Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc-Ed)
The Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc-Ed) at Tumaini University, Iringa University College, is a three-year program of training for secondary school teachers in the specialized area of Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
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Objectives of the Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc-Ed)
1.To equip students with modern methods of teaching so that they can effectively teach the subjects they have specialized to students.
2.To produce qualified teachers who will be able to teach two subjects from the combinations of Biology and Chemistry, Chemistry and Physics, or Physics and Mathematics.
Admission Requirements
The student entrance requirements are based on the following conditions and categories:
Category A: Direct Entry (Form Six Graduates)
Applicants eligible for direct admission to the degree programme must have earned:
a) A Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with credit level passes in three approved subjects (Mathematics inclusive), obtained prior to sitting for the Advanced
Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) AND
b) An Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) in sciences with at least two principal passes one of which must be in Mathematics and a total of 4.5 or more points.
Category B: Equivalent Qualifications (Diploma holders)
Applicants eligible for equivalent admission to a degree programme must have either:
a) Must possess a diploma in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics with an average grade of not less than “B” or a diploma in a related field from a recognized (accredited) institution
b) Met entry requirements at an accredited University in the applicant’s home country (for foreign applicants) subject to approval by the IUCO Academic Board and the Tumaini University Senate.
Category C: Entrance Examination Qualifications
Applicants who have at least two principal passes, but have less than 2.5 total points on the ACSEE must pass the Tumaini University, Iringa University College Entrance Examination which consists of the chosen Science Subjects.
Category D: Mature Age Entry
Applicants eligible for mature age admission to a degree programme must:
a) Be 25 years of age or older in the year of application
b) Have completed Form VI (or equivalent) at least five years prior to the year of application
c) Have attended extra-mural classes or residential courses and submit a letter of recommendation from the tutor, or have attended a residential course at an Adult Education College and submit a letter of recommendation from the Principal;
d) Pass the Tumaini University, Iringa University College Entrance Examination which consists of the chosen Science Subjects.
Examination and Grading System
Course grades are derived from numerical scores obtained on tests, practical assignments and examinations as follows:
Table 1: Assessment table
Mode of Assessment Weight (in %)
Tests 25
Practical Assignments 25
University Final Examination50
Table 2: Grading table
Grade Numerical Scores (%) Points
A 80 – 100 5
B+70 – 79 4
B 60 – 69 3
C 50 – 59 2
D 40 – 49 1
E 0 – 39 0
The course instructor, the external examiner, or the Faculty Board may implement a different grading system based on the performance distribution of all members of the class.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Courses shall be weighted by multiplying the points associated with the final grade of a given course by the number of credit hours assigned to that course. A candidates’ overall performance is then found by dividing the total number of course credit hours into the weighted total number of credit points of all courses taken.
Grade Point Average (GPA) =
Weighted Point Total for all Courses Taken / Total Number of Course Credits Taken
Content of the Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc-Ed)
There are three separate tracks of required courses for the Bachelor of Science with Education (BSc-Ed) degree, the Biology-Chemistry, Chemistry-Physics, and Physics-Mathematics tracks. All three tracks share common ICT and education course requirements. They also share a Laboratory course each semester that will have Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics modules which will complement the topics in the science courses the student is taking that semester. The science laboratory courses will alternate weeks with the Biology and Physics modules taught one week and the Chemistry and Mathematics modules taught the next.
