Overview:

Committed to shaping Liberia’s next generation of educators and education policymakers, this college emphasizes innovation, pedagogy, and inclusive teaching methods.

Programs Offered:

1. Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education (BSc)
   • Duration: 4 years
   • Credit Hours: 136
   • Cost per Credit Hour: USD $15
   • Specializations: 
     • Early Childhood Education
     • Primary Education
     • Secondary Education (Math, Science, English, Social Studies)
2. Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education (BSc)
   • Duration: 4 years
   • Credit Hours: 136
   • Cost per Credit Hour: USD $15
   • Overview: It is the foundational arm of the education system responsible for ensuring access to quality basic education for children at the early stage of learning

3. Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (BSc)Duration: 4 years

• • Credit Hours: 136
  • Cost per Credit Hour: USD $15
  • Overview: Is responsible for overseeing and managing the stage of education that follows primary schooling and precedes tertiary or higher education.

 

The J.J. Roberts College of Education

Introduction

 The Liberian Society over the years has experienced the massive emigration of its educated sons and daughters to Europe and America in search of Greener Pastures as a consequent of lack of opportunities for human advancement. This trend has seriously affected the nation’s trained human resource capacity. Among the many professionally trained emigrants are Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Teachers Preachers, etc. to help fill the vacuum, the United Methodist University, established the J.J. Roberts College of Education 2003 to help train teachers for our Liberian school system.

The J.J. Roberts College of Education is one of the newest colleges added to six (6) colleges of the United Methodist University. students who have not meet their general education requirements of the United Methodist (UMU) may enroll in a degree program in the college of Education. This means that the students would have complete four semester

hours in general education.

Degree Offered

Degree Programs	Aera of Study	Duration
Bachelor of Science	Primary Education Secondary Education Early Childhood Education	4years 4years 4years

 

Area of Study	Major/Concentration	Minor
Primary Education	Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, General Science	Any college
Secondary Education	Math, History, English, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Library Science, School Administration	Any college (English)
Early Childhood	Early Childhood Education	Library Science

AREA OF STUDY	GENERAL REQUIREMENT	CORE COURSES	ELECTIVES
PRIMARY EDUCATION	Math-101, 102 Engl. 101,102, 201, 202, 202, 211, 212   Natural Science   (101,102) French 101, 102 P.E 101,102   SOSC 102, 201   TIR 101, ROTC 101, 102 Computer 201	Professional Educational Courses Arts & Crafts in Elem. Schools 303 Instructional Method 319 Library Science 333 Teaching reading in Prim. Sch. 315 Testing and Evaluation 307 Seminar in Liberian Education 414 Curriculum Dev.& Innov. 335 Student Teaching 401 Education Finance 405 Education Planning 407 Language Arts 404 Thesis Project 410 Independent Studies 415 Foundation of Education Foundational Studies 208 Education Psychology 301, 302 History/ Philosophy of Education 320 Education Administration 406 Guidance & Counseling

	Requirement
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	Math-101, 102 Engl. 101,102, 201, 202, 202, 211, 212   Natural Science   (101,102) French 101, 102 P.E 101,102   SOSC 102, 201 TIR 101, ROTC 101, 102 Computer 201	Nutrition, Health of Children Families & First Aid. ECD 313 Instructional Method 319 Library Science 333 Testing and Evaluation 307 Curriculum Dev. & Innov. 335 Educational Finance 405 Educational Planning 407 Student Teaching 401 Thesis Project, REM. 4953 Peace Education 425 Foundation of Education Courses ECD CEAP ECE 107 Introduction to early Childhood 201 Foundation Studies 208 Development Psychology in Early Childhood 311 Child Development 312 Administration of Early Childhood Education Program 404

J.J Roberts College of Education

United Methodist University

Ashmun Street, Monrovia, Liberia

2025 /2030 Revised

Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and Library Science combination

Freshman Year

Semester I

Course Code    Course Number       Course Title                    Credits     Pre-Requisite

