Bachelor of Education (Hons)

About this course

The Bachelor of Education (Hons) is a four-year teacher education degree run by the Faculty of Education at Horizon Campus, over eight semesters with 120 credits. The campus states that the programme is approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka. Professional modules cover philosophical foundations, educational psychology, sociology of education, teaching methodology, ICT, measurement and evaluation, guidance and counselling, curriculum management, primary and secondary education, comparative education and research methodology. Students also take elective subject streams, with options such as English language, history, biology, mathematics, business studies, geography, economics, chemistry, physics and accounting. Teaching practice takes place in the third year and the degree finishes with a dissertation. The campus describes personal coaching and mentoring from qualified teachers and a virtual learning environment, and says the course is open to prospective teachers as well as serving teachers and education managers. It points to demand for teachers in the private education sector, overseas, and for English-medium teaching in the state sector.