DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY – School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ag. Chair, Department of Education and Technology

Dr. Alice Omariba, PhD.

Message from the Chairperson of the Department

Welcome to the Department of Education and Technology at Murang’a University of Technology. The Department was established in 2017 from the School of Pure and Applied Sciences (SPAHS). The Department is committed to providing students with diverse learning experiences and supporting their professional growth and well-being both theoretically, through the practicum and Teaching Practice.

The Department’s vision is a leader in the development of competent and reflective practitioners in pedagogy and administrative leadership. The Department’s mission is to develop competent and reflective practitioners and scholars through rigorous teaching, innovative research, and responsive community service.

To achieve this mission, the Department is committed to educational competencies that emphasize the integration of theory and practice, continual learning, competency development, Creativity, innovation and collaboration and the 21st Century Competencies.

OBJECTIVES

The Department was established:

To enhance learning and student preparedness for semester examinations by covering the course content by the 10^th week of the semester
To improve student commitment to learning by engaging the University Counselor/Career Coordinator to organize motivational talks at least once every year
To increase student capacity in the department by developing/reviewing at least one programme per academic year
To enhance vigilance during examinations to reduce cases of cheating by changing the number of invigilators from the current two (2) per room to a minimum of two for forty (40) students and below and an extra invigilator for every extra forty (40) students
To enhance learning by organizing at least one (1) relevant academic field trip for the students per programme cycle.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

Doctor of Philosophy Programmes

Postgraduate Programmes

Master of Technology Education (Options-Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering).
Master of Education in Educational Communication and Technology
Master of Early Childhood Education

Undergraduate Programmes

The Department offers the following Subject Combination

Note: KUCCPS Cluster Points apply for every program each year.

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