Certificate in Education (Secondary)

Admission Requirements:

• Persons are eligible to be admitted to study for the Certificate in Education (Secondary) if they have:
1. passed a Senate-recognised Form 7 examination or equivalent or
2. admission with standing.

Programme Requirements:

• The Certificate in Education (Secondary) consists of eight courses plus two weeks practicum experience.

Courses:

1. ED152 (Issues In Adolescence) - This course is designed to encourage a better understanding of human development, by adopting a perspective that covers the period of adolescence. It will compare various theories of adolescence (e.g., Erik Erikson), as well as discuss the contemporary issues that are experienced by adolescents in the South Pacific. An introduction to research methods is also introduced.


2. UU114 (English For Academic Purposes) - By the end of this course students will be expected to have achieved a proficiency in academic writing, reading and speaking sufficient to support their language needs in courses in the humanities, social science or sciences and in future professional tasks.


3. plus one of;
• ED182 (Integrated Arts) - This course takes an integrated view of the role and relevance of the arts in relation to both schooling and culture generally. The arts represent society`s most profound and acute insights, as well as a sure way to empathy and emotional understanding.
• ED183 (Swimming And Aquatic Safety) - This course promotes safe participation in water activities through education. It covers swimming strokes, basic water safety skills,peer teaching and CPR.
• ED184 (Physical Education and Leisure Education I) - This course seeks to integrate components of physical education, games teaching, outdoor and leisure education. It offers practical activities and draws theoretical insights from teaching games for understanding, pedagogy, and outdoor education.
• ED186 (Music) - This course is intended for students with some musical background including satisfactory command of at least one instrument and good voice control.


4. plus one of;
• ED153 (School & Society) - The principal aim of this course is to establish a foundation for subsequent education courses by introducing students to a wider understanding of education and schooling and the issues relating to it in the societies in which we live. In the Pacific, schooling as a form of education has had a great impact on the lives of the people, thus the focus of the course on school and society.
• ED154 (Principles of Assessing Student Performance) - This is an introductory in-service course for Primary or Secondary school teachers in assessment.
• ED158 (Intro To Non-Formal Education) - This course enables students to develop an ideological base for non-formal education practices.
• ED191 (Education Decision - Making and Problem - Solving) - This introductory course in educational leadership and change examines decisionmaking and problem solving at system-level and school-level in developing countries.
• ED192 (Educational Project Planning) - This introductory course in educational planning examines the formulation, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of educational projects.
• PS101 (Introduction To Psychology) - This course introduces students to the science of behaviour - what people do and why. It also looks at major approaches within the discipline of psychology ranging from how we perceive our surroundings and persons within it, to how we learn to think, feel and act.


5. plus four courses at 100-level for the intended teaching subject major from those listed for the Bachelor of Education (Secondary);


6. plus two weeks practicum experience.

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