I.Biology – Chemistry Track
FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER I (23 Credits)
CHEM 110 – 3 Credits General Chemistry
BIO111 – 3 Credits Zoology
MATH 113 – 3 Credits Math for Science I
SCI 110 – 3 Credits Laboratory I
ICT101 – 2 Credits Information Technology for Science Teaching I
LANG 102 – 3 Credits Communication Skills I
EDUC 113 – 3 Credits History and Philosophy of Education
EDUC115 – 3 Credits Educational Psychology
SEMESTER II (23 + 6 Credits)
BIO123 – 3 Credits Botany
CHEM 120– 3 Credits Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
MATH 125 – 3 Credits Math for Science II
SCI 120 – 3 Credits Laboratory II
ICT111 – 2 Credits Information Technology for Science Teaching II
LANG112 – 3 Credits Communication Skills II
DS111 – 3 Credits Development Studies
EDUC123 – 3 Credits Principles and Methods of Teaching Science I
EDUC125 – 6 Credits Teaching practice and Education Seminar
(Teaching O-level Sec. School for 8 Weeks)
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER I (21 Credits)
BIO 211 – 3 Credits Cell and Developmental Biology
CHEM210 – 3 CreditsOrganic Chemistry I
CHEM 214 – 3 CreditsInorganic Chemistry
SCI 210– 3 CreditsLaboratory III
EDUC211 – 3 CreditsEducational Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics
EDUC213 – 3 CreditsPrinciples and Methods of Teaching Science II
ICT 216 – 3 CreditsInstructional Tech. in Science Teaching
SEMESTER II (20 + 12 Credits)
BIO 222 – 3 Credits Entomology
BIO223 – 3 CreditsGenetics and Evolution
CHEM 220– 3 CreditsOrganic Chemistry II
SCI 220 – 3 CreditsLaboratory IV
SCI XXX - 3 CreditsManagement of Secondary Science Laboratories
EDUC223 – 12 CreditsTeaching Practice and Education Seminar
(Teaching A-Level Secondary Schools for 8 weeks)
EDUC227 - 2 CreditsProfessional Ethics for Educators
REST225 – 3 CreditsResearch Methods in Education
THIRD YEAR
SEMESTER I (22 Credits)
BIO314– 3 CreditsMicrobiology
CHEM314– 3 CreditsBiochemistry
CHEM310– 3 CreditsAnalytical Chemistry
SCI 310– 3 CreditsLaboratory V
EDUC311 – 3 CreditsEducational Management and Administration
EDUC313 – 3 CreditsCurriculum Development and Teaching
EDUC 313 – 2 CreditsGender Issues in Education
Electives (Select One):
REST315 – 2 CreditsResearch and Proposal writing
SCI315 – 2 CreditsScience Project Proposal Writing
SEMESTER II (20 Credits)
BIO 324 – 3 CreditsVertebrate Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 323 – 3 CreditsEcology
CHEM322– 3 CreditsIndustrial and Environmental Chemistry
SCI 320– 3 CreditsLaboratory VI
RELS321 – 2 CreditsFoundations of Faith and Ethics
Electives (Choose one)
EDUC 323 – 2 CreditsSpecial Education
EDUC 325 - 2 CreditsEnvironmental Education
Electives (Choose one)
REST 325 – 4 CreditsResearch Project: Education
SCI 325 – 4 CreditsScience Project
II.Chemistry – Physics Track
FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER I (23 Credits)
CHEM 110 – 3 Credits General Chemistry
PHYS 110 – 3 Credits Classical Mechanics
MATH 113– 3 Credits Math for Science I
SCI 110 – 3 Credits Laboratory I
ICT101 – 2 Credits Information Technology for Science Teaching I
LANG 102 – 3 Credits Communication Skills I
EDUC 113 – 3 Credits History and Philosophy of Education
EDUC115 – 3 Credits Educational Psychology
SEMESTER II (23 + 6 Credits)
CHEM 120– 3 Credits Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
PHYS 120– 3 Credits Optics, Fluids, and Waves
MATH 125 – 3 Credits Math for Science II
SCI 120– 3 Credits Laboratory II
ICT111 – 2 Credits Information Technology for Science Teaching II
LANG112 – 3 Credits Communication Skills II
DS111 – 3 Credits Development Studies
EDUC123 – 3 Credits Principles and Methods of Teaching Science I
EDUC125 – 6 Credits Teaching practice and Education Seminar
(Teaching O-level Sec. School for 8 Weeks)
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER I (21 Credits)
CHEM210 – 3 CreditsOrganic Chemistry I
CHEM 214– 3 Credits Inorganic Chemistry
PHYS 211– 3 CreditsThermodynamics and Electric Fields
SCI 210– 3 CreditsLaboratory III
EDUC211 – 3 CreditsEducational Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics
EDUC213 – 3 CreditsPrinciples and Methods of Teaching Science II
ICT 216 – 3 CreditsInstructional Tech. in Science Teaching
SEMESTER II (20 + 12 Credits)
CHEM 220– 3 Credits Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 224 – 3 Credits Magnetism and Electromagnetic Waves
PHYS 221 – 3 Credits Atmospheric Science and Geophysics
SCI 220– 3 Credits Laboratory IV
SCI XXX - 3 CreditsManagement of Secondary Science Laboratories
EDUC227 - 2 CreditsProfessional Ethics for Educators
REST225 – 3 CreditsResearch Methods in Education
EDUC223 – 12 CreditsTeaching Practice and Education Seminar
(Teaching A-Level Secondary Schools for 8 weeks)
THIRD YEAR
SEMESTER I (22 Credits)
CHEM314– 3 CreditsBiochemistry
CHEM310 – 3 CreditsAnalytical Chemistry
PHYS 314– 3 CreditsElectronics
SCI 310– 3 CreditsLaboratory V
