowledge and skills to handle primary school curriculum. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUAEP31101	Updated Teacher, Roles
	Status and Skills	30	30	45	03
NUAEP31102	Legal Framework and
	Analysis of Sectoral Reports	30	30	45	03
NUAEP31103	Primary School Education	30	30	45	03
NUAEP31104	HIV/AIDS and The Primary
	School Child	30	30	45	03
NUAEP31105	Communication Skills	30	30	45	03
NUAEP31106	Education for Sustainable
	Development	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUAEP31201	Study and Research Skills		30	30	45	03
NUAEP31202	Computer Literacy		30	30	45	03
NUAEP31203	Review of Current Pedagogics		30	30	45	03
NUAEP31204	Learning Styles Analysis and
	Enhancement		30	30	45	03
NUAEP31205	Curriculum Specialisation 1		30	30	45	03
NUAEP31206	Curriculum Specialisation 2		30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUAEP32101	Computer Applications		30	30	45	03
NUAEP32102	Classroom Discourse and Sign
	Language		30	30	45	03
NUAEP32103	Research Studies in Teacher
	Effectiveness		30	30	45	03
NUAEP32104	Developing Life, Health and Safety
	Skills		30	30	45	03
NUAEP32105	Curriculum Specialization 1		30	30	45	03
NUAEP32106	Curriculum Specialization 2		30	30	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH CU
NUAEP32201	The Evolution of the Primary School
	Curricula	30	30	45	03
NUAEP32202	Production and Utilization of Quality
	T/Learning Materials Portfolio)	15	60	45	03
NUAEP32203	Special Needs Management Skills	30	30	45	03
NUAEP32204	Human Rights and Civic Education	30	30	45	03
NUAEP32205	Curriculum Specialization 1	30	30	45	03
NUAEP32206	Curriculum Specialization 2	30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH PH CH			CU

NUAEP33101	Development of Teacher
	Performance Assessment Skills and
	Reflective Pedagogy		30	30	45	03
NUAEP33102	Mentoring and Guidance		15	60	45	03
NUAEP33103	Enhancing Teacher Quality Traits
	Development		30	30	45	03
NUAEP33104	Curriculum Specialization 1		30	30	45	03
NUAEP33105	Curriculum Specialization 2		30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUAEP33201	Peace and Reconciliation
	Advocacy	30	30	45	03
NUEP33202	Teacherhood and
	Empowerment	30	30	45	03
NUEP33203	School Network Strategies,
	Benefits and Challenges	30	30	45	03
NUAEP33204	Quality Audit Development
	and a Quality Primary
	School	30	30	45	03
NUAEP33205	Curriculum Specialization 1	30	30	45	03
NUAEP33206	Curriculum Specialization 2	30	30	45	03

Bachelor of Education (Secondary 2 Years)

This programme is meant for Diploma holders in education who intend to upgrade to a degree. This programme reflects on current practises and instructional methods with a view to improve pedagogy. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED31101	Updating Teacher Roles, Status
	and Knowledge Skills	30	30	45	03
NUBED31102	HIV/AIDS and the Adolescent	30	30	45	03
NUBED31103	Computer Literacy	30	30	45	03
NUBED31104	Review of Curriculum Trends
	and Pedagogies	30	30	45	03
NUBED31105	Curriculum Specialisation 1	30	30	45	03
NUBED31106	Curriculum Specialisation 2	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED31201	Study and Research Skills	30	30	45	03
NUBED31202	Computer Applications	30	30	45	03
NUBED31203	Teaching Quality of the Core
	Curriculum Subjects	30	30	45	03
NUBED31204	Curriculum Specialisation 1	30	30	45	03
NUBED31205	Curriculum Specialisation 2	30	30	45	03
NUBED31206	Special Needs Skills
	Development	30	30	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED32101	Curriculum Specialization 1	30	30	45	03
NUBED32102	Curriculum Specialization 2	30	30	45	03
NUBED32103	Teaching Resource Development
	and Utilisation	30	30	45	03
NUBED32104	Research Studies in Teacher
	Education	30	30	45	03
NUBEDS32105	Challenges to Professional Ethics
	and Practices	30	30	45	03
NUBED32106	Critical Partnerships, Optimization
	Strategies	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED32201	Curriculum Specialization 1	30	30	45	03
NUBED32202	Curriculum Specialization 2	30	30	45	03
NUBED32203	Teacher Empowerment Steward-
	ship and Community Service	30	30	45	03
NUBED32204	Establishing a Secondary School –
	Case Study in Entrepreneurship	30	30	45	03
NUBED32205	Quality Audit Unit Development
	and Teacher Performance	30	30	45	03
NUBED32106	ICT and Cutting Edge Issues	30	30	45	03

