Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Department of Education

Quality Teacher education is crucial for the achievement of the millennium development goals and development of a society. In any identified human society, the educational system requires highly skilled teaching staff. To raise the standards of education, particularly in Baluchistan, BUITEMS has launched the Department of Education. The program is unique as it exhibits a divergence from traditional pedagogical practices to learner-centered and active learning approaches that encourage the development of requisite skills and dispositions for teaching. This department will give distinction to the University in relation to other educational institutions of Pakistan as it will cater to the needs of all age groups and levels of education.

The discipline of education covers all aspects of the educational system from academic performance to zeal and motivation among teachers and students. It is interdisciplinary in its nature and concerned with human psychology, organizational behavior, leadership, the economics of education, testing and measuring the performance of individuals and institutions. The discipline of education develops a boarder perspective among its students to prepare them for leadership roles to bring about positive social change in the educational institutions and society.

BS Education program is specially designed for students seeking to pursue a career in education and teaching. After graduation, our graduates will be able to start their professional career in educational management, Administrative posts like Assistant District Officer (ADO), a subject specialist at professional colleges like Regional Institute for Teacher Education (RITE), Provincial Institute for Teacher Education (PITE), Bureau of Curriculum and Text Book Board as a subject specialist. Furthermore, they can serve as teachers at the school level and as lecturers at university level. Additionally, they will be eligible to get admission in MS and Ph.D. programs of Education.

Admission Requirement

  • Candidates who have passed higher secondary school certificate (FA/FSC) or A-Levels with at least C grade average are eligible.
  • Admissions of the candidates are subject to qualifying an admission test and interview.

Degree Requirement

  • Total Credit Hours: 135
  • Total Courses: 44
  • Minimum CGPA ≥ 2.0
  • Academic rules

* For details Program Schema

Program Schema

The BS Education is a 4-years (8-semesters) programme in which students are required to complete a specified number of courses:

First Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 ENG-161 Reading and Writing Skills   3
2 HUM-101/HUM 112 Islamic Studies / Ethics   2+1
3 EDU-104 Introduction to Educational Psychology   3
4 EDU-105 Foundation Of Education   3
5 EDU-103 General Science   3
6 EDU-101 General Methods of Teaching   3
Second Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 ENG-261 Academic Reading & Writing   3
2 CS-101 Introduction to Computer   2+1
3 EDU-209 Classroom Management   3
4 HUM-126 Urdu-I   3
5 HUM-102 Pakistan Studies   3
6 EDU-201/EDU-219 Teaching of Islamic studies/ Teaching of Ethics   3
Third Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 ENG-361 Communication and Presentation skills   3
2 MATHA-114 Mathematics-I   3
3 EDU-217 Development of Education in Pakistan   3
4 EDU-204 Teaching of General Science   3
5 EDU-205 Information & communication Technology (ICT) in Education   2+1
6 EDU-210 School, Community and Teacher   3
Fourth Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-211 Teaching of Pakistan studies   3
2 EDU-206 Teaching of English   3
3 FA-215 Art craft and calligraphy   3
4 EDU-216 Child Development   3
5 EDU-202 Teaching of Urdu   3
6 EDU-301 Contemporary Trends and Issues in Education   3
Fifth Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-304 Curriculum Development   3
2 ENVIRON-308 Environmental Education   3
3 EDU-310 Inclusive Education   3
4 RES-406 Quantitative Research   3
5 EDU-305 Civics in Education   3
6 EDU-302 Comparative Education   3
Sixth Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-309 Educational Leadership   3
2 EDU-311 Teacher Education   3
3 RES-404 Qualitative Research   3
4   Content courses I (Elective subject anyone)   3
5   Methods of Teaching 1 (Elective subject anyone)   3
Seventh Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-410 Classroom Assessment   3
2   Content course II (Elective subject anyone)   3
3   Methods of teaching II (Elective subject anyone)   3
4 EDU-412 Physical Education   3
5 EDU-413 Short – Term Teaching Practice   3
Eighth Semester
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-401 School Management   3
2 EDU-303 Guidance and Counselling   3
3 EDU-411 Long – Term Teaching Practicum   6
4 RES-401 Research Project   3
5        
Elective Courses
Content I
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 BIOL-307 Biology   2+1
2 ENG-304 English   3
3 MATHA-115 Mathematics II   3
Elective Courses
Content II
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 HUM-326 Urdu II   3
2 CHE-104 Chemistry   3
3 PHY-201 Physics   3
Elective Courses
Teaching I
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-313 Methods of Teaching Mathematics   3
2 EDU-312 Methods of Teaching Biology   3
Elective Courses
Teaching II
S.No. Course Code Course Title Prerequisite Credit Hours
1 EDU-412 Methods of Teaching Physics   3
2 EDU-411 Methods of Teaching Chemistry   3

Accreditation

The Program is accredited by National Accreditation Council For Teacher Education.