Introduction
B.Ed (2.5 years) is offered for prospective/in-service teachers who have completed 14 years of education, for grooming and updating their professional development skills. The programme intends to develop pedagogical and content related knowledge, attitude and skills of the students. It offers the opportunities to the students for improving their teaching practice and action research skills by working in the classroom. There are theoretical and practical courses in this programme. There are compulsory courses which will be taken by every student of the programme whereas the student may select two clusters out of five clusters in this programme.
Eligibility Criteria
BA/BSc/ADA/ADC/ADS or equivalent (14 years of education)
Selection Process
The students are confirmed for enrolment in the programme upon fulfillment of the admission criteria of the programme.
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
Open and Distance Learning
Sr. No |
Courses |
Code |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Basics of Technical English |
6465 |
3 |
2 |
General Mathematics & Statistics |
6401 |
3 |
3 |
Critical Thinking and Reflective Practices |
8611 |
3 |
4 |
Basic of Information and communication Technology |
5403 |
3 |
5 |
Educational Leadership and Management |
8605 |
3 |
6 |
Citizenship Education and Community Engagement |
8606 |
3 |
|
Total credits |
|
18 |
Sr. No |
Courses |
Code |
Credit Hours |
1 |
General Methods of Teaching |
8601 |
3 |
2 |
Educational Assessment and Evaluation |
8602 |
3 |
3 |
Curriculum Development |
8603 |
3 |
4 |
Philosophy of Education |
8609 |
3 |
5 |
Academic content- Course I (Cluster I*) |
|
3 |
6 |
Academic content- Course I (Cluster II*) |
|
3 |
|
Total credits |
|
18 |
*Cluster I & Cluster II refers to any two clusters of academic content courses selected by the student in the second semester. Please see clusters of academic content courses below. |
Clusters of Academic Content Courses
For academic content courses, the student can select only two clusters in the second semester. Student will study the academic content courses in subsequent semesters related to the clusters selected in the second semester. During BEd (2.5 years programme), a student will complete 06 courses of each of these two clusters which s/he had selected in the second semester.
Cluster 1 Islamic Studies-I (Course code: 6473) |
Cluster 2 Urdu-I (Course code:6478) |
Cluster 3 English-I (Course code:6468) |
Cluster 4 Home Economics-I (Course code:6483) |
Cluster 5 Pakistan Studies-I (Course code:6488) |
Sr. No |
Courses |
Code |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Human development and Learning (Foundation) |
8610 |
3 |
2 |
Professionalism in Teaching (Professional) |
8612 |
3 |
3 |
Academic content- Course II (Cluster I) |
|
3 |
4 |
Pedagogy Course (Method of teaching related to Cluster I (content embedded)) Professional |
|
3 |
5 |
Academic content- Course II (Cluster II) |
|
3 |
6 |
Pedagogy Course (Method of teaching related to Cluster II (content embedded)) Professional |
|
3 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
|
18 |
Clusters of Academic Content Courses
Students will study the courses from the same clusters which were selected in 2nd semester.
Cluster 1 Islamic Studies-II (Course code:6474) Pedagogy-Teaching of Islamic Studies (Course Code: 6497) |
Cluster 2 Urdu-II (Course code:6479) Pedagogy-Teaching of Urdu (Course Code:6494) |
Cluster 3 English-II (Course code:6469) Pedagogy-Teaching of English (Course Code:6493) |
Cluster 4 Home Economics-II (Course Code:6484) Pedagogy-Teaching of Home Economics (Course code: 6496) |
Cluster 5 Pakistan Studies-II (Course Code:6489) Pedagogy-Teaching of Pakistan Studies (Course Code:6495) |
Sr. No |
Courses |
Code |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Comparative Education |
6466 |
3 |
2 |
Research Methods in Education (Professional) |
8604 |
3 |
3 |
Educational Statistics (Professional) |
8614 |
3 |
4 |
Teaching Practice I (Professional) |
8607 |
3 |
5 |
Academic Content- Course III (Cluster I) |
|
3 |
6 |
Academic Content- Course III (Cluster II) |
|
3 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
|
18 |
Clusters of Academic Content Courses
Students will study the courses from the same clusters which were selected in the second semester.