NUBEDP31205: Curriculum Specialisation 1: English Language /Literature (Primary) Degree

Electives

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED31105	Introduction to the Study of
	Language	30	30	45	03
NUBED31106	English as a Medium	30	30	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH		PH	CH CU
NUBED31107	Listening and Speaking		30	30	45	03
NUBED32208	Approaches in Teaching English
	as a Second Language		30	30	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH CH			CU
NUBED32105	English Grammar	30	30	45		03
NUBED32206	Reading Skills	30	30	45		03

Semester II

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED32107	Children’s Literature	30	30	45	03
NUBED32208	Writing Skills	30	30	45	03

Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED33105	Literary Classics	30	30	45	03
NUBEDP33206	Creative Writing and Oral
	Literature	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBED33107	Learning/Teaching Resources	30	30	45	03
NUBED33208	Testing, Measurement and
	Evaluation	30	30	45	03

Bachelor of Early Childhood Care and Development

The programme is designed to equip students with skills in the discipline of childhood care and development. It is also intended to enlarge children’s lobby group required to generate momentum for what is otherwise a neglected sector. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD31101	Computer Literacy	30	30	45	03
NUECD31102	HIV/AIDS and Children	30	30	45	03
NUECD31103	Communication Skills	30	30	45	03
NUECD31104	Research Methods	30	30	45	03
NUECD31105	Child Care Terrain and
	Observation	30	30	45	03
NUECD31106	Childcare Doctrines and Practices	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD11201	Computer Applications	30	30	45	03
NUECD31202	Wellness Child Safety
	Development and Health	30	30	45	03
NUECD31203	Intelligence and Learning:
	Theories and Practices	30	30	45	03
NUECD31204	Child Development: Physical
	and Emotional	30	30	45	03
NUECD31205	Child Development: Cognitive
	and Spiritual	30	30	45	03
NUECD31206	The Legal and Learning
	Framework and Data	30	30	45	03

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD32201	Indigenous Art Values and Life Skills
	Development	30	30	45	03

NUECD32102	Oracy Skills Development			30	30	45	03
NUECD32103	Numeracy Skills Development			30	30	45	03
NUECD32104	Literacy Skills Development			30	30	45	03
NUECD32105	Education for Sustainable Development			30	30	45	03
NUECD32106	Reading: Shapes, Phonics, Picture Stories			30	30	30	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD32201	Research Studies in Early
	Childhood	30	30	45	03
NUECD32202	Aptitude Development
	(Games, Materials and Media	30	30	45	03
NUECD32203	Nature and Science Laws for
	Children	30	30	45	03
NUECD32204	Identifying and Caring for
	Children with Disability	30	30	45	03
NUECD32205	Child to Child Project
	Linkages and Challenges	30	60	45	03
NUECD32206	Character and Personality
	Development	30	30	45	03
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD33101	Studio and Display Skills
	Development	30	30	45	03
NUECD33102	Learning Games, Materials and
	Media.	30	30	45	03
NUECD33103	Reading and Re-telling Stories	30	30	45	03
NUECD33104	Internship/Attachment
	Experience	00	120	120	08
NUECD33105	Thematic Based Reading and
	Writing	00	90	45	03
NUECD33106	Evaluating Children’s Work	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUECD33201	Psycho Pathology	30	30	45	03
NUECD33202	Children Related NGOs and
	their Functions	30	30	45	03
NUECD33203	Child Abuse	30	30	45	03
NUECD33204	Providers Performance Skills,
	Tasks and Traits	30	30	45	03
NUECD33205	Parenting and Mentoring Skills
	Development	30	30	45	03
NUECD33206	Establishing a Functional Child
	Care Centre and the
	Stakeholders Forum	30	30	45	03

Bachelor of Science in Journalism

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON31101	History and Development of
	Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON31102	Introduction to Mass
	Communication and Journalism	15	60	75	05
NUJON31103	Media and Society	15	60	75	05
NUGAS31104	Communication Skills	45	00	45	05
NUGAS31105	Computer Literacy	15	60	75	05
NUJON31106	Kiswahili/French	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON31201	Introduction to Radio
	Journalism	15	60	75	03
NUJON31202	Introduction to T.V. Journalism	15	60	75	03
NUJON31203	Introduction to Photo
	Journalism	15	60	75	03
NUJON31204	Computer Applications	15	60	75	03
NUJON31205	Kiswahili/French	15	60	75	03
NUJON31206	Newspaper and magazine
	Writing	15	60	75	03
NUJON31207	Orientation tour (40 hrs)	00	180	90	06
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON32101	Development Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON32102	Advertising	45	00	45	03
NUJON32103	Research Methods	45	00	45	03
NUGAS31203	Applied T.V./Radio Production	15	60	75	03
NUJON32105	Computer Design and Graphics	15	60	75	03
NUJON32106	Kiswahili/French	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON32201	Media Law	45	00	45	03
NUJON32202	Human Rights and Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON32203	Professional Practices and
	Challenges in Journalism	15	60	75	03
NUJON32204	Online Journalism	15	60	75	03
NUJON32205	Advanced T.V./Radio
	Production(Selective)	15	60	75	03
NUJON32206	Kiswahili/French	45	00	45	03
NUJON32207	Internship	00	250	125	08

Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON33101	Gender Issues in Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON33102	The Art of Public Speaking	15	60	75	03
NUJON33103	Public Affairs Reporting	45	00	45	03

NUJON33104	Public Relations	15	60	75	03
NUJON33105	Specialised Writing	15	60	75	03
NUJON33106	Kiswahili/French	45	00	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUJON33201	Environmental Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON33202	Entrepreneurship in Journalism	45	00	45	03
NUJON33203	Editing and Proof reading	15	60	75	03
NUJON33204	Applied Research Methods in Journalism and
	Information Management	15	60	75	03
NUJON33205	Contemporary Media Issues	45	00	45	03
NUJON33206	Kiswahili/French	45	00	45	03
NUJON33207	Internship	250	125	08	00

Note

*Placement in Newspaper Companies, Radio and T.V. Stations is done twice in a year at the end of the second and the third year respectively.

*NUGAS31104 and NUGAS31105 are studied together with students offering Education.

Bachelor of Arts in Counselling

This is a three years programme equipping students with diverse community and institutional counselling skills. Students who wish to work with families or institutions dealing with rehabilitation of anti-social behaviours. The structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUDES31106	HIV / AIDS and Development	30	30	45	03
NUGAS31103	Communication Skills	15	60	45	03
NUDES31104	Introduction to Psychology	15	60	45	03
NUBCO31104	Computer Literacy	15	60	45	03
NUBCO31105	Introduction to the field of
	Counselling	15	60	45	03
NUBCO31106	Ethical and Legal Issues in
	Counselling	15	60	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO31201	Computer Application	15	60	45	03
NUBCO31202	Counselling Process and
	Techniques	30	30	45	03
NUBCO31203	Principles of Guidance	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31204	Entrepreneurship in
	Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31205	Laboratory in Counselling	00	90	45	03
NUBCO31206	Human Growth and
	Development	30	30	45	03
*NUBCO31207	Block Field Placement	00	250	125	08

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO32101	Theories of Counselling	15	60	45	03
NUBCO32102	Group Counselling	30	30	45	03
NUBCO32103	Multi – Cultural Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO32104	Stress and Stress Management	30	30	45	03
NUBCO32105	Laboratory in Counselling	00	90	45	03
NUBCO32106	Values Education and Anti –
	Social Behaviour Counselling	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO32201	Research Methodology	15	60	45	03
NUBCO32202	Laboratory in Counselling	30	30	45	03
NUBCO32203	Career Counselling Over the
	life Span	45	00	45	03
NUBCO32204	Crisis and Trauma Counselling	30	30	45	03
NUBCO32205	Foundations of School
	Counselling	00	90	45	03
*NUBCO32206	Block Field Placement	00	250	125	08
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO33101	Personality and Individual
	Differences	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33102	Social Psychology	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33103	Measurement and Evaluation	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33104	Counselling Special Populations	15	60	45	03
NUBCO33105	Psychopathology	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33106	Laboratory in Counselling	30	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO33201	Child and Adolescent
	Counselling	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33202	Marriage and Family
	Counselling	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33203	Pastoral Health Care and HIV
	Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33204	Psychosexual Issues in
	Counselling	15	60	45	03
NUBCO33205	Psychometric	30	30	45	03
NUBCO33206	Laboratory in Counselling	15	60	45	03
*NUBCO33207	Block Field Placement	00	250	125	08

Note

*NUBCO31207, *NUBCO32206, and *NUBCO33207 is conducted during the break of the second semester in first, second and third year respectively.

