Bachelor of Education
Train as a secondary school teacher in two teaching subjects, with education theory, teaching practice and values-based formation.
- Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Duration
- 4 years
- Campus
- Juba
- Faculty
- Education
Overview
The Bachelor of Education prepares qualified and compassionate teachers for South Sudan’s secondary schools. You study two teaching subjects alongside education foundations: psychology, curriculum, assessment, educational management and research.
Choose one of four subject combinations: English Language and Literature; Mathematics and Business; Christian Religious Education and Commerce; or History and Geography.
Specialisations
- English Language and Literature
- Mathematics and Business
- C.R.E. and Commerce
- History and Geography
Like every CUofSS student, you begin with the common introductory year in study skills, logic, English, mathematics, computing, accounting, social analysis and ethics.
Entry requirements
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or Sudan School Certificate with at least 60%; Uganda: Advanced Certificate with two principal passes; Kenya, Ethiopia and other countries: C+ or equivalent.
- Foreign certificates certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South Sudan embassy in that country
- Two reference letters: a senior teacher and a community figure such as your parish priest
- To continue into Year 2 you must pass Introductory Year Mathematics with at least a grade C.
Curriculum
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 111 | Human Development Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 113 | History of Education | 3 |
| EDC 116 | Study Skills | 3 |
| EDC 126 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| EDE 111 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| EDE 114 | Communication Skills | 3 |
| EDL 115 | Literary Studies | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 122 | Human Character Formation and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 124 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDC 128 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| EDE 122 | Morphology | 3 |
| EDL 123 | Foundation of Fiction | 3 |
| EDL 125 | Introduction to African Literature | 3 |
| EDE 116 | Introduction to the Structure of English | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 212 | Methods of Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 214 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDE 216 | Introduction to semantics | 3 |
| EDE 218 | Grammar | 3 |
| EDL 210 | Literature Fiction I | 3 |
| EDC 221 | Theology | 3 |
| EDL 213 | Literature Drama | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 222 | Educational Ethics | 3 |
| EDU 213 | Principles of Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDU 225 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EDE 227 | Introduction to psycho linguistics | 3 |
| EDC 128 | Social Ethics | 3 |
| EDL 222 | Literature Drama II | 3 |
| EDL 224 | Literature Fiction 11 | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 315 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDU 311 | Subject Methods: English Language | 3 |
| EDU 411 | Educational management | 3 |
| EDE 313 | African and Expatriate Fiction | 3 |
| EDE 315 | Grammar IV | 3 |
| EDE 317 | Poetry IV Comparative Poetry America, Europe, Africa | 3 |
| EDE 319 | Drama IV 20th Century Drama | 3 |
Semester 224 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 326 | Information Technology applied to education | 3 |
| EDU 324 | Teaching Practice | 6 |
| EDE 322 | Introduction to syntactic Analysis | 3 |
| EDE 324 | Critical Study of Fiction V | 3 |
| EDE 326 | Drama Modern Theatre | 3 |
| EDU 329 | Subject Methods English Literature | 3 |
| EDE 328 | Poetry V Detailed Study of Poetry | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 411 | Educational Management | 3 |
| EDU 413 | Guidance and Counseling in Education | 3 |
| EDU 415 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| EDE 411 | Poetry VI Critical Study of Poetry | 3 |
| EDE 413 | Sociolinguistics I | 3 |
| EDE 417 | Fiction VI 20th Century Fiction | 3 |
| EDE 419 | Drama VI Comparative Study of Early and Modern Drama | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 422 | Educational Planning and Development | 3 |
| EDU 424 | Economics of Education | 3 |
| EDU 426 | Research Project Writing | 3 |
| EDE 422 | Syntactic Analysis II | 3 |
| EDE 424 | Error Analysis and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDE 426 | Drama VII Modern Theatre | 3 |
| EDE 428 | Poetry VII Detailed Study of Poetry | 3 |
56 courses, 171 credits as listed in the Students’ Handbook. A 3-credit course is 45 contact hours.
