Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies
The Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies was established in July 2009 following the restructuring of the University of Dar es Salaam in 2009. In this restructuring, the Faculty of Education was transformed into the School of Education. Thus, the Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies (EPCS) is a result of the merger of the former Department of Educational Psychology and the Department of Curriculum and Teaching. The Department comprises two major academic areas, namely psychology and curriculum studies.
The Department is managed through three committees, each headed by a chair. The committees are Undergraduate Programmes Committee; Research, Postgraduate Programmes, and Professional Development Committee; and Special Programmes and Publicity Committee. The three committee chairs constitute the Departmental Committee, which is chaired by the Head of Department. The Head of Department (HoD) is the overall in charge of the department.
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS UNIT
The Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies hosts the Special Education Units, which coordinates the provision of services to students with disabilities at the University of Dar es Salaam.
The main function of the credits is to ensure that students with disabilities access basic academic, administrative, and social services that, as far as possible, enable them to undertake their studies and enjoy life on campus like other students.
The day-to-day activities of the Units are supervised by a Head assisted by the staff members in the credits. The Head of Special Education Units is responsible to the Dean of the School of Education through the Head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies.
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(i) The Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies offers two undergraduate degree programmes and these are:
- Bachelor of Education in Psychology (B.E.d. Psy)
- Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education (B.Ed. ECE)
(ii) Additionally, the department offers several courses to secondary school student teachers in the College of Humanities (CoHU), College of Social Sciences (CoSS), and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS), leading to the award of:
- Bachelor of Arts with Education (B.A Ed)
- Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc. Ed)
(iii) The department also offers three master`s degree programmes:
- Master of Arts in Applied Social Psychology (MAASP)
- Master of Education in Science Education (M.Ed Sc. Ed.)
- Master of Education Language Education (M,Ed.LEd)
Head of Department, EPCS