Department of Education Planning and Management
All the policies and strategies aimed at the development of educational sector are defined well in the various programs of development adopted since 1999 notably the ” Vision 2020 ” and the EDPRS.
Many efforts contributed to rapid growth of the number of schools. In all respects, the efforts have been made to train teachers. Not only the number of schools has increased, but also the number of pupils and staff members has so, schools have become “education businesses” which need to be managed effectively. The management and the administration of these numerous schools constitute another challenge to which our educational system has to deal with in order to ensure good quality of education. A lot of studies on the efficiency of schools have revealed that school management is very important for schools to provide good quality education. Our education will be effective if our schools are managed by specialists in administration of education.
Moreover, public and private schools in Rwanda, are headed by staff who are not specialists in school administration. Some of them do not even know that this discipline exists. Some courses in psychopedagogy and some notions of management do not allow directors of education at the level of districts, headmasters and the prefects in charge of studies and discipline, to manage well various human and material resources they are in charge of.
As for education planning, it aims at ensuring the relevance between different training courses, the appropriateness between the supply and the recognized demand and developing a well-balanced geographical network of schools. Rwanda is one of the countries with rapid population growth. Education has to follow at same speed, which requires good planning.
This very important domain of education requires, therefore, specialization.
Objectives
This department has the following objectives:
• Train the education administrators and planners who are also theorists, practitioners and researchers;
Train education and administrative inspectors;
Train in the basic and applied research in the domains of school administration and planning;
Carry out a needs analysis: evolution of the number of school children, effects of population growth, the progress of literac in comparison with population growth;
Determine programmes of study and their implementation: general, technological and professional programmes of study, minds of schools needed, the place where new schools should be built, learning and in-service training;
Follow up and assess the construction and repairs of schools done at the level of districts for nursery, primary and secondary schools and at the national level for higher education Institutions;
Work out projects of development of the vocational training for young people;
Do Training course projects for vocational schools in general;
Organize conferences, colloquiums and refresher for administrators, planners and education inspectors.
Performance profile
Students who graduate from this department will have knowledge and skills which will allow them to manage and head schools in a rational way. They will also be employed in school planning projects. They will be able to work as education directors at the level of districts as well.
Programme Details:
Programme title: BACHELOR’S IN EDUCATION SCIENCES
Exit Awards: Bachelor’s Degree with Honours
Modes of attendance. Full time and Part time
PROGRAM MODULE STRUCTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
LEVEL I: EDUCATION STUDIES
| MODULE CODE | MODULE | CREDITS |
| KHB 101 | KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN BEING
1011 Introduction to psychology 1012 Psychology of dev. of human being 1013 Guidance and Counselling |
20 |
| SSH 102 | SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
1021 Social and Cultural Anthropology 1023 General Sociology 1024 Introduction to economics |
20 |
| MAS 103 | MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
1031 General Maths 1032 Statistics |
20 |
| BIO 104 | BIOLOGY
1041 Anatomy and physiology of hormonal and nervous system 1042 Genetics and theories of evolution |
15 |
| SSK 105 | STUDY SKILLS
1051Study Skills Strategies 1052 Initiation to Scientific Research 1053 Scientific Writing techniques |
20 |
| RES 106 | RWANDA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
1061Traditional Education 1062 Modern Educational System 1063 Education and Churches in Rwanda |
15 |
| ICT I 107 | ICT I | 10 |
| ENG I 108 | General English I | No credited |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Award: Certificate of Higher Education, Option: Education Studies
LEVEL II: EDUCATION STUDIES
| MODULE CODE | MODULE COMPONENTS | CREDITS |
| ESK 201 | EDUCATION SECTOR SKILLS
2011 History of Education |
20 |
| CEA 202 | COMPARATIVE EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION
2021 Philosophy of Education 2022 Comparative Education Administration and Inspection |
20 |
| TME 203 | TEACHING METHODS AND TEACHING ACTIVITY SUPERVISION
2031 Taxonomy of educational objectives 2032 Principles and Teaching Methods 2033 Educational Technology |
20 |
| CDD 204 | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND DOCIMOLOGY
2041 Curriculum Development 2042 Docimology |
15 |
| PHI 205 | PHILOSOPHY
2051 Introduction. to Philosophy 1025 Ethics 2053 Logic |
15 |
| LSK 206 | LIFE SKILLS
2061 Education for peace 2062 Education for health 2063 Education for development |
15 |
| ICT 207 | ICT II | 15 |
| ENG II 208 | General English II | Not credited |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Award: Diploma in Education Studies
LEVEL III: EDUCATION STUDIES
| MODULE CODE | MODULE COMPONENTS | CREDITS |
| TPAN 301 | THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP SUPERVISION
3011 Social Psychology 3012 Group Dynamics 3013 Group Supervision Techniques and Practice |
20 |
| ADM 302 | ADMINISTRATION I
3021 General Administration 3022 School Legislation |
15 |
| SRM 303 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
3031 Scientific Research methodology 3032 Data analysis & Interpretation |
15 |
| EAP 304 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE | 10 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Award: Advanced Diploma in Education Studies
LEVEL IV EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
| MODULE CODE | MODULE | CREDITS |
| EPE 411 | EDUCATION PLANNING AND ECONOMICS
4111 Theories and principles of education planning 4112 Education planning Methods and Techniques 4113 Economics of Education |
20 |
| ADM 412 | ADMINISTRATION II
4121 Education Leadership 4122 Administrative Deontology 4123 Education Administration |
15 |
| HRM 413 | HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL THEORIES
4131 Educational Human Resources Management 4132 Strategic Management 4133 Organisational Theories |
15 |
| NE 414 | NURSERY EDUCATION | 10 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Award: Ordinary Degree in Education Planning and Administration
LEVEL V: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
| MODULE CODE | MODULE COMPONENTS | CREDITS |
| PFM 511 | SCHOOL FINANCES MANAGEMENT
5111 General Accountancy 5112 Budget Management |
20 |
| EVE 512 | EVALUATION OF EDUCATION
5121 Test Designing Principles and Techniques 5122 School Inspection 5123 Educational Policy Analysis |
20 |
| ESMC 513 | EDUCATION SYSTEMS, MODELS AND CHANGES
5131 Theories of Systems and Models in Education 5132 Education Changes |
20 |
| INT 514 | INTERNSHIP | 30 |
| RR 515 | RESEARCH REPORT | 30 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Award: Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Education Planning and Management