Introduction

Three-Year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is a professional as well as academic programme designed for preparing competent teachers for secondary schools in such specialization areas as  Nepali Education, English Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Health and Physical Education, Population Education, History Education, Geography Education, Economics Education, Political Science Education, Home Science Education, Business Education, Industrial Education, Education, and Information & Communication Technology Education. It focuses on the contents of each specialization area as well as the pedagogical skills that are essential to be competent teachers for schools. Therefore, B.Ed. curricula consist of professional courses dealing with pedagogical knowledge and skills, and specialization courses dealing with the contents of different subjects. These courses have been designed in line with the Secondary Education Curriculum of Nepal. B.Ed. graduates are eligible to apply for teacher's license in Nepal.
FoE had introduced Three-year B.Ed. Programme in 1996 with the new curriculum having single subject specialization along with elective and interdisciplinary courses. The curriculum was revised and made effective from 2008. The aims and objectives, structure, and contents of the revised courses, and eligibility criteria for the admission are presented here.

Aims and objectives
Three-year B.Ed. programme aims to develop competent school teachers and educational professionals.
The major objectives of the programme are as follows:
·       To prepare professionally sound teachers required for the secondary schools of Nepal.
·       To develop professionally trained and qualified human resources in the field of educational policy, planning, management and supervision.
·       To develop positive attitudes towards teaching.

Terminal Objectives
More specifically, upon completion of the three-year B.Ed. programme, the graduate is expected to be able:
§  To describe and explain the nature and concept of education and its philosophical, sociological, psychological, historical and scientific bases,
§  To explain the modern trends and issues related to curriculum development and the mechanism for its dissemination,
§  To develop and demonstrate strong communication skills,
§  To demonstrate knowledge and skills of classroom management practices,
§  To develop and use suitable evaluation techniques for the assessment of pupil's progress,
§  To identify and use the appropriate learning process of the students in teaching,
§  To plan lessons and teach the students using suitable methods and techniques in the classroom,
§  To prepare and use teaching aids (instructional materials) from locally available materials,
§  To perform responsibilities competently as teacher, supervisor or educational administrator,
§  To acquire an in-depth knowledge of the subject-matter needed for teaching his/her specialized area,
§  To demonstrate a positive attitude towards his/her professional growth and for further learning and
§  To identify the learning problems of weaker students and help them with various remedial measures overcome their difficulties.

Entry Requirement
Students with Higher Secondary Education Examination Pass Certificate (HSEEPC, hereafter only HSE) or Proficiency Certificate Level of Tribhuvan University (PCL) or equivalent to HSE/grade 12 pass are eligible for the admission in B.Ed programme. In addition, they need other requirements for the admission in different specialization areas which are as follows:

Course Structure

S.N.	Nature of the Course	Full Marks	1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year
1	Communication skills	200	200	-
2	Professional Core Areas	400	100	200	100
3	Specialization	600	200	300	100
4	Elective
	Elective  I	200	-	-	200
	Elective  II (Interdisciplinary)	100	-	-	100
	Total	1500	500	500	500

1. Communication Skill (Group A)                                          200 Full Marks

2. Foundation/Professional Core courses (Group B)              400 Full Marks

3. Specialization Areas (Group C)                                           600 Full Marks

4. Electives (Group D)                                                                          300 Full Marks

Course Cycle
First Year:           Nep. Ed.301           Compulsory Nepali
                                     Ed. 312          Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of  Education
Second Year:      Ed. 313                   Educational Psychology
                            Ed. 314                    Curriculum and Evaluation
                                                             Specialization III
                                                             Specialization IV
                                                             Specialization   VI

Third Year                                          Specialization V
                                                            Elective I
                                                            Elective II
                                                            Interdisciplinary
                                                            Ed. 398 Teaching Practice /Ed. 399 Practicum       
 Note: The code number for specialization I, II, III, IV & VI has been given in respective courses.



Duration of the Courses and Instructional Hours

Teaching/Learning Activities



List of courses
The course titles along with course number to be offered in each year under each group are presented in Table 2.

