Introduction
The Department of Environmental Education of Osun State University came to being during the 2022/2023 academic session. The Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Education Programme seeks to produce graduates who are worthy in character and learning, as well as being policymakers who are committed to ensuring sustainable management of the environment in Nigeria.
Candidates are to possess School Certificate/GCE with passes at Credit Level or above in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics obtained in not more than two (2) sittings or ii) Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with passes at Credit or Merit Level in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Since this is a professional programme at secondary school level, students will have major or minor teaching subjects and they must have credit pass in their teaching subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, and Government).
Direct Entry Candidate
Candidates to be eligible for Direct Entry Admission must possess NCE or equivalent in two relevant subjects at Credit or Merit level. In addition, must possess i) School Certificate/GCE, O’Level passes in at least five other subjects at credit level including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings or ii) Teachers’ Grade II with Credit or Merit in five relevant subjects including English Language and Mathematics. Students must have credit pass in their teaching subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, and Government
B.Ed. Educational Technology
The Philosophy for Educational Technology
The philosophy of the B.Ed. Educational Technology is centered on the promotion of the study of Educational Technology and its cognate subjects as academic disciplines in an effort to satisfy the dire need for qualified teachers for the effective implementation of the National Policy on Education at the post-primary school level.
Objectives
The objectives of the Educational Technology programme at the University level are to produce highly qualified Teachers knowledgeable in both the processes of Educational Technology and capable of inculcating these in the students. Students should have the following competencies:
- Ability to demonstrate competence in instructional design, educational software development and multimedia authoring.
- Ability to select and integrate distance learning resources
iii. Ability to develop, select and integrate teaching and learning resources in the classroom.
- Skills in research abilities in different areas of instructional and learning technologies.
- Ability to conduct research related to optimal efficiency and effectiveness of instructional and learning technologies.
- Ability to provide a variety of community services through seminars, symposia, workshops
Career Opportunities in Educational Technology
- Technology Integration Specialist in primary, secondary and higher institution
- Instructional Designers
- Educational Technology Specialist
- Content Creators/Developer
- E-Learning Developers
- Educational Software Developer
- EdTech Consultant
- Educational Technology Researcher
- Online Learning Coordinator
- Instructional Technology
Introduction
The Department of Educational Technology took off as a programme in the Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education in the College of Education of Osun State University after resource verification, during 2020/2021 Academic Session. The programme started as a four-year Degree programme with options in Seven (7) teaching subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Economics, English, and Political Science.
For admission into any of the first degree programmes of the University, a candidate shall be required to possess the following minimum qualifications:
- Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
- Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level, must have at least five (5) O/L credits, two of which must be at Advanced Level or approved equivalents.
Candidate seeking admission to read B.Ed. degree in Educational Management must have the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects: English Language and Mathematics to form the core subjects, with credit in three other relevant arts; social science or sciences subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
B. Ed. Educational Management
The Philosophy for Educational Management
The Philosophy of B. Ed. Degree in Educational Management (EDM) is the acquisition of appropriate managerial skills, abilities and competences such that the prospective educational manager would better understand human behaviour and interrelationships; predict them and be in a vantage position to manage both the human behaviour and the interrelationships.
Objectives
The objectives of the programme are, among others, to:
- produce graduates that are competent as both teachers and managers of educational organizations;
- enhance the productivity and relevance of education to the society through professional management of the sector;
- lead the spirit of enquiry, creativity and entrepreneurship of teaching through leadership by example;
- enlist motivation into all personnel of the different segments of the Education sector.
- be in a better position to lead others in the education sector and outside it.
Introduction
Dr. Margaret Funke FAREMICoordinator
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The Department of Educational Management took off as a programme in the Department of Arts and Social Science Education, after resource verification, during 2015/2016 Academic Session and now a department of its own. The programme started as a four-year Degree programme. The Department operate academic curricula that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards.
Presently, the Department runs both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- Undergraduate degree: B.Ed. (Educational Management)
- Postgraduate degrees M.Ed. and Ph.D. degree in Educational Management
For admission into the first degree programme in Business Education a candidate must have the SSCE or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects not more than two sittings; English Language and Mathematics to form the core subjects with credit in any of these subjects. Bookkeeping/Financial Accounting, Commerce, Marketing, Economics, Salesmanship, Stenography, Office Practice and Geography. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the (UTME). Four (4) academic years for UTME entry candidates
B.Sc. Ed. Business Education candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level Business Education programme must have Advance level passes in at least two (2) social science subjects; Economics, Business Studies and Accounting in addition to credit level passes in five (5) of the subjects listed above at the SSCE or its equivalents. Candidates with NCE/Diploma and approved equivalents in relation to Business Education with at least a lower credit may be considered for Direct Entry into the programme provided the candidate also possesses the UTME requirement. Three (3) academic years for direct candidates depending on student’s entry qualification
B. Sc. (Ed) Business Education
The Philosophy for Business Education
B. Sc. (Ed) Degree Business Education programme is to provide individuals with relevant knowledge, skills and competencies to be self-reliant and economically self-sufficient for gainful employment, meaningful living, and to contribute to the development of the society. The programme is designed in consonance with the needs of the business community to ensure that education and training offered are consistent with the competencies for the present and emerging job requirements and opportunities.
Objectives
- It provides opportunities for practical job preparation or vocational studies in order to make students render effective and efficient services in office, distributive and service occupations.
