Dip. Diploma in Basic Education
Admission Requirements:
- All applicants to this programme must be basic school teachers either in the public or private schools and must have at least one year teaching experience.
- For direct entry, applicants must possess anyone of the following:
i. a minimum of 5 credits at the General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) Ordinary Level including English Language and Mathematics;
ii. aggregate 20 or better in six subjects at the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination/Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE/SSSCE) including passes in English Language and Mathematics;
iii. Teacher’s Certificate A.
iv. Holders of Specialist Certificates/Diplomas in subjects other than Education will be admitted to the second year of the Diploma in Basic Education Programme.
v. Applicants who do not meet the above requirements (A1-A5) can gain admission to the programme when they pass a Special Entrance Examination (SEE) to be conducted in April/May every year at selected Study Centres throughout Ghana
Courses
Level 100
| First Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EFO110 | GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF TEACHING | 3 |
| EPS111 | PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION | 3 |
| LSS101 | EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AND STIGMATIZATION | 3 |
| MAT110 | MATHEMATICS FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I | 3 |
| Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EFO120 | PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENG120 | ENGLISH FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I | 3 |
| EPS121 | EDUCATING THE SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL | 3 |
| ESC120 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE | 3 |
Level 200
| Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EAS220 | RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENG220 | METHODS OF TEACHING BASIC SCHOOL ENGLISH | 3 |
| EPS220 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| MAT210 | MATHEMATICS FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS II | 3 |
| First Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EFO211 | BASIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION | 3 |
| ENG210 | ENGLISH FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS II | 3 |
| EPS210 | INTRODUCTION TO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING | 3 |
| MAT220 | METHODS OF TEACHING BASIC SCHOOL MATHEMATICS | 3 |
Level 300
| Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EAS310 | MUSIC AND DANCE | 3 |
| EMT302 | OFF-CAMPUS TEACHING PRACTICE | 3 |
| ENG320 | ENGLISH FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS III | 3 |
| ESC320 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| First Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of Credits |
| EPS310 | INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION | 3 |
| ESC310 | METHODS OF TEACHING BASIC SCHOOL SCIENCE 3 | 3 |
| IPE310 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| IPE310 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| MAT310 | MATHEMATICS FOR BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS III | 3 |