Group and Code No.	Course Title	Full Marks	Year
Group A	Communication Skills		1st Year
Nep. 301	Compulsory Nepali	100	1st Year
Eng. Ed 311	General English	100	1st Year
Group B	Educational Foundation (Core course)
Ed. 312	Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education	100	1st Year
Ed. 313	Educational Psychology	100	2nd Year
Ed. 314	Curriculum and Evaluation	100	2nd Year
Ed. 398/399	Teaching Practice or Practicum	100	3rd Year
Group C	Specialization Course
	Nepali Language Education
नेपा.शि. ३१६	सामान्य र प्रायोगिक भाषा विज्ञान	100	1st year
नेपा.शि. ३१७	नेपाली नाटक, एकाङ्की र निबन्ध	100	1st year
नेपा.शि.	३२१	100	2nd Year
नेपा.शि. ३२२	नेपाली कविता–काव्य	100	2nd Year
नेपा.शि. ३९०	नेपाली भाषाशिक्षण	100	2nd Year
नेपा.शि. ३३१	साहित्यशास्त्र, नेपाली समालोचना र शोधविधि	100	3rd Year
	English Language Education
Eng. Ed. 316	Foundations of Language and Linguistics	100	1st Year
Eng. Ed. 317	Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking	100	1st Year
Eng. Ed. 321	English for Communication	100	2nd Year
Eng.Ed.322	Expanding Horizon in English	100	2nd Year
Eng. Ed. 391	English Language Teaching Methods	100	2nd Year
Eng. Ed. 331	Literature for Language Development	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Health and Physical Education
HPEd. 316	Foundation of Health	100	1st Year
HPEd. 317	Foundations of Physical Education	100	1st Year
HPEd. 321	Fundamentals of Public Health	100	2nd Year
HPEd. 322	Sports Science and Games	100	2nd Year
HPEd. 391	Teaching Health and Physical Education and School Health Program	100	2nd Year
HPE 331	Sports Training and Evaluation in Physical Education	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Mathematics Education
Math Ed. 316	Foundation of Mathematics	100	1st Year
Math Ed. 317	Calculus	100	1st Year
Math Ed. 321	Geometry	100	2nd Year
Math Ed. 322	Real Analysis	100	2nd Year
Math Ed. 391	Teaching Mathematics	100	2nd Year
Math Ed. 331	Algebra and Vector Analysis	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Science Education
Sc. Ed. 316	Biology I	100	1st Year
Sc. Ed. 317	Chemistry I	100	1st Year
Sc. Ed. 321	Physics I	100	2nd Year
Sc.  Ed. 322	Biology II	100	2nd Year
Sc.Ed.391	Methods of Teaching Science at Secondary School.	100	2nd Year
Sc. Ed 331	Chemistry II	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Population Education
Pop. Ed. 316	Foundation of Population Education	100	1st Year
Pop. Ed. 317	Population Dynamics and Quantitative Techniques	100	1st Year
Pop Ed. 321	Community and Reproductive Health	100	2nd Year
Pop. Ed. 322	Population and Environment Education	100	2nd Year
Pop.Ed. 391	Methods of Teaching Population Education	100	2nd Year
Pop. Ed. 331	Quality of Life	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Economics Education
Eco. Ed. 316	Economic Analysis	100	1st Year
Eco. Ed. 317	Nepalese Economics and Quantitative Techniques	100	1st Year
Eco. Ed. 321	Government Finance, Financial System and International Trade	100	2nd Year
Eco. Ed. 322	Economics of Development and Education	100	2nd Year
Eco.Ed.391	Method of Teaching Economics	100	2nd Year
Eco. Ed. 331	Population Studies	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Geography Education
Geo. Ed. 316	Physical Geography	100	1st Year
Geo. Ed. 317	Human Geography	100	1st Year
Geo. Ed. 321	Geography of Asia and Nepal	100	2nd Year
Geo. Ed. 322	Geographic Techniques	100	2nd Year