- It prepares students, based on interest and aptitudes needed to enter into a business occupation, advance and profit in it.
- It provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of business and economic system of the nation so as to enable them to participate actively as producers and consumers of goods and services
- It develops in students the basic awareness of the contribution which business and office employee makes to the Nations’ economy.
- It develops and improve personal qualities and attitude of students as required in
Programme specializations
- Business Education (Accounting Option)
- Business Education (Office Technology Management Option)
- Business Education (Marketing / Distributive Option)
- Business Education (Entrepreneurship Option)
Introduction
The Department of Business Education took off as a programme in the Department of Arts and Social Science Education, after resource verification, during 2022/2023 Academic Session. The programme started as a four-year Degree programme with four students. B.Sc. (Ed) Degree Business Education is a specialized profession designed to provide students with knowledge, skills and competence leading to employability and advancement in office occupations, pedagogical skills in teaching business subjects at different levels of educational system as well as self-employment or being an employer of labour. As an aspect of Vocational Education and Training, Business Education is designed to fill the gap between knowledge and practice by exposing students to General Education as well as specialized areas in Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Office Management.
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For admission into any of the first degree programmes of the University, a candidate shall be required to possess the following minimum qualifications:
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Direct entry
Candidates seeking admission by direct entry into the 200 level, must have at least five (5) O/L credits, two of which must be at Advanced Level or approved equivalents.
B. Sc. (Ed) Economics
The Philosophy for Economics Education
The B. Sc. (Ed) Economics Programme is being undertaken to produce the right caliber of committed professionals in the area of Education Economics in the right quality and quantity in order to meet the national needs and contribute to the achievement of the national goals on education particularly at the secondary school level. Teacher trainees at the end of programme should be capable of effectively teaching all components of Economics in the secondary, as the programme aims at providing prospective teachers with solid background knowledge in the subject. To this end, the programme is set to achieve the following objectives.
Objectives
The specific objectives of the programme are to:
- Identify models that identify the essence of a problem, analyse and reason both deductively and inductively;
- Provide training in the principles of economics and their application appropriate to the type of degree concerned-single, joint and combine studies;
- Stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and to lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts;
- Provide a firm foundation of knowledge in a range of settings
- Develop in students the ability to apply the analytical tools, knowledge and skills acquired to the
B. A. (Ed) English
The Philosophy for English Education
The B. A. (Ed) English Programme is being undertaken to produce the right caliber of committed professionals in the area of Education English in the right quality and quantity in order to meet the national needs and contribute to the achievement of the national goals on education particularly at the secondary school level. Teacher trainees at the end of programme should be capable of effectively teaching all components of English in the secondary, as the programme aims at providing prospective teachers with solid background knowledge in the subject. To this end, the programme is set to achieve the following objectives.
Objectives
The objectives of this programme are to:
- inculcate the basic skills in the study of oral and written language and literature;
- acquaint students with the basic structures of English Language sentences, clause and phase;
- inculcate proficiency in the use of English Language for communicative purposes;
- expose students to basic genres of literature within and outside Nigeria (i.e. Prose, Poetry and Drama).
- prepare students for the teaching of language and Literature in Nigerian school system.
Political Science Education
The Philosophy for Political Science Education
The B. Sc. (Ed) Political Science Programme is being undertaken to produce the right caliber of committed professionals in the area of Education Political Science in the right quality and quantity in order to meet the national needs and contribute to the achievement of the national goals on education particularly at the secondary school level. Teacher trainees at the end of programme should be capable of effectively teaching all components of Political Science in the secondary, as the programme aims at providing prospective teachers with solid background knowledge in the subject. To this end, the programme is set to achieve the following objectives.
Objectives
The main objectives of a degree in Education Political Science are to:
- provide training in the principles of Political Science and their application to the classroom practice;
- stimulate the student intellectually through the programme in such a way that they appreciate social problems;
- provide a solid foundation of knowledge about the workings of society and its institutions and develop the skills for the constructive use of such knowledge;
- develop in students the ability to apply the knowledge to the resolution of societal problems and conflicts;
- develop in students such skills and competencies that would allow them to be self-reliant and entrepreneurial.
Introduction
Dr. Adebola Oladiji ALABACoordinator
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The Department of Arts and Social Science Education was one of the two departments that took off in the College of Education of Osun State University at inception. The Department was established at the inception of the University on September 21, 2007. The Department offers three-degree programmes, namely B.Sc. Ed. Economics, B.A.Ed. English and B.Sc. Ed. Political Science. With M.Ed. Test and Measurement, M.Ed. English Language and Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).The Department took off with six academic staff who are specialists in Arts and Social Science Education. Fifty-four students registered as pioneer students of the Department in the 2007/2008 Session, 37 students in the 2008/2009 session and 22 students in the 2009/2010 session. The total student population in the Department currently stands at 471. One hundred and eighteen of these students are in Education Economics, 193 in Education English and 162 in Education Political Science. The students registered in the Department every semester for courses in their chosen teaching subjects and education across the levels. The three programmes of the Department operate academic curricula that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards.
Graduates of Adult Education can work as an
- Education entrepreneur.
- Adult educators both in public and private institutions.
- Education officers at the Ministry of Education
- Social Welfare Officers
- Gender Mainstream Officers with UNDP
- Human Resource Manager
- Community development officers
- Mass Literacy Facilitators with UNESCO
- Agricultural Extension Officer