English             101                               Freshman English         3                Freshman Standing

Math                101                               Freshman Math             3                                   “”

Biol                  101                               Principle of Biology      3                       “”

P.E.                  101                               Physical Education       1                        “”       

TIR                    101                                Intro. To Religion         3                       

ROTC                101                                Military Science           1                            

ECE                   107                                ECECEAP                    3                                 

Educ.               101                              Sign Language              1

Brail                   101                  Intro. To Braille Reading           1                            

Total…………………………………………………………19Credits

Freshman Year Semester II

Course Code         Course Number      Course Title                 Credits            Pre-requisite

French                          101                   French                            3                     Freshman

English                         102                   Freshman English            3                     Engl. 101

Math                            102                   Freshman Math               3                   Math. 101

Biol                              102                   Principle of Biology II      3                   Biol. 101

SOSC                           101                   Social Science                  3                  ‘’ ‘’

Mangt                          201                   Computer Science            3

ROTC.                         102                   Military Science               1                                   

Total………………………………………………………….…19 Credits

Sophomore Year    Semester I

Course Code    Course Number         Course Title                  Credits Pre-requisite

Engl.                201                               Sophomore English       3         Eng- 102                      

Edu                  208/320                        Foundation Studies       3          Sophomore standing

ECE                 201                  Introduction to Early Childhood  3         ECE- 107

SOSC.              201                               Social Science              3         Sosc-102

French              102                               Freshman French II                   Fren- 101

Mangt              202                               Computer Science         3

Total………………………………………………………… ….18

Sophomore Year Semester II

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                 Credits            Pre-Requisite

Engl.                202                              Sophomore English                   3          Engl. 201

ECE.                202                   Child, Family & Community/ Environment 3        ECE. 201

ECE                 222                   Survey of Exceptional Students            3

LIS                   211/204   History of Books Publication of Lib./Book Bounding 3

Educ                333                   Library Science                                     3

Total ………………………………………………………………18Credits

Junior Year

Semester One

Course Code     Course Number                 Title                      Credits             Pre-Requisite

Engl. (Engl)                  211                   Teacher’s English         3

ECE                             310       Developing & Supervising Early Childhood educ.  3         Eng-202                                                      

ECE                             311       Developmental Psychology in Early Childhood      3      

ECE                             313       Nutrition, Health and Health                                 3

ECE                             315       Creating Teaching Tools & Music in Early Childhood 3              

ECE                               314       Foundations of Movement and Motor Skills       3   

ECE                             309       Phonological Awareness & Skills                       3

Total———————————————————————————-18CREDITS

Junior Year

Semester II

Course Code   Course Number            Title                             Credits            Pre-Requisite

Educ.                212                   Teacher English                           3                      Engl. 211

Educ                405                   Education Finance                       3                    None

LIS                   316                   Seminar in Library Science          3

ECE                 312                   Teaching Technique in Early Childhood 3          LIS 11/Educ-333

LIS                   321                   Organization & Adm. Of Sch. Libraries       3

Educ                 414                   Seminar in Liberian Education       3

Educ                406/407            Educ. Admin. & Educ. Planning     3         

Total…………………………………………………………………………21 Credits

Senior Semester One Year

Semester I

Course Code      Course Number         Title                                           Credits    Pre-Requisite

ECE                       404                         Administration of ECE Programs           3

ECE                       405                         Early Childhood Curr. Dev.& Methods  3

EDUC                    495                         Research Methodology II                       3

Educ                      436/425                   Guidance / Counseling & Peace Educ     3

ECE                       406             Developmental Discipline in ECE Classroom      3

ECE                         403             Language Devel. And Libraries  Children’s        3         

Total……………………………………………………………………… 18 Credits

Senior Semester Two Year

Semester II

COURSE CODE         Course Number           Title                                         Credits

ECE.                                409         Student Teaching /Practicum in ECE             4

Educ.                               496         Thesis                                                          3

Total……………………………………………………………………. 7 Credits

 Grand Total: …………………………………………………………138Credits

 

Minor in Library Science for Early Childhood Education.