Geo. Ed. 391	Methods of Teaching Geography	100	2nd Year
Geog. Ed. 331	Population and Environmental Geography	100	3rd Year
Specialization	History Education
Hist. Ed. 316	Ancient and Medieval History of Nepal	100	1st Year
Hist. Ed. 317	Modern Nepal	100	1st Year
Hist Ed. 321	History of Modern India	100	2nd Year
Hist Ed. 322	History of Modern Europe	100	2nd Year
Hist. Ed. 391	Method of Teaching History	100	2nd Year
Hist. Ed. 331	History of Modern China and Japan	100	3rd Year
Specialization	Political Science Education
Pol. Sc. Ed. 316	Political Thinkers	100	1st Year
Pol. Sc. Ed. 317	Political Analysis	100	1st Year
Pol. Sc. Ed. 321	Government & Politics of Nepal	100	2nd Year
Pol. Sc. Ed. 322	International Politics and International Relations	100	2nd Year
Pol. Sc. Ed. 391	Method of Teaching Political Science	100	2nd Year
Pol. Sc. Ed. 331	Comparative Government	100	3rd Year
	ICT Education
ICT. Ed.316	Computer Fundamentals & Programming	100	1st Year
ICT Ed. 317	Basic Hardware, Software & C-Programming	100	1st Year
ICTEd 321	MIS, Data Structure and Recent Technologies	100	2nd Year
ICT Ed 322	Communication and Cyber Law	100	2nd Year
ICTEd 391	Teaching ICT and Object Oriented Programming & Database	100	2nd Year
ICTEd 331	Graphics, Numerical Methods, and Software Project Management	100	3rd Year
	Vocational Education (Any one of the following groups)
Group a.	Business Education
Bus. Ed. 301	Office Management and Typing	100	1st Year
Bus. Ed. 302	Office Practice and Auditing	100	1st Year
Bus. Ed. 303	Business and Government Accounting	100	2nd Year
Bus. Ed. 304	Advanced Accounting	100	2nd Year
Bus. Ed. 391	Methods of Teaching Business Education	100	2nd Year
Bus. Ed. 305	Business Management	100	3rd Year
Group b.	Industrial Education
Ind. Ed. 301	Fundamentals of Drafting & Building Construction	100	1st Year
Ind. Ed. 302	Fundamentals of Wood and Wooden Instructional Material	100	1st Year
Ind. Ed. 303	Fundamentals of Electrical and Mechanical Technology	100	2nd Year
Ind.Ed.304	Introduction to Vocational Education	100	2nd Year
Ind.Ed. 391	Methods of Teaching Industrial Education	100	2nd Year
Ind. Ed. 305	Industrial Applied Math	100	3rd Year
Group c.	Home Science Education
H.Sc. Ed. 301	Home Management and Child Care	100	1st Year
H.Sc. Ed. 302	Textile and Clothing	100	1st Year
H.Sc. Ed. 303	Food and Nutrition	100	2nd Year
H.Sc. Ed. 304	Clothing Construction of Tailoring	100	2nd Year
H.Sc. Ed. 391	Method of Teaching Home Science	100	2nd Year
H.Sc. Ed. 305	Advance Nutrition	100	3rd Year
	Education (specialization)
Ed 316	Educational Planning and Management	100	1st Year
Ed 317	Educational Technology	100	1st Year
Ed. 323	Development of Education in Nepal	100	2nd Year
	Any one of the following group
Group A.	Early Childhood Development (ECD)
ECD. Ed.321	Foundation of Early Childhood Development	100	2nd Year
ECD. Ed. 322	Early Childhood Development Methodology	100	2nd Year
ECD. Ed. 331	Project Work in ECD	100	3rd Year
Group B.	Educational Planning and Management (EPM)
Ed. Mgt. 321	Educational Administration	100	2nd Year
Ed. Mgt. 322	Educational Supervision	100	2nd Year
Ed. Mgt. 331	Project Work in Education Management	100	3rd Year
Group C.	Non-formal education
NF Ed. 321	Non Formal Education: Theories and Practices	100	2nd Year
NF Ed. 322	Non-Formal Education Methodology	100	2nd Year
NF Ed. 331	Project work in NFE	100	3rd Year

