DSES: 400: DIPLOMA IN SECONDARY EDUCATION – SCIENCE OPTION

Introduction

This is a three year program, which at the end of the course students should achieve the following objectives:

  • To develop the theoretical and practical knowledge about the teaching profession
  • To promote national unity, national development , social equality and responsibility
  • To develop teacher awareness, competencies and appreciation of technology in national development.
  • To prepare a teacher who can
  1. Provide sustainable learning opportunities
  2. Develop learner communicative skills
  3. Develop learners ability to crirically think and imaginative thinking in problem solving and self expression.
  4. Develop the individual learners potential abilities to the maximum through a variety of creative learning experiences.
  • To develop in the teacher the ability to adopt , change ad appreciate innovation

Units

DSES 401: Education
DSES 402: Environmental education
DSES 403: Physical Education
DSES 404: Communication skills
DSES 405: Entrepreneurship
DSES 406: Information Communication Technology
DSES 407: General Workshop practices
DSES 408: Library and information studies
DSES 409: Guidance and counseling
DSES 410: Mathematics
DSES 411: Physics
DSES 412: Chemistry
DSES 413: Biology
DSES 414: Home economics
DSES 415: Agriculture
DSES 416: Computer studies

Optional

DSES 416: English
DSES 416: Kiswahili

Each subject syllabus contains an introduction, course summary, suggested time allocation, general
objectives, specific objectives, content, suggested teaching and learning activities, learning
resources, and assessment method.

Note:

A candidate must take two teaching subjects and professional support subjects.

  • The course duration is three years
  • Practical teaching will be undertaken for two terms
  • To be awarded a DSE certificate, the candidate should have successfully completed the practical teaching. (Teaching Practice)

The examination will be conducted externally by the KNEC.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum qualifications are KCSE C+ plain or KCE Div. 2 or the equivalent


FEES STRUCTURE

 COURSE  CODE COURSE  NAME COST
FULL TIME SCHOOL BASED EXAM KNEC
DSES  500 Diploma in Secondary Education(sciences 139,740 102,550 15,300