EDUC311 – 3 CreditsEducational Management and Administration
EDUC313 – 3 CreditsCurriculum Development and Teaching
EDUC 313 – 2 CreditsGender Issues in Education
Electives (Select One):
REST315 – 2 CreditsResearch and Proposal writing
SCI315 – 2 CreditsScience Project Proposal Writing
SEMESTER II (20 Credits)
CHEM322– 3 CreditsIndustrial and Environmental Chemistry
PHYS 322– 3 CreditsAtomic and Modern Physics
PHYS 321 – 3 Credits Astronomy and Astrophysics
SCI 320– 3 CreditsLaboratory VI
RELS321 – 2 CreditsFoundations of Faith and Ethics
Electives (Choose one)
EDUC 323 – 2 CreditsSpecial Education
EDUC 325 - 2 CreditsEnvironmental Education
Electives (Choose one)
REST 325 – 4 CreditsResearch Project: Education
SCI 325 – 4 CreditsScience Project
III.Mathematics – Physics Track
FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER I (23 + 6 Credits)
PHYS 110 – 3 Credits Classical Mechanics
MATH 116 – 3 Credits Probability and Statistics I
MATH 122 – 3 Credits Linear Algebra
SCI 110 – 3 Credits Laboratory I
ICT101 – 2 Credits Information Technology for Science Teaching I
LANG 102 – 3 Credits Communication Skills I
EDUC 113 – 3 Credits History and Philosophy of Education
EDUC115 – 3 Credits Educational Psychology
SEMESTER II (23 + 12 Credits)
PHYS 120– 3 Credits Optics, Fluids, and Waves
MATH 120 – 3 Credits Calculus I
MATH 124 – 3 Credits Vectors & Vector Mechanics
SCI 120– 3 Credits Laboratory II
ICT111 – 2 CreditsInformation Technology for Science Teaching II
LANG112 – 3 Credits Communication Skills II
DS111 – 3 Credits Development Studies
EDUC123 – 3 Credits Principles and Methods of Teaching Science I
EDUC125 – 12 Credits Teaching practice and Education Seminar
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER I (21 Credits)
PHYS 211– 3 CreditsThermodynamics and Electric Fields
MATH 224– 3 Credits Operational Research I
MATH 210– 3 CreditsCalculus II
SCI 210– 3 CreditsLaboratory III
EDUC211 – 3 CreditsEducational Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics
EDUC214 – 3 CreditsPrinciples and Methods of Teaching Science II
ICT 216 – 3 CreditsInstructional Tech. in Science Teaching
SEMESTER II (23 + 12 Credits)
PHYS214 – 3 Credits Magnetism and Electromagnetic Waves
PHYS 221 – 3 Credits Atmospheric Science and Geophysics
MATH 314 – 3 Credits Numerical Analysis
MATH 220 – 3 Credits Ordinary Differential Equations
SCI 220– 3 Credits Laboratory IV
SCI XXX - 3 CreditsManagement of Secondary Science Laboratories
EDUC227 - 2 CreditsProfessional Ethics for Educators
REST225 – 3 CreditsResearch Methods in Education in Education
EDUC223 – 12 CreditsTeaching Practice and Education Seminar
(Teaching A-Level Secondary Schools for 8 weeks)
THIRD YEAR
SEMESTER I (22 Credits)
PHYS 314– 3 CreditsElectronics
MATH 214– 3 CreditsProbability and Statistics II
MATH 114– 3 CreditsFoundations of Analysis
SCI 310– 3 CreditsLaboratory V
EDUC311 – 3 CreditsEducational Management and Administration
EDUC313 – 3 CreditsCurriculum Development and Teaching
REST315 – 2 CreditsResearch and Proposal writing
EDUC 313 – 2 CreditsGender Issues in Education
Electives (Select One):
REST315 – 2 CreditsResearch and Proposal writing
SCI315 – 2 CreditsScience Project Proposal Writing
SEMESTER II (20 Credits)
PHYS 322 – 3 CreditsAtomic and Modern Physics
PHYS 321 – 3 Credits Astronomy and Astrophysics
MATH 212– 3 CreditsAbstract Algebra
SCI 320– 3 CreditsLaboratory VI
REST325 – 4 CreditsResearch Project: Education
RELS321 - 2 CreditsFoundations of Faith and Ethics
Electives (Choose one)
EDUC 323 – 2 CreditsSpecial Education
EDUC 325 - 2 CreditsEnvironmental Education
Electives (Choose one)
REST 325 – 4 CreditsResearch Project: Education
SCI 325 – 4 CreditsScience Project
SCI Laboratory I - VI
3 credits = 3 contact hours each week for 15 weeks
1 week study break
2 weeks for final examination
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides students with hands on laboratory exercises which support the content for the core science courses they are taking each semester. Subjects will alternate weeks with Chemistry and Math one week and Biology and Physics the next. Instructors for the subject courses will share responsibility for the laboratory courses and integrate the exercises with their teaching. Students will learn how to use scientific apparatus and how to conduct scientific investigation. Computer simulations and numerical analysis will also be used in the laboratories, especially for Mathematics students.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of the Science Laboratory courses are to:
Learn how to make scientific observations and record data
Learn how to analyze and interpret scientific data
Learn how to write reports of experiments
Learn how to use common scientific apparatus
Reinforce subject matter in the core science courses with practical laboratory exercises
COURSE CONTENT:
Course content will be specific for the different core courses concurrently taken.