Courses Code  Course Number   Course Title             Credits

LIS                   111/333                 Library Science                    3

LIS                   211                        History of Books & Publication of Liberia     3

LIS                   204                        Book Binding                       3

LIS                   316                          Seminar in Library Science   3

LIS                   321                        Organization & Adm of Sch. Libraire 3

Total ………………………………………………………………. 15 Credits

 

 

 

United Methodist University

1. J. Roberts College of Education

Ashmun Street, Monrovia, Liberia

 

CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (Revised) 2025/2030

Freshman Year

Semester One

Course Code    Course Number                Title                        Credits             Pre-Requisite

Math                101                                Freshman Math               3                      General Requirement

Engl.                101                               Freshman English           3                                 ‘’

Nsc.                 101                                 Natural Science (Biol. Chem, Phy) 3                  ‘’

R.O.T.C           101                               Military Science             1                                 ‘’

PHED               101                               Physical Education         1                                 ‘’

TIR                  101                               Introd. To Religion        3

Fren.                101                               French                          3                     ‘’         

TOTAL            ………………………………………………………………………17CREDITS

Freshman Year

Semester Two

Course Code    Course Number           Title                            Credits           Pre-Requisite

Engl.                102                               Freshman English II                  3                      Engl. 101

Math                102                               Freshman Math II                      3                      Math. 101

Sosc.                102                               Social Science                           3                      None           

Nsc                  102                   Natural Science (Biol. Chem, Phy)         3                      NSC. 101

French              102                               Freshman French II                   3                      Fren. 101

R.O.T.C           102                               Military Science                          1                      Rotc. 101

PHED               102                               Physical Education                   1                      P.E. 101

Educ                101                              Introduction to Sign Language       1         

TOTAL           ……………………………………………………………………18 Credits

Sophomore Year

Semester One

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                             Credit              Pre-requisite

Engl.                201                               Sophomore English                   3          Engl. 102

Educ.               206                               Health Education                      2          Standing

Mangt.              201                               Computer Science                     3

Concentration                                                                                        3

ECE                 107                               Early Childhood Educ               3

Brail                   101                              Intro. To Braille Reading            1         

Elective            ‘’                                                                                  3

TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………………18Credits

Sophomore Year

Semester Two

Course Code    Course Number Title                           Credits                         Pre-Requisite

Engl.                202                   Sophomore English II                3                      Engl. 201

Educ.               202                   Instructional Media                   3

Concentration                           Concentration                           6

Educ.               208/320            Foundation Studies/Phy. Educ    3                      Sosc. 201

Educ                211                   Teachers English1                     3

Computer         202                   Computer Science                     3

TOTAL………………………………………………………………21Credits                 Page. 1

Junior Year

Semester One

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                 Credits             Pre-Requisite

Educ.               301                               Education Psychology I 3                       Engl. 201

Educ.               319                               Instructional Methods   3

Educ.               333                               Library Science             3

Minor                                                   Minor                           3

Concentration                                       Concentration               6

Educ                335                               Cur. Devel                    3

Total…………………………………………………………………  21 Credits

Junior Year

Semester Two

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                 Credits             Pre-Requisite

Educ.               302                   Education Psychology II            3                      Educ. 301

Engl.                212                               Teachers English II       3                      Engl. 211

EDUC              414                               Semina in Liberia Educ 3

Concentration                                       Concentration               6

Educ.               307                               Testing Evaluation        3

Educ                406/407                        Educ. Adm./Planning    3

Total ……………………………………………………………… 21Credits      

Senior Year

Semester One

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                 Credits             Pre-Requisite

Educ                495       Research Method                                   3                      Educ. 414

Minor                           Minor                                                   3

Educ.                401       Student Teaching                                  5

Educ                436/425 Guidance Counseling/ Peace Educ        3

Total ……………………………………………………………14 Credits

 Senior Year

Semester Two

Course Code    Course Number           Course Title                 Credits             Pre-Requisite

