Bachelor of Arts with Education Gek

The Bachelor of Arts with Education (GEK) at Gulu University prepares students to work in secondary education and the humanities. Graduates are expected to design schemes of work and lesson plans, conduct actual teaching, manage secondary schools using administrative and managerial skills, and practise in professions related to the humanities.

The programme runs for 3 years with study time on weekends. It includes lectures, practical and school practice, continuous assessment assignment or tests, semester examination, and a research paper or dissertation presented in the second semester of the third year. School practice takes place during recess terms and each session lasts between 8 and 10 weeks. Teaching is blended with face-to-face and online delivery.

Principal passes in any two of the following subjects: Economics, Geography, Religious Education, History, Kiswahili and Literature in English obtained at the same sitting.

For English-Literature Double Main, a candidate should have a Principal Pass in Literature in English and a Principal Pass in any other A Level subject, while for Kiswahili Double Main, a Principal Pass in Kiswahili and in any other A Level subject is required.

Applications for admission to the Programme shall be based on the following entry schemes:

• a). Direct entry: Holders of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) who will also have obtained two Principal Passes in any two of the subjects of Economics, Geography, Religious Education, History, Literature in English, Kiswahili, Entrepreneurship in the Advanced Level Certificate of Education (UACE) at the same sitting or its equivalent. For English-Literature Double Main, a candidate should have a Principal Pass in Literature in English and a Principal Pass in any other A Level subject, while for Kiswahili Double Main, a Principal Pass in Kiswahili and in any other A Level subject is required.
• b). Diploma entry scheme: Holders of at least a credit diploma in Secondary Education with relevant Humanities teaching subjects or its equivalent
• c). Mature age entry: Holders of the Mature Age Entry Certificate in relevant subjects obtained not more than two years ago.
• d). Higher Education Access Certificate: Holders of the Higher Education Access Certificate in relevant Humanities-related academic disciplines.