Overview
Faculty of Education and Resources Development
(FERD) is one of the six faculties established by the Chuka University Council
to offer various Degree and Diploma Programmes in Education. The faculty
endeavors to promote academic excellence and holistic transformation for the
development of humanity and society by offering competitive, client driven
academic programmes. Our programs are engineered to generate, preserve and
share knowledge for effective leadership in education sector, training,
research and outreach through nurturing an intellectual culture that integrates
theory with practice and innovation. The courses in Education are offered both
during the semester and School holidays for part-time Programmes. Our
undergraduate program provides a unique experience of teacher preparation that
provides sound content knowledge, educational foundation knowledge, practical
skills and experiences that shape reflective practice in collegial environment.
Our on-going goal is to be a distinguished faculty in provision of quality
education, training and extension services through teaching, research and
innovation for sustainable national and global development. Thank you for your
interest in our faculty; please feel free to contact us for more information
about specific programmes.
For all students admitted to
take educational programmes under Bachelor of Education Arts or Science, you
will be expected to choose two teaching subject. It will be mandatory that the
selected subject you should have scored at least a C (Plus) in each of the
subjects.
It will be mandatory for all
Diploma, Undergraduate and PGDE students to go for a teaching practice before
completion of the programme. During this period, you will be assessed and this
will contribute in the classification of the degree.
It is necessary that all students admitted into the educational courses get conversant with the university Code of Conduct and the Professional Code of Conduct and abide by them during the period of training and thereof.
COURSES
ON OFFER
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
i.
PhD Educational Management
ii. PhD Economics of Education
iii. PhD Educational Planning
iv. PhD Science Education
v. PhD Curriculum and Instruction
vi. PhD Guidance and Counselling
vii. PhD Educational Foundations
Postgraduate Diploma
i.
Postgraduate diploma in
Education (school based)
Masters
i.
M. Ed Curriculum and Instruction
ii.
M. Ed Educational Management
iii.
M. Ed Guidance and Counselling
iv.
M. Ed Educational Foundations
v.
M. Ed Science Education
Undergraduate
i.
B. Ed. (arts)
ii.
B. Ed. (Primary Option) -
school- based
iii.
BSc. (Agricultural Education
& Extension)
iv.
B. Ed. (Science Education)
v.
B. Ed. (Early Childhood
Development)
vi.
Bachelor of Psychology
Diploma
i.
Diploma in Education (Primary)
school-based
ii.
Diploma in Education
(Secondary)