English Language and Religious Studies

PROGRAM INFORMATION

TYPE: BACHELOR DEGREE
DURATION: 4 YEARS
ACCREDITATION: HEA, ZQF LEVEL 7

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH EDUCATION (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES)

A Bachelor of Arts with education degree (or B.A.Ed.) is a degree awarded at George Benson Christian University College for completion of an undergraduate-level study in humanities. Bachelor of Arts with education degree requires that students complete the degree study program in 4 years. The degree is the most common undergraduate learning program offered by most universities in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and worldwide. 

 

The Bachelor of Arts with education degree provides the content, knowledge for two teaching areas and provides the necessary skills, knowledge and practical experiences required for teacher registration and employment. The Bachelor of Arts with education degree offers a wide range of teaching areas. Students benefit from a thorough preparation for their teaching areas combined with, and by, their professional studies in the area of education. The degree focuses on developing teachers who can teach well; who have sound practical teaching skills; knowledge of two teaching subjects to the level of a degree major, and the ability to develop as professional teachers through reflection and action, teaching and learning in science, curriculum and pedagogy.

Enrolling in a B.A.Ed. degree program translates to making a significant investment in one`s professional career. In addition to enhanced career prospects that can be gained by taking a Bachelor of Arts with education degree program. Students also develop valuable personal skills and fulfill a crucial prerequisite to master`s degree studies.

Specialist humanities teachers are on demand in Zambia and beyond. The degree qualifies students to teach at secondary school level; grades 8 to 12 including “A” level courses. Students have an opportunity to travel to both urban and rural areas for a teaching placement and learn to teach a diverse range of students in varied educational settings. In this program students will;

  • Learn how to plan lessons, asses’ students, and manage a classroom
  • Link theory and practice through one school term supervised school experience.
  • On completion of this learning program, students can work apart from teaching at secondary school also target other career opportunities such as;
  • Varied industrial jobs
  • Private colleges of education tutors
  • Universities
  • Education exhibition organizers
  • Education publishing houses
  • Education policy analysts  
APPLY NOW FOR OUR NEXT INTAKE

Program Outline

YEAR 1  
EDU 1121

INFORMATION  AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
LLE 1131 ACADEMIC WRITING, STUDY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LLE 1132 STUDIES IN WRITING SKILLS AND LITERATURE
RES 1151

INTRODUCTION  TO WORLD RELIGIONS
EDU 1222 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
LLE 1233

INTRODUCTION TO    LANGUAGEAND LINGUISTICS
LLE 1234 INTRODUCTION TO PROSE FICTION, POETRY AND DRAMA
HIS 1151 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
HIS 1152 PRE-COLONIAL HISTORY OF ZAMBIA
RES 1151

INTRODUCTION  TO  WORLD RELIGIONS
HIS 1253 HISTORY OF CENTRAL AFRICA
HIS 1254 19TH CENTURY SOUTHERN AFRICA
RES 1252 AFRICAN TRADITION RELIGION

 

 

YEAR 2  
EDU 2121

SPECIAL EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
LLE 2131

ENGLISH PHONETICS, PHONOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
LLE 2132

CLASSICAL, ROMANTIC  AND MODERN CRITICISM
RES 2151

AFRICAN CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
EDU 2222 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
LLE 2233 ENGLISH SYNTAX
LLE 2234

AFRICAN PROSE FICTION – POST COLONIAL UP TO PRESENT
RES 2252 RELIGION AND HUMAN DEVELOPEMENT
EDU 2123 SPECIAL EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
HIS 2151 HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA FROM 1800-1965
HIS 2152

HISTORY OF CENTRAL AFRICA-COLONIZATION TO INDEPENDENCE
RES 2151 AFRICAN CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
EDU 2224 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
HIS 2253 HISTORY OF ZAMBIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE
HIS 2254 WORLD HISTORY-1850-1900 (NATION BUILDING)
RES 2252 RELIGION AND HUMAN DEVELOPEMENT

 

 

YEAR 3  
EDU 3121 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 3151 THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF AFRICA
HIS 3152 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ZAMBIA
RES 3151 ISLAM IN AFRICA
EDU 3222 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
HIS 3253 HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 3254 HISTORY TEACHING METHODS
RES 3252 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA

 

YEAR 4  
EDU 4121 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION
HIS 4151

WORLD HISTORY-RIVALRY AMONG MAJOR WORLD

EMPIRES AND NATIONS FROM 1870-1918
HIS 4152 AFRICA SINCE 1945
RES 4151 TEACHING METHODS
EDU 4222 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
HIS 4254 ADVANCED HISTORY TEACHING METHODS
RES 4252 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Programme Learning Outcomes 

This course is designed so that on completion of the course students should be able to: 

  1. To successfully and confidently conduct teaching practice by adhering to the professional standards, values and ethics of the teaching profession.
  2. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the professional commitment and knowledge they acquire.
  3. To identify the pupils who are in need of help in school environment and behavioural challenges and build a career in teaching profession.
  4. To develop a thorough understanding of learning difficulties, the root causes and effects on the individual.
  5. To develop skills of teaching, learning, and assessment that enable effective and efficient practice of professional teaching and learning.
  6. To acquire knowledge of human development and development of social, economic, and cultural institutions; and of the interactions of all these factors
  7. To guide the student community to identify their present learning ability and to find out the relevant solutions
  8. To understand and apply the various approaches and tools for undertaking educational research
  9. To obtain knowledge about the impact of cross cutting issues such as Gender, ethnicity etc. and the effects on human learning.
  10. To understand the need and importance of lifelong learning in teaching profession
  11. To develop professional competences with ethical perspectives relevant to practice in global contexts, with an interest of life-long learning along with the negotiation of change.
  12. To demonstrate in depth teaching subject knowledge content of various teaching subjects that come under this course.
  13. Create Understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities.
  14. Enabling them to analyse problem to encounter in social research aspects and define the solution.
  15. Demonstrate creativity in research undertakings.
  16. Recognize the need to engage in continuing professional development
  17. To continue their higher studies in the same discipline at master and doctoral levels.
  18. To demonstrate that they are qualified and talented professional teachers and ready to join the teaching profession.