Home Economics

Home Economics Practicals
Degree Type
Bachelor of Education
Modes of Study
Regular
Programme Duration
4 years (Standard Entry)
Post date
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 12:51

 Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Education in Home Economics (B.Ed. Home Economics) is an undergraduate programme run by the Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC). The programme has two specialised areas namely: Food and Nutrition and Clothing and Textiles, with Home Management as core. The philosophy of the programme is to equip students with knowledge, skills and attitudes for employment as educators, trainers, supervisors and leaders in education and the service sectors of the economy. The programme enables students to develop competencies in all the specialised areas of Home Economics for teaching at the pre-tertiary level of education and for employment in the related sectors of the economy.  In addition, the programme equips students with entrepreneurial skills to be able to start and operate their own clothing or food establishment. 

For a specialisation in Food and Nutrition, the programme offers courses in Nutrition and Health, Meal Management, Food Production, Food Biochemistry, Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Sanitation, and Food Storage and Preservation. For a specialisation in Clothing and Textiles, courses offered include Introduction to Clothing and Textiles, Clothing and Textiles Practicum, Pattern Drafting I, Clothing Construction, Tailoring, Dynamics of the Fashion Industry, Clothing Management, Textiles Fibers and Fabrics and Specialized Clothing Construction. Courses offered in the core area include Family Studies, Family Resource Management, Personal Finance, Housing Management, Home Improvement

Target Group

The programme targets the following people:

  1. Senior High School graduates
  2. Technical School graduates
  3. Diploma in Basic Education holders with a background in Home Economics
  4. HND holders in Fashion, Catering and Hospitality programmes from Polytechnic and other recognised tertiary institutions.
  5. Higher Pre-HND intermediate or advanced certificate holders
  6. Fashion and catering practitioners who meet the basic minimum university admission requirements.

Admission/Entry, Progression and Graduation Requirements

Admission requirements for the various categories of applicants are as follows:

  1. SSSCE holders with credit passes (A-D) in three core subjects including English language and Mathematics and three credit passes (A-D) in the following electives: Management in Living and either Food and Nutrition or Clothing and Textiles together with one (1) other elective, preferably Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Economics, Fine Arts or French.
  2. WASSCE holders with credit passes (A1–C6) in three core subjects including English language and Mathematics and three credit passes (A1–C6) in the following electives: A minimum pass of C6 in Management in Living and either Food and Nutrition or Clothing and Textiles together with one (1) other elective, preferably Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Economics, Fine Arts or French.
  3. Higher Pre-HND Technician applicants:
  4. Must have completed an intermediate or advance programme in 812/1, 812/2, Cookery Hospitality & Catering or Fashion Designing accredited by NABPTEX. 
  5. Must have passed in all subjects including Core English, Core Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies.
  6. Higher National Diploma (HND) candidates must possess: 
  • HND (Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management / Hospitality Management) or
  • HND (Fashion Design).
  • Must have attained a minimum of 3rd Class Division.
  1. Mature Students: This category of candidates must be at least 25 years before admission  and show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof  of date of  birth. The prospective candidate will be required to take examinations conducted by the University as applicable and must also pass the selection interview in the specialised area organised by the  Department.            
  2.  Other Entry Requirements: Foreign Qualifications that are internationally acceptable for admission into Universities

 Note: The duration of the programme for HND applicants is three years as students have to take professional education courses in addition to content courses that include a second teaching subject: Management in Living.

Last modified
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 01:18

Programme Structure

Level 100

First Semester

CMS 107 COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS I
3 Credit(s)

Engaging in academic work at the university is challenging. This course is aimed at equipping fresh students to make the transition from pre-university level to the university level. It assists them in engaging and succeeding in complex academic tasks in speaking, listening, reading and writing. It also provides an introduction to university studies by equipping students with skills that will help them to engage in academic discourse with confidence and fluency.

CMS 108 COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS II
3 Credit(s)

 

This is a follow-up course on the first semester one. It takes students through writing correct sentences, devoid of ambiguity, through the paragraph and its appropriate development to the fully-developed essay. The course also emphasizes the importance and the processes of editing written work.