THE DEPARTMENT OF ART
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
- Equipping design students with scientific knowledge and technical skills that empower them to be able to operationalise various programmes in the creative Arts.
- Providing a conducive teaching and learning environment for skilling upcoming design oriented students.
- Marshalling a highly qualified team with various areas of expertise relevant to Art, Design and Technology Education.
- Provision of laboratory facilities with modern equipment.
- Enabling high-quality research of national, regional and increasingly international standing.
- Offering a strong network of local and national stakeholders, including industry, government, and the wider business community.
- Gender
- Design
- Innovation
- Education
- Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Programmes
Duration :2 years
Minimum Credit Load : 240
Maximum Credit Load : 300
Maximum MBKs Credits : 192
ZNQF Level : 8
Normal Entry: Diploma in Education from an accredited and recognized institution or equivalent, in the specified subjects; five ‘O’ Level passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Special Entry: N/A
Mature Entry: N/A
Other: (indicate): N/A
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Holders of the BDTechEd (Hons) Degree in Applied Art and Design will be able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the Design and Technology curriculum • Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research.
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, project and programmes related to Design and Technology education.
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and industrialisation.
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialisation
- Apply soft skills such as Ubuntu and critical thinking in both their professional and personal interactions
- Manage both personal and institutional finances
Assessment
Coursework: Each taught course shall be assessed through continuous assessment in the form
of assignments, tests, quizzes, short projects or oral and other and other presentations. These
components must collectively constitute 40%.
By thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Each taught course shall have a written examination weighted at 60%.
Other: N/A
Duration: 1½ years
Minimum Credit Load: 270
Maximum Credit Load: 330
Maximum MBKs Credits: 234
ZNQF Level: 9
Entry Requirements
Special Entry: BSc Education, Bachelor of Education, or BSc with Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Graduate Diploma in Education, Grad CE, PGDTE or equivalent from accredited and recognized institutions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES/MASTERS LEVEL COMPETENCIES
A holder of the Master of Technology Education in Design and Technology degree will
be able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the curriculum;
- Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research in design education;
- Be critical, creative and design-oriented;
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, projects and programmes related to design education;
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and production of artefacts;
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialization;
- Be respectful and ethical in all interactions in both their professional and personal exchanges;
- Manage both personal and institutional finances and
- Demonstrate influential communication skills.
Assessment
Coursework: Comprising various assignments and class tests these amount to 40% By dissertation/thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Coming at the end of every semester, these add up to 60%.
Duration:2 years
Minimum Credit Load: 240
Maximum Credit Load: 300
Maximum MBKs Credits: 192
ZNQF Level: 8
Entry Requirements
Normal Entry: Diploma in Education from an accredited and recognized institution or equivalent, in the specified subjects; five ‘O’ Level passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Special Entry: N/A
Mature Entry: N/A Other: (indicate): N/A
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Holders of the Bachelor of Design and Technology Education Honours Degree
[BDTechEd (Hons)] in Clothing, Textiles and Fashion Design will be able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the Design and
technology curriculum
- Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research.
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, projects and programmes
related to Design and Technology education.
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and industrialisation.
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialisation
- Apply soft skills such as Ubuntu and critical thinking in both their professional and personal interactions
- Manage both personal and institutional finances
Assessment
Coursework: Each taught course shall be assessed through continuous assessment in the form of assignments, tests, quizzes, short projects or oral and other presentations. These components must collectively constitute 40%.
By thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Each taught course shall have a written examination weighted at 60%.
Other: N/A
Duration: 2 years
Minimum Credit Load: 240
Maximum Credit Load: 300
Maximum MBKs Credits: 192
Entry Requirements
Normal Entry: Diploma in Education from an accredited and recognized institution or equivalent, in the specified subjects; five ‘O’ Level passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Special Entry: N/AMature Entry: N/A
Other: (indicate): N/A
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Holders of the BDTechEd degree in Design and Technology will be
able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the Design and Technology curriculum
- Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research.
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, projects and programmes related to Design and Technology education.
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and industrialisation.
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialisation
- Apply soft skills such as Ubuntu and critical thinking in both their professional and personal interactions
- Manage both personal and institutional finances
Assessment
Coursework: Each taught course shall be assessed through continuous assessment in the form
of assignments, tests, quizzes, short projects or oral and other and other presentations. These
components must collectively constitute 40%.
By thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Each taught course shall have a written examination weighted at 60%.
Other: N/A
A holder of the Master of Technology Education in Applied Art and Design degree will
be able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the curriculum;
- Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research in design education;
- Be critical, creative and design-oriented;
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, projects and programmes related to design education;
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and production of artefacts;
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialization;
- Be respectful and ethical in all interactions in both their professional and personal exchanges;
- Manage both personal and institutional finances and
- Demonstrate influential communication skills.
Assessment
Coursework: Comprising various assignments and class tests these amount to 40% By dissertation/thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Coming at the end of every semester, these add up to 60%.
Duration: 1½ years
Minimum Credit Load: 270
Maximum Credit Load: 330
Maximum MBKs Credits: 234
ZNQF Level: 9
Entry RequirementsNormal Entry: BSc Education, Bachelor of Education, or BSc with Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Graduate Diploma in Education, Grad CE, PGDTE or equivalent from accredited and recognized institutions.
Special Entry: N/A
Mature Entry: N/A
Other (indicate): N/A
LEARNING OUTCOMES/MASTERS LEVEL COMPETENCIES
A holder of the Master of Technology Education in Clothing Textile and Fashion Design
degree will be able to:
- Use innovative technology-enhanced teaching strategies to implement the curriculum;
- Apply sound research and technological techniques when carrying out research in design education;
- Be critical, creative and design-oriented;
- Monitor, assess and evaluate learners, learning processes, projects and programmes related to design education;
- Analyse and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities to promote innovation and production of artefacts;
- Adapt to educational changes in their environments to promote innovation and industrialization;
- Be respectful and ethical in all interactions in both their professional and personal exchanges;
- Manage both personal and institutional finances and
- Demonstrate influential communication skills.
Assessment
Coursework: Comprising various assignments and class tests these amount to 40%
By dissertation/thesis: N/A
Written Examinations: Coming at the end of every semester, these add up to 60%.
