Bachelor of Arts in Education with Religious Studies
In today’s world of religious pluralism and widely incompatible views of spirituality, it is ever more indispensable to raise a human generation well-informed about the diverse religious world around them and their own beliefs. Following this fact, the Bachelor of Education with Religious Studies (BAERS) at Jordan University College is uniquely positioned to prepare students for thoughtful, religious education and Christian engagement suitable in the 21st century world through an extensive range of courses in education and philosophy foundation, Biblical Studies and Christian theology, practical ministry and other aspects of religious thought and educational practice.This programme is conceived from the shortage of religious education in many secondary schools and institutes of higher learning, especially in Tanzania and in Africa at large. It is a programme carefully designed to give students an opportunity to prepare themselves as competent teachers for religious education in the particular areas mentioned just above and to help them develop and grow intellectually, personally, and spiritually as they seek to follow God’s call in their lives. It is, thus, a programme well-prepared for the ongoing quest of not
Programme Objectives
- It is a program carefully designed to give students an opportunity to prepare themselves as competent teachers for religious education as well as secular courses (History, Geography, Kiswahili, English, Mathematics and Economics). It is, thus, a program well-prepared for the ongoing quest of not only competent teachers but competent and ethical teachers and leaders.
Entry Requirements
- Two principal passes in any Subject including Divinity OR
- Diploma in Education or Diploma in Education with Religious Studies with Second Class, Credit or B average