Bachelor of Science Psychology Guidance and Counselling

This programme is designed for students who wish to specialise in psycho-social issues and counselling special populations in institutions, health centres and well as offering pastoral health care to the sick. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUGAS31103	Communication Skills	45	00	45	03
NUBED31102	Computer Literacy	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31103	Introduction to Development
	Psychology	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31104	Introduction to the Field of
	Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31105	Ethical Code and Legal Issues	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31106	Concurrent Fieldwork	15	00	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO31201	Computer Application	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31202	Counselling Process and Techniques
	in Psychology	45	00	45	03
NUCBD33203	Guidance and Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31203	Theories of Psychology Guidance
	and Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31204	Marriage and Family Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO31205	Community Psychology Guidance
	and Counselling	15	60	45	03
NUBCO31206	Group Image Psychology Guidance
	and Counselling	45	00	45	03
*NUBCO31207	Block Field Work Placement	00	250	125	08
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO32101	Human Behaviour, Growth and
	Development	45	30	45	03
NUBCO32102	Foundations of School in
	Psychology, Guidance and
	Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO32103	Multi-Cultural in Psychology
	Guidance and Counselling	45	30	45	03
		45	30	45	03
NUBED32104	Individual Differences and
	Personality	45	30	45	03
NUBCO32105	Introduction to Social Psychology	45	30	45	03
NUBCO32106	Laboratory in Psychology
	Guidance and Counselling	15	60	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name		LH PH CH CU

NUBCO32201	Child and Adolescent Psycho-logy Guidance
	and Counselling			30	00	45	03
NUBCO32202	Psychometrics in Psychology Guidance and
	Counselling			30	00	45	03
NUBCO32203	Sexual Issues in Psychology Guidance and
	Counselling			30	00	45	03
NUBCO32204	Clinical Psychology			15	00	45	03
NUBED32205	Research Methods			30	00	45	03
NUBCO33206	Psychosocial Issues			15	60	45	03
NUBCO32207	Block Field Placement			00	250	125	08
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO33101	Mental Health and Mental Hygiene	45	30	45	03
NUBCO33102	Crisis and Trauma Management	45	30	45	03
NUBCO33103	Human Rights and Psychology
	Guidance and Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33104	Psychology Guidance and
	Counselling for Special
	Populations	45	30	45	03
NUBCO33105	Psychopathology	45	30	45	03
NUBCO33106	Sociometric Experimental
	Psychology Guidance and
	Counselling	45	30	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCO33201	Entrepreneurship in Psychology
	Guidance and Counselling	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33202	Stress Management	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33203	Pastoral Health Care and
	HIV/AIDS	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33204	Career Guidance	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33205	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	45	00	45	03
NUBCO33206	Psychology Guidance and
	Counselling for the Geriatrics	45	60	45	05
NUBCO33207	Block Field Placement	00	250	125	08

Note

*NUBCO 31207, *NUBCO32207, and *NUBCO33207 is conducted during the break of the second semester in first, second and third year respectively

Bachelor of Arts in Community Disability Studies

The programme is designed to expose students to both theoretical and practical experiences in relation to disability. The programme produces people with requisite knowledge, attitudes and skills in disability to play diverse roles, advocacy sensitization, education and training; policy advisors; policy formulation and implementation; development agent; service providers; civic and religious leaders etc. The programme structure is

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS31101	Computer Applications	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31102	Disability and Inclusion	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31103	HIV/AIDS and development	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31104	Communication skills	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31105	Introduction to psychology	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31106	Introduction to Sociology	30	30	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS31201	Education and disability	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31202	Community Based
	Rehabilitation	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31203	Human Rights and
	Legislation.	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31204	Social Services	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31205	Sociology of Organisations	30	30	45	03
NUCDS31206	Research Methodology	30 30		45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS32101	Project Planning and
	Management	30	45	03	03
NUCDS32102	Human Growth and
	Development	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32103	Guidance and Counselling	30	00	45	03
NUCDS32104	Social Policy and Planning	45	30	45	03
NUCDS32105	Functional Adult Education and
	Disability	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32106	Communication and Disability	30	30	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS32201	Participatory Rural Appraisal	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32202	Sustainable Development	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32203	Community Based Health Care	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32204	Counselling Special Populations	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32205	Ethics and Disability	30	30	45	03
NUCDS32206	Community Attachment	00	250	125	08

Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS33101	PWDs Service Delivery Models	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33102	Gender and Disability	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33103	Health Care and Disability	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33104	Community mobilization	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33105	Introduction to Principles of Accounts	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33106	Entrepreneurship	30	30	45	03

Year 3 Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUCDS33201	Understanding Disability
	Categories	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33202	Children and women with
	Disabilities	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33203	Public Policy Development and
	Management	30	30	45	03
NUCDS33204	Disability and Technology	15	60	45	03
NUCDS33205	Research Report	00	90	45	03
NUCDS33206	Community Attachment	00	250	125	08

Note;

*NUCDS31106 is the same code as NUDES31103 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS31203 is the same code as NUSOD31203 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS31204 is the same code as NUSOD31204 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS31205 is the same code as NUSOD31206 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS32101 is the same code as NUSOD32103 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS32104 is the same code as NUSOD32104 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS32201 is the same code as NUSOD32201 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS32202 is the same code as NUSOD32203 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS32203 is the same code as NUSOD32204 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied. *NUCDS33203 is the same code as NUSOD332 in the School of Social Science from where it is studied.

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