Semester 127 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 111 | Human Development Psychology | 3 |
| EDM 112 | Accounting I | 3 |
| EDM 113 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| EDM 114 | Foundation of Pure Maths | 3 |
| EDM 115 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| EDM 116 | Principles of Economics I | 3 |
| EDM 117 | Elementary Calculus I | 3 |
| EDM 118 | Language and Communication Skills II | 3 |
| EDM 119 | Study Skill | 3 |
Semester 227 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 121 | Human Character Formation and Learning | 3 |
| EDM 122 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDM 123 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| EDM 124 | Calculus II | 3 |
| EDM 125 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| EDM 126 | Accounting II | 3 |
| EDM 127 | Language and Communication Skills I | 3 |
| EDM 128 | Computer Literacy II | 3 |
| EDM 129 | History of Education | 3 |
Semester 124 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 211 | Methods of Instruction | 3 |
| EDM 212 | Statistics and Probability | 3 |
| EDM 213 | Micro economics | 3 |
| EDM 214 | Elements of Linear Algebra | 3 |
| EDM 215 | Social Ethics | 3 |
| EDM 216 | Theology | 3 |
| EDM 217 | Geometry I | 3 |
| EDM 218 | Mathematical Methods | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 221 | Educational Ethics | 3 |
| EDM 222 | Assessment and Evaluation in Education | 3 |
| EDM 223 | Principles of Curriculum development | 3 |
| EDM 224 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| EDM 225 | Computer Application Bus & Industry | 3 |
| EDM 226 | Vector Analysis | 3 |
| EDM 227 | Macro economics | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 311 | Subject Methods Mathematics | 3 |
| EDM 312 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EDM 313 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDM 314 | Real Analysis | 3 |
| EDM 315 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| EDM 316 | Project Planning and management | 3 |
| EDM 317 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Semester 224 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 321 | Subject Method Commerce | 3 |
| EDM 322 | Teaching Practice | 6 |
| EDM 323 | Information Technology applied to Education | 3 |
| EDM 324 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
| EDM 325 | Ordinary Differential Equations II | 3 |
| EDM 326 | Public Finance and Taxation | 3 |
| EDM 327 | Probability and statistics II | 3 |
Semester 124 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 411 | Educational management | 3 |
| EDM 412 | Guidance and Counselling in Education | 3 |
| EDM 413 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| EDM 414 | Development Economics | 3 |
| EDM 415 | Entrepreneurship & Business Management | 3 |
| EDM 416 | Complex Analysis | 3 |
| EDM 417 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| EDM 418 | Linear Programming | 3 |
Semester 224 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 421 | Educational Planning | 3 |
| EDM 422 | Economics of Education | 3 |
| EDM 423 | Research Project Writing | 3 |
| EDM 424 | The Economy of South Sudan | 3 |
| EDM 425 | Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| EDM 426 | Computer Programming II | 3 |
| EDM 427 | Interfaith Encounter and Religious Dialogue | 3 |
| EDM 428 | Selected Topics in Mathematics | 3 |
63 courses, 192 credits as listed in the Students’ Handbook. A 3-credit course is 45 contact hours.
Semester 124 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 111 | Human Development Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 113 | History of Education | 3 |
| EDC 114 | Accounting I | 3 |
| GUC 115 | Computer Studies I | 3 |
| EDC 119 | Principles of economics I | 3 |
| EDC 111 | Introduction to the bible | 3 |
| SRS 113 | Prophetic Books | 3 |
| EDC 116 | Study Skills | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 122 | Human Character Formation and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 124 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDC 125 | Accounting II | 3 |
| GUC 126 | Computer Studies II | 3 |
| EDC 120 | Principles Economics II | 3 |
| SRS 122 | Pentateuch | 3 |
| SRS 124 | Christianity in Africa (Church History) | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 211 | Methods of Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 214 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| SRS 211 | Comparative Religion | 3 |
| SRS 213 | Phenomenology of Religion | 3 |
| EDC 216 | Micro Economics I | 3 |
| EDC 217 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| EDM 212 | Statistics and Probabilities | 3 |
Semester 218 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 222 | Educational Ethics | 3 |
| EDU 213 | Principles of Curriculum | 3 |
| SRS 222 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SRS 224 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
| EDC 229 | Computer Application Bus & Industry | 3 |
| EDC 227 | Macro Economics II | 3 |
Semester 115 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 313 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EDU 315 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDC 317 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| EDC 319 | Project Planning and marketing | 3 |
| SRS 311 | Psychology of Religion | 3 |
Semester 227 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 311 | Subject Method: CRE | 3 |
| EDU 322 | Subject Method: COMMERCE | 3 |
| EDU 324 | Teaching Practice | 6 |
| EDU 326 | Information Technology applied to Education | 3 |
| EDC 328 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SRS 320 | The Gospels | 3 |
| SRS 322 | African Religions and Culture | 3 |
| EDC 326 | Business Finance | 3 |
Semester 118 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 401 | Educational management | 3 |
| EDU 403 | Guidance and Counselling in Education | 3 |
| EDU 405 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| EDC 417 | Development Economics | 3 |
| EBA 419 | Entrepreneurship & Business Management | 3 |
| SRS 411 | Christian Living Today I | 3 |
Semester 218 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 402 | Educational Planning and Management | 3 |
| EDU 404 | Economics of Education | 3 |
| EDU 407 | Research Project Writing | 3 |
| EDC 428 | The Economy of South Sudan | 3 |
| SRS 413 | Interfaith Encounter & Religious Dialogue | 3 |
| SRS 422 | Christian Living Today II | 3 |
53 courses, 162 credits as listed in the Students’ Handbook. A 3-credit course is 45 contact hours.
