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Academic Programmes May 20, 2026

Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling

May 20, 2026admin2 min read

Programme Description

The Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling programme is a 3-year undergraduate degree programme which prepares high-quality Guidance and Counselling professionals focusing on career choice and its influence in Tanzania. Graduates from this programme are eligible for teaching in programmes serving career development and planning, Guidance and Counselling curriculum developers, guidance and counselling policy planners, programme administrators and inspectors of guidance and counselling programmes.

Learning Outcomes

  • Development of analytical skills of policy, curriculum, pedagogy and other context-specific issues related to Guidance and Counselling.
  • Development of knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for high-quality practice in guidance and counselling.
  • Development of competencies focused on the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by all guidance and counselling practitioners. 124
  • Development of the knowledge and skills required in the process of guidance and counselling policy and curriculum development.
  • Design, implement and evaluate guidance and counselling programmes.
  • Familiarity with information on educational training, employment trends, labor market and social issues.

Programme Structure

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
FE 111 Principles of Education Core 7.5
DS 102 Development Perspectives Core 7.5
LG 102 Communication skills Core 7.5
IT 111 Information & Communication Technology Core 7.5
SE 111 Introduction to General Psychology Core 7.5
EC 111 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Core 7.5

Semester 2

Code Course Title Status Credits
ME 121 Introduction to Educational Management and School Administration Core 7.5
SE 121 Introduction to Educational Psychology Core 7.5
CE 121 Classroom Management Skills Core 7.5
GC 121 Introduction to Guidance and Counseling Core 7.5
GC 122 Fundamentals of Behavioral Science Core 7.5
EC 121 Child Development and Learning Core 7.5

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
CE 122 First Year Teaching Practice Core 1E+1
CE 211 Principles of Curriculum Development and Evaluation Core 7.5
CE 212 Educational Media and Technology Core 1E+1
GC 211 Theories of Guidance and Counseling Core 7.5
GC 212 Introduction to Counseling Practicum Core 7.5
SE 212 Personality Psychology Core 7.5

Semester 2

Code Course Title Status Credits
CE 221 Pedagogy in Teacher Education Core 7.5
GC 221 Career Counseling, Politics and Society Core 7.5
GC 222 Lifestyle, Diseases and Rehabilitation Core 7.5
SE 221 Forensic Psychology Elective 7.5

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
CE 222 Second Year Teaching Practice Core 1E+1
GC 312 African Psychotherapy Core 7.5
SE 311 Educational Measurement and Evaluation Core 7.5
SE 312 Research Methods in Education Core 7.5
SE 313 Organizational Psychology Core 7.5
SN 311 Psychology of Exceptionalities Core 7.5

Semester 2

Code Course Title Status Credits
SE 322 Clinical Psychology Core 7.5
SE 325 Psychology of Abnormalities Core 7.5
GC 321 Counseling Special Populations Core 7.5
GC 322 Behaviors Modification Core 7.5
FE 324 Professionalism and Ethics in Education Core 7.5

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