Minor                           Minor                                                               3

Elective                        Elective                                                            3

EDUC                          Thesis Writing                                                  3

Total……………………………………………………………………….9 Credits

Grant Total……………………………………………………………….   139

 

 United Methodist University

1. J. Roberts College of Education

Revised 2025-2030

Curriculum for primary Education

Freshman Year Semester I

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
English	101	Freshman English	3
Math	101	Freshman Math	3
NSC	101	Natural Science (Phy. chem.Bio	3
TIR	101	Into. To Religion	3
ROTC	101	Military Science	1
French	101	French	3
ECE	107	ECD.CEAP (Eary Childhood Educ.	3
Educ	101	Sign Language	1
Total			20C/ hrs

Freshman Year Semester II

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
ROTC	102	Military Science	1	Rotc.101
English	102	Freshman English	3	Eng.101
Math	102	Freshman Math	3	Math 101
NSC.	102	Natural Science (Phy, Chem, Bio	3	NSC.101
SOSC.	102	Social Science	3	None
PE.	102	Physical Education	1	P.E. 101
Bril	101	Bril	1
French	102	French	3
Total			18C/hrs

 Sophomore Year Semester I

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Pre-requisite(s)
English	201	Sophomore English	3	Eng.102
Sosc.	201	Social Science	3	Sosc. 101
Mangt.	201	Computer Science	3
Concent		Concentration	5
Educ.	206	Health Education	2	None
Educ.	208/320	Foundation/Hist. Philosophy	3
Total			20C/ hrs

Sophomore Year Semester II

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Pre-requisite(s)
English	202	Sophomore English	3	Engl. 201
Educ	303	Arts &Crafts/ Education Media	3
Educ	211	Teachers English I	3
Educ	305/308/315/309	Teaching (Social Studies, Science, Reading & Math) in Prim. Sch.	3
Educ	319	Instructional Method	3
Minor		Minor	3
Total			20C/hrs

Junior Year Semester I

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
Concent		Concentration	6
Educ	333	Library Science	3
Engl	301	Educ. Psychology	3	‘’ “
Educ	307	Testing and Evaluation	3
Minor			3
Total			18C/hrs

Junior Year Semester II

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
Educ	335	Curriculum Development	3	None
Concent		Concentration	6
EDUC	414	Seminar in Liberia Educ./Research I	3	Junior standing
Educ	406/7	Educ. Admin & Planning	3
Educ.	404	Teaching Language Arts Major	3	Engl. 101-212
Total			18cred/ hrs

 Senior Year I

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
Minor		Minor	6
Concent		Concentration	6
REM	495	Independence Studies/ Research	3	REM 495-31
Educ.	436/425	Guidance & Counseling &Peace Education	3	Educ 301 &Educ 302
Total			18cred/ hrs

 Senior Year II

Course	Course Code	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite(s)
Educ	401	Practice Teaching	5	All concentration
Minor		Minor	6
Educ	496	Thesis	3
Total			14 cred/hrs
Grand Total	138Credit Hrs

1. J. Roberts College of Education

United Methodist University

Ashmun Street, Monrovia, Liberia

2025 Revised Curriculum for Secondary Education (School Administration)

(Total 136 Credit Hours)

Freshman: Semester I

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Engl.	101	Freshman English	3	General Requirement
Math	101	Freshman Mathematics	4	“
Science	101	Natural Science (Phy./Chem./Bio)	3	“
PHED	101	Physical Education	1	“
ROTC	101	Military Science	1	“
Fren.	101	French	3	“
ECE	107	Early Childhood Development CEAP	3	“
Educ.	101	Sign Language	1	“

Total Credit Hours ………………………………………………….18

Freshman: Semester II 

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Engl.	102	Freshman English	3	English 101
Math	108	Freshman Math II	3	Math 101
Science	102	Natural Science (Phys./Chem./Bio)	3	NSC 101
TIR	101	Introduction to Religion	3
SOSC	102	Social Science	3
P. E.	102	Physical Education	1	P. E. 101
ROTC	102	Military Science	1	ROTC 101
Bril	101	Bril Reading	1

