Department of VOTEC - B.ED(Home Economics)Course Structure

B.ED(Home Economics)

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C & T - Clothing and Textiles
F & N - Food and Nutrition

STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME

LEVEL 100

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits

Courses
Credits
C & T
F & N
C & T
F & N
ASP    African Studies
2
2
ASP   African Studies
1
1
ENG 105A   Communicative Skills 1
3
3
ENG 105B   Communicative Skills 11
3
3
IRC  101     Information Retrieval
1
1
EDF 102   Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education
3
3
EPS  101   Educational Psychology   
3
3
EVT 103   Practicum (C & T or F & N)
2
2
EVT 101   Integrated Science 1
3
3
EVT 113   Foundations of Home Economics
3
3
EVT 111   Family Studies
3
3
EVT 112   Family Management
3
3
EVT 121    Introduction to Clothing & Textiles
3
-
EVT 122   Dynamics of the Fashion Industry
3
-
EVT 131    Introduction to Food & Nutrition
-
3
EVT 132   Food and Beverage Production
-
3
TOTAL
18
18
TOTAL
18
18

LEVEL 200

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses

Credits

C & T
F & N
C & T
F & N
EPS 201 Educational Statistics
3
3
EPS  204   SpecialEducation
3
3
EVT 201Integrated Science 11
3
3
EVT 203  Entrepreneurship Development
3
3
EVT 202Basic Applied Economics
3
3
EVT 205  Family Life Education
3
3
EVT 204 Curriculum Studies in VOTEC
3
3
EVT 207 Methods of Teaching
3
3
EVT 211Family Resource Management
3
3
EVT 222 Pattern Drafting II
3
-
EVT 221Pattern Drafting 1
3
-
EVT 231Food Microbiology
-
3
EVT 232Nutrition and Health
-
3
   
TOTAL
18
18
TOTAL
15
15

*HND Students will take EVT 112 Family Management instead of Entrepreneurship Development

LEVEL 300

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
C & T
F & N
C & T
F & N
EMT 390AMicro-Teaching
3
3
EMT 390 BMicro-Teaching
3
3
EVT 303      Small Business Management
3
3
EPS  301 Educational Assessment
3
3
EVT 311Personal Finance
3
3
EVT 312 Housing Management
3
3
EVT 321Textiles Fibres and Fabrics
3
-
EVT 323 Clothing Construction
3
-
EVT 322Clothing Management      
3
-
EVT 324 Fashion Design and Illustration
3
-
EVT 331Food Biochemistry
-
3
EVT 332 Food Storage and Preservation
-
3
EVT 333Food and Beverage Service
-
3
EVT 334 Meal Management
-
3
EVT 352
Educational Research Methods
3
3
   
TOTAL
18
18
TOTAL
15
15

LEVEL 400

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
C & T
F & N
C & T
F & N
EFE  490                 Educational Field Experience
3
3

EDF 401                           History and Management of Education 

3
3
EPS  410                 Principles of Guidance and Counselling
3
3
EVT 411                          Housing and Home Improvement   
3
3
EVT 412                 Issues in Family Finance   
3
3
EVT 423                          Advanced Clothing   
3
-

EVT 421                 Tailoring

3
-
EVT 424                          Specialized Clothing Construction  
3
-
EVT 422                 Textile Fibres and Fabrics   
3
-
EVT 431                          Applied Nutrition
-
-
EVT 431                 Applied Nutrition   
-
3
EVT 434                          Issues in Food Safety and Sanitation  
-
3
EVT 432                 Food Product Development 
-
3
EVT 499                          Project Work  
3
3
TOTAL
15
15
TOTAL
15
15

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