Cluster 1 Islamic Studies-III (Course Code: 6475) |
Cluster 2 Urdu-III (Course Code:6480) |
Cluster 3 English-III (Course Code:6470) |
Cluster 4 Home Economics-III (Course Code:6485) |
Cluster 5 Pakistan Studies-III (Course Code:6490) |
Sr. No |
Courses |
Code |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Academic content- Course IV (Cluster I) |
3 |
|
2 |
Academic content- Course IV (Cluster II) |
3 |
|
3 |
Research Project (Content Embedded) (Professional) |
8613 |
3 |
4 |
Academic content- Course V (Cluster I) |
3 |
|
5 |
Academic content- Course V (Cluster II) |
3 |
|
6 |
Teaching Practice II (Professional) |
8608 |
3 |
Total Credit Hours |
18 |
Clusters of Academic Content Courses
Students will study the courses from the same clusters which were selected in the second semester.
Cluster 1 Islamic Studies-IV (Course code: 6476) Islamic Studies-V (Course code: 6477) |
Cluster 2 Urdu-IV (Course code: 6481) Urdu-V (Course code: 6482) |
Cluster 3 English-IV (Course code: 6471) English-V (Course code: 6472) |
Cluster 4 Home Economics-IV (Course code: 6486) Home Economics-V (Course code: 6487) |
Cluster 5 Pakistan Studies-IV (Course code: 6491) Pakistan Studies-V (Course code: 6492) |
Note: The department may change the offering of the courses depending on the course availability or other factors.
Elective / Major Courses:
For academic content courses, the student can select only two clusters i.e., content areas, in the second semester. Student will study the academic content courses in subsequent semesters related to the clusters selected in the second semester. During B.Ed. (2.5 years program), a student will complete 06 courses of each of these two clusters which s/he had selected in the second semester.
Sr. No |
Content Areas |
Content & Pedagogy Courses |
Course Code |
Credit Hours |
1. |
Urdu |
Urdu-I |
6478 |
03 |
Urdu-II |
6489 |
03 |
||
Urdu-III |
6480 |
03 |
||
Urdu-IV |
6481 |
03 |
||
Urdu-V |
6482 |
03 |
||
|
|
Teaching of Urdu |
6494 |
03 |
2. |
English |
English-I |
6468 |
03 |
English-II |
6469 |
03 |
||
English-III |
6470 |
03 |
||
English-IV |
6471 |
03 |
||
English-V |
6472 |
03 |
||
|
|
Teaching of English |
6493 |
03 |
3. |
Islamic Studies |
Islamic Studies-I |
6473 |
03 |
Islamic Studies-II |
6474 |
03 |
||
Islamic Studies-III |
6475 |
03 |
||
Islamic Studies-IV |
6476 |
03 |
||
Islamic Studies-V |
6477 |
03 |
||
4. |
Pakistan Studies |
Pakistan Studies-I |
6488 |
03 |
Pakistan Studies-II |
6489 |
03 |
||
Pakistan Studies-III |
6490 |
03 |
||
Pakistan Studies-IV |
6491 |
03 |
||
Pakistan Studies-V |
6492 |
03 |
||
|
|
Teaching of Pakistan Studies |
6495 |
03 |
5. |
Home Economics |
Home Economics-I |
6483 |
03 |
Home Economics-II |
6484 |
03 |
||
Home Economics-III |
6485 |
03 |
||
Home Economics-IV |
6486 |
03 |
||
Home Economics-V |
6487 |
03 |
||
|
|
Teaching of Home Economics |
6496 |
03 |
2
3
Semesters
Workshop
There will be a compulsory workshop for each course in every semester. There will be face to face workshop of teaching practice courses.
Thesis
Nil. The student will work on action research project in “Research Project (CC: 8613)”.
Practical
Teaching practice-I (course code: 8607), Teaching Practice-II (course code: 8608) and Research Project (course code: 8613) are practical courses. The required work for these courses will be completed by the student after teaching/working in the school/classroom.