BA (Hons) Programme

Bachelor of Education (Hons)

A four-year Honours curriculum in educational foundations, Buddhist educational traditions, curriculum, teaching methods and research.

4 academic years 26 listed course units EDSC course series

Curriculum Structure

Course units by academic year

The curriculum below is structured from the course information published on the department website.

Course Code	Course Title	Semester
EDSG 11013	Elements of Education	Semester I
EDSG 12023	Sociological Bases of Education	Semester II

Course Code	Course Title	Semester
EDSC 21013	Philosophical Bases of Education	Semester I
EDSC 21023	New Trends in Education	Semester I
EDSC 21033	Evolution of Buddhist Educational Tradition in Sri Lanka	Semester I
EDSC 21043	Dhamma School Education	Semester I
EDSC 22053	Psychological Bases of Education	Semester II
EDSC 22063	Comparative Education	Semester II
EDSC 22073	Education Methodology of Lord Buddha	Semester II
EDSC 22083	Development of Teaching as a Profession	Semester II

Course Code	Course Title	Semester
EDSC 31013	School and Pirivena Management	Semester I
EDSC 31023	Counselling and Guidance	Semester I
EDSC 31033	Curriculum Theory and Practice	Semester I
EDSC 31043	Education and Propagation of Dhamma	Semester I
EDSC 32053	Educational Statistics, Measurement and Evaluation	Semester II
EDSC 32063	Library for Education	Semester II
EDSC 32073	Information and Communication Technology	Semester II
EDSC 32083	Education and Meditation	Semester II

Course Code	Course Title	Semester
EDSC 41013	General Teaching Methods	Semester I
EDSC 41023	Educational Law	Semester I
EDSC 41033	Research Methods and Dissertation	Semester I
EDSC 41044	Special Teaching Methods	Semester I
EDSC 41042 A	Special Teaching Methods of Sinhala Language and Literature	Semester II
EDSC 41042 B	Special Teaching Methods of Buddhism and Thripitaka Doctrine	Semester II
EDSC 41042 C	Special Teaching Methods of History	Semester II
EDSC 41042 D	Special Teaching Methods of Pali and Literature	Semester II

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