Semester 124 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 111 | Human Development Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 113 | History of Education | 3 |
| EDC 115 | Study Skills | 3 |
| GEO 117 | Settlement Geography | 3 |
| HST 119 | Introduction to African History up to 1884 | 3 |
| HST 121 | Themes in World History to 1500 | 3 |
| GEO 123 | Introduction to Physical Geography 1 | 3 |
| EDC 126 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 122 | Human Character Formation and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 124 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| HST 126 | Themes in World History 1500-1914 | 3 |
| HST 128 | Introduction to African History since 1884 | 3 |
| ED 130 | Environmental Education | 3 |
| GEO 132 | Practical Geography and Quantitative Methods I | 3 |
| GEO 134 | Human Geography I | 3 |
Semester 118 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 212 | Methods of Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 214 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDG 212 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| EDG 219 | Geography of South Sudan | 3 |
| EDH 229 | *(title missing in handbook)* | 3 |
| EDH 201 | *(title missing in handbook)* | 3 |
Semester 218 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 222 | Educational Ethics | 3 |
| EDU 213 | Principles of Curriculum | 3 |
| EDH 227 | *(title missing in handbook)* | 3 |
| EDH 228 | *(title missing in handbook)* | 3 |
| EDG 220 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| EDG 202 | Human Geography(Cartography $ map Reading) | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDM 311 | Subject Methods: Geography | 3 |
| EDU 313 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EDU 315 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDG 311 | Geography of Africa | 3 |
| EDG 317 | Geography of Soils | 3 |
| EDH 311 | Early civilisations: A survey of North and west Africa ( Egypt, Benin, Mali & Ghana) | 3 |
| EDH 313 | Aspects of Latin American History | 3 |
Semester 224 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 322 | Subject Method : History | 3 |
| EDU 324 | Teaching Practice | 6 |
| EDU 328 | Information Technology applied to Education | 3 |
| EDG 322 | Agriculture in Africa | 3 |
| EDG 323 | Population Geography | 3 |
| EDH 320 | History of the Middle East and the Horn of Africa | 3 |
| EDH 321 | The Industrial Revolution | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 413 | Guidance and Counselling in Education | 3 |
| EDU 415 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| EDG 411 | Globalization and International trade | 3 |
| EDG 413 | Surveying | 3 |
| EDH 411 | History of USA before and Since 1876 | 3 |
| EDH 413 | History of USSR | 3 |
| EDG 415 | Remote sensing and air photo interpretation | 3 |
Semester 224 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 422 | Educational Planning | 3 |
| EDU 424 | Economics of Education | 3 |
| EDU 426 | Research Project Writing | 3 |
| EDG 422 | Environmental conservation | 3 |
| EDG 424 | Hydrology and water resources | 3 |
| EDH 422 | The Transformation of East Asia | 3 |
| EDC 412 | Interfaith Encounter and Religious Dialogue | 3 |
| EDH 426 | Diplomatic History | 3 |
56 courses, 171 credits as listed in the Students’ Handbook. A 3-credit course is 45 contact hours.
Where it can take you
- Secondary school teacher in your two subjects
- Head of department or school administrator, with experience
- Curriculum and examinations officer
- Education officer with government, NGOs or Church agencies
- Postgraduate study in education
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