Total Credit Hours …………………………………………………..18

Sophomore Year: Semester I

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Engl.	201	Sophomore English	3	Engl. 102
Elective		Elective	6
French	102	French	3
Mangt.	201	Computer Management	3
SOSC	201	Intro. To Lib Society	3

Total Credit Hours …………………………………………………..18

Sophomore: Semester II

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Engl.	202	Sophomore English II	3	Engl. 201
Mangt	202	Computer Science	3
Educ.	206	Health Education	2
Educ.	208/320	Foundation Studies, Hist. & Philosophy of Educ.	3	“
Educ.	301	Educational Psychology	3
Minor		Minor	6

Total Credit Hours …………………………………………………… 20

Junior Year: Semester I

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Educ.	211	Teacher’s English	3
Educ.	319	Instructional Methodology	3
Educ	333	Library Science	3
Educ.	339	Educational Policy & Analysis	3
Educ	405/411	Educational Finance	3
Minor		Minor	6

Total Credit Hours …………………………………………………..21

Junior Year: Semester II

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Educ.	212	Teacher’s English	3	Educ. 211
Educ.	302	Educ. Psychology & Innov.	3
Educ	307	Testing & Evaluation	3
Educ.	335	Curriculum Development	3
Educ.	400	Human Resource in Educ	3
Educ.	414	Seminar in Liberian Education	3

Total Credit Hours ………………………………………………….18

Senior Year: Semester I

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Educ.	406/407	Educational Planning Admin.	3
Educ.	418	Supervision & Instruction	3
Educ.	436/425	Guidance Counseling & Peace Education	3
Educ.	432	Problem in School Administration	3	“
Educ.	495	Research Methodology	3	“
Educ	450	Change and innovation	3
Minor		Minor	3

Total Credit Hours ………………………………………………….21

Senior Year: Semester II

Course Code	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Pre-requisite
Educ.	491	Internship in Education	4
Educ.	496	Thesis Writing	3

Total Credit Hours ………………………………………………….7

Elective:

1. ECE 201: Introduction to early Childhood Education
2. ECE 222: Survey of Exceptional Student

Grant Total——————————————————————————- 138

Courses for Minor in Secondary Education

Educ: 208: Foundation Studies                          3credits

Educ: 214: Introduction to Teaching                   3credits

Educ: 301: Educational Psychology                    3credits

Educ: 302: Educational Psychology                    3credits

Educ: 319: Instructional Methods                      3credits

Educ: 307: Testing and Evaluation                     3credits

Educ: 335: Cur. Development & Innovation       3credits

Educ: 436: Guidance & Counseling                   3credits

Total                                                                24 credit hours

Primary and Secondary Education Courses Description

Education 101 Sign Language

This course begins by firstly discussing the life of a Deaf man called Dr. Andrew Jackson Foster who is known today as the father of Deaf Education in Africa. The accomplishments of Dr. Faster are key components leading to spreading of signs Language throughout Africa. This is followed by leading the signs for some greeting, Alphabets, Numbers, school words and words and words commonly used. During each class day, a revision of the previous lesson is done follow by the learning of a new set of words in sign Language.

Educ 101Braille

Braille is the primary form of reading and writing for blind and visually impaired persons. Braille is formed from six dots: three on the left and three on the right. All 26 English letters, extra signs, and English punctuation, all mathematical formulas and numbers can be made by adding and subtracting from the six dots. Braille was invented in the 1800’s by Lewis Braill, a French national who lost his sight at the age of three. Later in the 1900s, braille began to gain relevance around the world, and was even used during world war I and II as a secret code and password by British military. Today, Braille has been developed for more than 130 written languages around the world.