General content for all subjects include:
Accurately record scientific data and write reports
Analysis of quantitative data and error handling
Common laboratory techniques and apparatus
Laboratory Safety and proper material handling
Biology content will include:
Collection of plant and animal specimens
Classification of plant and animal in field and lab
Observation of animal behavior
Microscopic examination of plant and animal cells
Dissection of insects, animal organs, small animals
Interactive virtual laboratory investigations
Chemistry content will include:
Physical Change
Separation of Mixtures
Chromatography
Qualitative Analysis of chemical compounds and metal ions
Volumetric analysis of acids and bases
UV and Visible Spectroscopy
Measure kinetics of chemical reactions
Electrolysis and electroplating of metals
Synthesis of Organic compounds
Preparation of Inorganic complexes
Organic structure characterization by spectroscopy (virtual)
Interactive virtual laboratory investigations
Physics content will include:
Measurement
Density and Archimedes Principle
Gravimetric force and measurement
Measurement of friction
Simple machines demonstrations
Spring constant
Sound and Frequency experiments
Wave tank observation interference
Pin hole camera
Electric circuits
Interactive virtual laboratory investigations
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
- Direct instruction
STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
25% Laboratory Reports
25%Timed Tests
50%Final Exam
REFERENCES:
Foundations of College Chemistry in the Laboratory, Hein, Peisen, Miner, 13th edition, Wiley, 2010.
Physics Laboratory Experiments, Wilson, Hernandez, 7th edition, Brooks Cole, 2009.
Investigating Biology Lab Manual, Reece, Urry, Cain, Waserman, 7th edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2010.
SCI 225 Management of Secondary Science Laboratories
2 credits = 2 contact hours each week for 15 weeks
1 week study break
2 weeks for final examination
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will cover important information for setting up and managing a Secondary Science Laboratory. Physical setting, student safety, material availability, construction of apparatus for demonstrations, specimen preparation and preservation, and waste disposal procedures will all be covered.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course the student will be able to
Set up a Science Laboratory at a school
Know safety procedures for conducting student experiments
Be familiar with common sources for materials
Construct apparatus for lab demonstrations
Be able to set up NECTA practicals
COURSE CONTENT:
Lab Safety rules
Hazardous material handling and waste disposal
Basic materials for a Biology Laboratory
Basic materials for a Chemistry Laboratory
Basic materials for a Physics Laboratory
Alternative chemical sources
Alternatives for laboratory equipment
Construction of physics test apparatus
Preparation for Biology Practicals, Food Tests, Classification, Respiration, Photosynthesis
Preparation of solutions and materials for Volumetric and Qualitative analysis chemical practicals
Preparation for Physics Mechanics, Light, and Electricity Practicals
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
- Direct instruction
STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
25% Assignments
25%Timed Tests
50%Final Exam
REFERENCES:
Ordinary Level Secondary Education Chemistry Practicals Teachers Guide, Tanzanian Ministry of Education, 2011.
Ordinary Level Secondary Education Physics Practicals Teachers Guide, Tanzanian Ministry of Education, 2011.
Ordinary Level Secondary Education Biology Practicals Teachers Guide, Tanzanian Ministry of Education, 2011.
Initial drafts of the above documents are available at
Shika na Mikono Hands on Science Resource Manual Tanzania, Aron Walker,et. al., version 3.2, 2011.