Makerere University

College of Education and External Studies

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take you!

Are you thinking about your future?

What do you want to be?

PrivatePublic servant Self employed / Entrepreneur

JOB

What do you want from a career? Helping people Contributing to & sharing

knowledge Money Respect in Society Job satisfaction Fame / Popularity Security / Comfort Happiness / Joy

College of Education and External Studies

The College has three SchoolsSchool of EducationSchool of Distance and Lifelong LearningEast African School for Higher Education

Studies and Development

Why Teaching is the best job in the world

Holidays The students Most important: talking about what you love

all day everyday

Our Programmes

School of Education Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Science with EducationBachelor of Science with Education (Foundations

of Education and Curriculum Studies courses)Bachelor of Arts with EducationBachelor of Arts with Education (Foundations of

Education and Curriculum Studies courses)

Bachelor of Science with Education

3 year programme includes teaching practice

Disciplines: chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics physical education, curriculum studies

2 principals at A- level PCB, PCM,PEM, BCG, MEG, BC Foods & Nutrition

Bachelor of Science with EducationCareer as a

Science educatorCurriculum developerResearcherEducation AdministratorBusiness managerCommunity developer

Bachelor of Arts with Education

3 year programme includes teaching practice

2 principals passes at A- level Disciplines economics, mathematics, english language studies, MDD, french, religious studies, geography, philiospy, german, physical education, history, kiswahili, literature in english, luganda, arabic & runyakitara,

Curriculum studies

Bachelor of Arts with Education

CareersArts educatorCurriculum developerResearcher Education AdministratorBusiness managerCommunity developer

School of Education Graduate Programmes Master of Education in Arts and Social Sciences Education Master of Education in Language and Literature Education Master of Education in Science Education Master of Education in Curriculum Studies Master of Education in Educational Foundations Master of Education in Social Sciences and Arts Education Post-

Graduate Diploma in Education (Humanities Education courses) Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Language and Literature

courses) Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Science Education courses) Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Foundations of Education and

Curriculum Studies courses)

School of Education

• PhD in Humanities Education

• PhD in Language and Literature Education

• PhD in Science Education• PhD in Foundations of

Education• PhD in Curriculum Studies

Duration: 3 yrs full time 5 years part time

Entry requirements

School of Distance and Lifelong Learning

Department of Adult and Community Education conducts professional training in adult and community education

Department of Open and Distance Learning offers convenient external programmes, for those

who cannot afford to attend lectures full time due to work & personal commitments, distance, disability. Students attend face to face lectures and then study independently

Bachelor of Adult and Community Education

3 year programme major components are

development studies, adult education & community development

Career as a designer and implementer of adult and community education programmes.

Diploma in Project Planning

One year programmeObjectives include: use knowledge of project

planning and management to initiate and implement projects at local levels

Master of Adult and Community Education

Master of Adult and Community Education

Bachelor of Science External

Duration: 3 years

Entry requirements: Credit or 2nd Class upper science diplomas, 2 Principal passes at A- level & Mature – age entry

Bio technology

zoologist

Occupational safety officer

Software developer

Career options BSC External

Systems analyst Industrial scientist Zoologist Botanist Science lab assistant Medical illustrator Marine/fisheries worker Mathematician Chemist

Marine/fisheries worker Bio- technologist Occupational Safety

assistant IT Specialist Economist Psychologist software developer systems consultant

Bachelor of Commerce

Duration: 4 year programmeSpecialisation begins in 3rd year. • Accounting• Finance• Procurement• Marketing• Banking • Insurance• Management• Business•

Bachelor of Education (External) • Agriculture. Art and design, buisness education, english

language studies, geography, history, integrated primary scinece, kiswahili language studies, language education, literature, luganda, mthematics, music, political education, religious studiews, social studies

• Commonwealth Diploma in Youth in Development Work (CYP) (External)

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