This course will focus most especially on the promotion of Braille language to be taught to sighted teacher aspirants. Students of this course will learn to read and write Braille fluently. The course will also discuss other ways that students who are blind or visually impaired can be supported in education. Brail 101 will mainly focus on the memorization of the next six dots that make up Braille.

206 Educations – Health Education

A study of the principles and practice of personal and community hygiene with special

Emphasis on school health education. An examination of prevalent diseases is

Considered. Credit: 2 credits/ Semester

208 Education – Foundation studies

Pre-requisite: Social Science 201 (introduction to Liberian Society) and History 201 (African History). An inter-disciplinary course which examines the history of education in Africa from pre-colonial to Modern times, and analyses of selected issues in African education and their relationship to socio-economic problems and social changes.

Credit: 3 credits/semester

211LIS- Library and Information Science (LIS) is an interdisciplinary field of study that centers on the

Documentation that records our stories, memory, history, and Knowledge. LIS professionals serve as custodians of printed materials, records, photographs, audiovisual materials, and ephemera, in both analog and digital form.

This course syllabus outlines an introduction to library and information science course. The 3 credits, 3-hour week course provides an overview of the library profession, including the historical development of libraries, and relevant laws and ethics. By the end of the course, students will understand key library terms, the history and philosophy of libraries, different types of libraries and their functions, organizational structures, and librarianship as a profession. The syllabus details learning outcomes, topics, objectives, assessments, strategies and suggested readings for the semester-long course.     

2014 Educ Prerequisite for admission to the professional education sequence, the course is designed to survey the implication of career in education. Focus is on the role of professional education in national development efforts in Liberia and other developing countries as well as introduces the students to field of teaching, provides them the opportunity to expose the field of teaching, reflect on their interest in education and develop connection with other future education.

1. Demonstrate their understanding and appreciation of the course.
2. Examine personal value and belief about becoming teacher
3. Make an educated decision about teaching as a career choice.

301-302 Education -Education Psychology

Pre-requisite: Junior standing and completion of English 201-202. Educational Psychology is a two-semester course. Education 301 pre-requisite to Education 302. The course is a comprehensive study which introduces the student to the general field of psychology and the study of those phrases of child and adolescent development which are useful in the classroom. The problems of Educational Psychology and the application of psychological theories and laws to the teaching-learning episodes are emphasized.

Credit: 3 credits/ semester

                            Total: 6 credits

 303 Education – Arts & Crafts in the Elementary School

Pre-requisite: Completion of required content course in Arts & Crafts.

This course is designed to treat the methods of guiding and stimulating creative art expression of children. It includes the planning of art and crafts programs to meet the need of the child in the primary school

This course has/as its objective the ability to play accompaniments for children’s music, such as are found in standard singing series and to inform simple, choral accompaniments for creative projects.

Credit: 3 credits! Semester

 Education 305 Social Studies          

 Education 305 is a content and methodology course in which all the disciplines that make up the social sciences are structured for teaching purpose. Each social science content area will be discussed and students will identify concepts, content and skills in each area and develop them for pedagogical use in the classroom. Projects learning activities will be prepared through research and compiled in portfolios for future pedagogical use. Additional, contemporary skills in three educational; domains.

 307 Education – Testing and Evaluation

Pre-requisite: completion of freshman Mathematics and Junior standing.

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles, methods and techniques of evaluating education including the construction, selection, administration,

Interpretation and uses of standardized informal tests. Emphasis is placed upon how to

Construct teacher – made tests and how to interpret test scores.

Credit: 3 Credits/Semester

339Course Description:  The history of education and educational philosophy will be analyzed in terms of the impact on educational policy in schooling, training and/or elementary, Junior and Senior High and college education in contemporary times and in the future. Policy will be critiqued through a number of frameworks with a view to understanding the complex relationship between policy and practice and the implications for educators at the level of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. The process of informing, shaping, implementing and evaluating educational policy will also be explored in the context of change and educational reform. The course will examine educational policy from ethical, sociological, cultural, international, comparative and historical perspectives.