Group D: Elective and Interdisciplinary Courses
Elective Courses

English Education (Any one from each group for English Specialization)
            Eng. Ed. 333 English for Mass Communication
                                    or            
            Eng. Ed. 334  English for Business Communication
            Eng. Ed. 335 Academic Writing
                                     or             
            Eng. Ed. 336 Introduction  to Translation Theory and Practice
            Eng. Ed. 337  Teaching English  to Young Learners

            Nepali Education
            For Nepali Specialization
        नेपा.शि. ३३३ प्रायोगिक भाषा बिज्ञान
          नेपा.शि. ३३४ नेपाली भाषा पाठ्यक्रम, पाठ्यपुस्तक  तथा शिक्षण पद्धति      
            For Non-Nepali Specialization
        नेपा.शि. ३२१ नेपाली कथा र उपन्यास 
         नेपा.शि. ३२२ नेपाली कविता–काव्य
Science Education (Any two courses for science specialization)
Sc. Ed. 333 Physics II
Sc. Ed. 334 Biology III
Sc. Ed. 335 Chemistry III

Health and Physical Education
For Health and Physical Education Specialization  (Any one group)
HP. Ed. 333 Administration and Supervision in Physical Education
HP. Ed. 334 Research and Project Meet in Physical Education
HP. Ed. 335 Administration and Management in School Health Education
HP. Ed. 336 Community Health Survey
For Non- Health and Physical Education Specialization  (Any one group)
HP. Ed. 316  Foundation of Health Education
HP. Ed. 335 Administration and Management in School Health Education
HP. Ed. 336 Community Health Survey
            HP. Ed. 317 Foundation of Physical Education
            HP. Ed. 333 Administration and Supervision in Physical Education
            HP. Ed. 334 Research and Project Meet in Physical Education
          
  Political Science Education (For Non-Political Science Specialization)
            Pol. Sc. Ed. 316 Political Thinkers
            Pol. Sc. Ed. 317Political Analysis
           
 Geography Education (For Non-Geography Education Specialization)
            Geo. Ed. 316 Physical Geography
            Geo. Ed. 317 Human Geography
           
 History Education (For Non-History Education Specialization)
            Hist. Ed.316 Ancient and Medieval History of Nepal 
            Hist. Ed. 317Modern Nepal   
           
 Economics Education (For Non-Economics Education Specialization)
            Eco. Ed. 316 Economic Analysis
            Eco. Ed. 317 Nepalese Economics and Quantitative Techniques
           
 Population Education ((For Non-Population Education Specialization)
            Pop. Ed. 316 Foundation of Population Education

            Pop. Ed. 321 Community and Reproductive Health         
            Pop. Ed. 322Population and Environment Education
Mathematics and Computer Science Education (Any one group for Math Education Specialization)                         Group A
            Math Ed. 333 Advanced Calculus
            Math Ed. 334 Differential Equations and Number Theory
                        Group B
            ICT. Ed. 311 Computer Fundamentals & Programming
            ICT. Ed. 312 Basic Hardware, Software & C-Programming
            
Education- Education Planning and Management (For Non-EPM  Specialization)
            Ed. Mgt. 321 Educational Administration
            Ed. Mgt. 322 Educational Supervision
            Ed. Mgt. 331 Project Work
            
Education- Non-formal Education (For non-NFE Specialization)
            NF. Ed. 321 Non Formal Education: Theories and Practices
            NF. Ed. 322 Non-Formal Education Methodology
           
 Education- Early Childhood Developmnet (For non-ECD Specialization)
            ECD. Ed 321 Foundation of Early Childhood Development
            ECD. ED. 322 Early Childhood Development Methodology


            Interdisciplinary Courses (Any one)
            Eng. Ed. 321 English for Communication
            Sc. Ed. 338 Environmental Education
            ECD. Ed 321 Foundation of Early Childhood Development
            NF. Ed. 321 Non Formal Education: Theories and Practices
            Soc.St.Ed.338 Teaching Social Studies
            Eco. Ed.322 Economics of Development and Education
            ICT Ed. 311 Computer Fundamentals and Programming
            Math Ed. 316 Foundation of Mathematics
            SJ. Ed. 338 Social Justice Education
            Pop. Ed. 338 Basic of Population Education
            P. Ed. 301 Foundation of Primary Education
            P. Ed. 302 Primary Education in Nepal
            Sp. Ed.301 Special Education
            Bus. Ed. 308 Office Organization and Management
            H. Sc. 308 Management for Better Home
            Ind. Ed. 310 Design and Drafting

Source: http://tufoe.edu.np/b-ed