B.Edu. Primary Education

By completing the course, you will certified with key teaching strategies and a working knowledge of childhood psychology, both of which are major aspects of childhood education. You will express understanding of the mental, social, and physical changes in children, and apply these to curriculum development. These capabilities will position you as a specialist in the instruction of children through the formative years of their lives.
Program Benefit
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Teach the Primary School Subjects in the adapted Basic Education curriculum:
Demonstrate school management skills and supervisory roles;
Implement the curriculum, write lesson plan, and teach primary school pupils effectively;
Demonstrate the ability to improvise learning and instructional aids using local materials pupils are familiar with.

Duration: 44months
Mode: Online

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Program Modules

100 LEVEL

FIRST SEMESTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

CREDIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

UNIT

 

GNS 101

USE OF ENGLISH & COMMUNICATION SKILLS I

2

C

GNS 105

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

2

C

GNS 107

THE GOOD STUDY GUIDE

2

C

CIT 101

COMPUTERS IN SOCIETY

2

C

EDU 111

INTRODUCTION TO FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

2

C

ECE 121

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

2

C

PED 121

CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

2

C

ENG 151

INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

2

C

ECE 113

PHILOSOPHY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

2

E

HCM 133

AGRIC, NUTRITION AND HEALTH

2

E

COP 113

GENERAL AGRICULTURE I

2

E

 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

16

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

18

 

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT UNIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

 

GNS 102

USE OF ENGLISH & COMMUNICATION SKILLS II

2

C

EDU 112

PROFESSIONALISM IN TEACHING

2

C

PED 144

PRIMARY MATHS CURRICULUM AND METHODS

2

C

EDU 114

HISTORY OF EDUCATION

2

C

PED 110

PHILOSOPHY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

2

C

CIT 102

SOFTWARE APPLICATION SKILLS

2

C

PED 112

READING IN EARLY CHILDHOO AND PRIMARY

2

C

 

EDUCATION

 

 

PED 122

PRIMARY ENGLISH CURRICULUM AND METHODS

2

C

PED 150

PRIMARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND METHODS

2

C

PED 130

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STUDIES

2

C

PED 120

PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY LIVING

2

E

COP 116

GENERAL AGRICULTURE II

2

E

HCM 134

FOODS AND NUTRITION

2

E

 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

20

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

22

 

 

 

 


 

 

200 LEVEL

FIRST SEMESTER

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

CREDIT UNIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

 

 

GNS 203

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY AND L0GIC

2

C

GNS 201

NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE

2

C

EDU 231

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND

2

C

 

PRACTICE

 

 

 

EDU 233

GENERAL TEACHING METHODS

2

C

PED 221

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

2

C

PED 233

RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION

2

C

PED 271

PRIMARY SCHOOL PHE CURRICULUM AND

2

C

 

METHODS

 

 

 

PED 261

PRIMARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

2

C

 

AND METHODS

 

 

 

ECE 221

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS

2

C

ECE 231

SCIENCE IN EARLY YEARS

2

C

PED 237

MEASUREMENTAND SHAPES

2

C

PED 235

CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

2

E

LIN 111

INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL LINGUISTICS 1

2

E

ENG 121

STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH I

2

E


 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

22

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

24

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT UNIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

 

GNS 202

FUNDAMENTALS OF PEACE STUDIES AND

2

C

 

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

 

 

EDU 212

SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

2

C

EDU 214

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

2

C

EDU 292

PRIMARY EDUCATION METHODS

2

C

EDU 261

SPECIAL METHODS II (MICRO TEACHING AND

2

C

 

SCHOOL VISITS)

 

 

PED 230

INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2

C

PED 234

MAN, ENERGY AND RESOURCES

2

C

PED 236

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

2

C

PED 232

AESTHETIC EXPRESSION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2

E

ECE 230

INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

2

E

 

IN ECE

 

 

ENG 122

STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH II

2

E

FRE 152

INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH CULTURE AND

2

E

 

CIVILISATION

 

 

 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

16

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

18

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

300 LEVEL

FIRST SEMESTER

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

 

CREDIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

 

UNIT

 

GNS 301

ENTREPRENEUSHIP STUDIES

 

2

C

EDU 321

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

 

2

C

EDU 323

BASIC RESEARCH METHODS AND STARTISTICS IN

 

3

C

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

EDU 335

TEACHING PRACTICE I

 

3

C

ECE 313

THEORIES AND PRACTICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

 

2

C

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

ECE 311

INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

 

2

C

PED 313

HISTORY AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF

 

2

C

 

IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT

 

 

 

PED 351

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION

 

2

C

ENT 323

ENTREPRENEURAL DEVELOPMENT & SMALL BUSINESS

 

2

C

 

MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

`ENG 241

INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PHONETICS AND

 

2

E

 

PHONOLOGY

 

 

 

 

FRE 231

INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH PHONOLOGY

 

2

E

 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

 

20

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

 

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

 

CREDIT

STATUS

CODE

 

 

 

UNIT

 

EDU 332

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

 

2

C

EDU 336

POST TEACHING PRACTICE

 

2

C

 

EVALUATION/REMEDIATION

 

 

 

EDU 314

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

 

2

C

EDU 302

ICT IN EDUCATION

 

2

C

PED 322

METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN PRIMARY

 

2

C

 

SCHOOLS

 

 

 

 

PED 312

FUNDAMENTALS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRY

 

2

C

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

PED 320

FAMILY EDUCATION

 

2

C

ECE 222

DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND

 

2

E

 

COMPETENCE

 

 

 

 

FRE 222

FRENCH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

 

2

E

 

COMPULSORY COURSES CREDIT UNITS

 

14

 

 

ONE ELECTIVE COURSE

 

2

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

 

16

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

400 LEVEL

FIRST SEMESTER

 

 

 

 

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

 

 

CREDIT

STATUS

 

CODE

 

 

 

UNIT

 

 

 

 

EDU 421

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

2

 

C

 

 

EDU 423

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION

2

 

C

 

 

EDU 435

TEACHING PRACTICE II

3

 

C

 

 

PED 431

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2

 

C

 

 

PED 433

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

2

 

C

 

 

PED 421

DEVELOPMENTAL GUIDANCE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

2

 

C

 

 

ECE 421

HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

2

 

C

 

 

PED 423

SEMINAR IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

2

 

C

 

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER

 

 

 

 

 

COURSE

COUR SE TITLE

 

 

CREDIT

 

STATUS

 

CODE

 

 

 

UNIT

 

 

 

 

EDU 412

EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

 

2

 

C

 

EDU 420

RESEARCH PROJECT

 

4

 

C

 

EDU 426

SPECIAL EDUCATION

 

2

 

C

 

PED 412

ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PRIMARY

 

2

 

C

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PED 420

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF INSTRUCTION

 

2

 

C

 

PED 422

BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS AND THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

 

2

 

C

 

 

CHILD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PED 410

MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD INSTITUTIONS

 

2

 

C

 

ECE 410

ISSUES IN  EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY

 

2

 

C

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PED 430

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF LEARNING MATERIALS

 

2

 

C

 

 

FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT UNITS

 

20