 400-Education It focuses on increased production & satisfied employees. It focuses on effectiveness, culture, productivity & employee’s participation. It is concerned with the personnel manager. It is concerned with all levels of managers from top to bottom. It is a routine function.

401 Education – Student Teaching

Pre-requisite: Education 336 for secondary Education students. Education 403 and 404 or Education 308 and Education 309 — for Primary Education students. This course is designed to give students an opportunity to engage in actual teaching under supervision. Principles and methods learned by students during their training are put to practice both in the primary and high school.

Credit: 5 Credits/semester

404 Education – Language Arts in the Primary School

Pre-requisite: Education 301 and 307: completion of required language Arts courses at freshman and sophomore levels. This is a methodology course which deals with language both as a skill and an art, It introduces the student to some of the newer methods of teaching, Language Arts in the primary school, with particular emphasis on the Liberian child’s language problems. Credit: 3 credits/ semester

405 Education: Educational Finance

The course introduces students to concepts and principles of educational finance which are then used to examine issues relative to the financing of education in developing countries.

Topics discussed include concepts and principles of educational finance; educational cost; the role of government and the individual in financing education; present and possible sources of educational finance; and the voucher system of financing education.

Credit: 3 credits/semester

406 Education: Education Administration

Pre- requisite: Senior standing

This course is designed to prepare students for the task of directing, supervising and managing elementary and secondary schools. Special attention is given to the administrative aspect of Liberian schools. The course provides students with skills, knowledge and understanding to handle the problem of school relationship, community organization problem and student achievement.

Credit: 3 Credits/ Semester

407 Education: Educational Planning

Pre-requisite: Senior standing

The relation of education to modernization and development is studied with particular reference to African and Third-world countries. The economics of the rate of return, social demand and manpower approaches as bases for educational planning are examined. Socio — cultural and political as aspects of integrated national planning are

covered.      Credit: 3

411 Education: Economics of Education

This course applies the concepts and principles of Economics to the field of education. Education is viewed as a commodity on which expenditures are seen as both consumption and investment.

Topics to be covered include the nature of education; human capital theory, consumption and investment aspect of social and private returns to education; education and economic development; and cost-benefit and cost -effectiveness analysis in education.

413 Education: Comparative Education

The course should enable the student acquire knowledge on the educational system of Liberia, the immediate surroundings of West African countries and other selected countries of other parts of the world, especially the major former colonial powers. Emphasis is on the most important aspects of a country’s educational system, including educational problems and how these are being tackled in each country.

Credit: 3 Credits/ semester

414 Education: Seminar on Liberian Education

Pre-requisite: Senior Standing

Education 414 is a foundation course which examines the development of western education in Liberian by considering the historical, cultural and social factors. Cognizance will be taken of the unique traditional African Education such as the “bush school” in the Liberian setting. A seminar – styled approach is required.

Credit: 3 credits/ semester

Educ. 418 – Supervision of Instruction

Focuses on monitoring, directing, planning, evaluating and criticizing the instructional activities in a school or school system; includes a period of student teaching for educational administration majors.

425 Education -Peace Education

Pre-requisite: Senior Standing. All seniors are recommended.

This course provides an opportunity for the study of the causes and characteristics of conflict in Liberia. The strategies for conflict prevention, peace building and the promotion and maintenance of good governance in post-conflict situations are included. It also provides for a study of issues of human rights, rule of law, democracy, and cultural relativism and the universality of human rights and their promotion in the international and African contexts. Content includes a strong focus on national, regional and international frameworks for the protection of human rights, gender equity in social and economic development in Liberia and sub-region. A seminar- styled approach will be encouraged.

Credit: 3

credits/ semester

432 Education: Problem in School Administration

P -requisite: Senior standing

A study of problems currently existing in the Liberian school system. The emphasis is on

Definition and analysis of the problem, and innovation solution. Seminar format is used

To provide interaction with school administrators and other leaders. Vacation school is usually selected so that school administrators can be available during the seminar.

Credit: 3 credits/ semester