Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Department runs courses in Education, Communication Skills, African Studies and Liberal Studies for the various Departments on campus. It also runs the Diploma in Education programme for professional and non-professional teachers and instructors. This programme is run on sandwich basis, between June and August each year. The Department also provides counseling services for both st
The Department runs courses in Education, Communication Skills, African Studies and Liberal Studies for the various Departments on campus. It also runs the Diploma in Education programme for non-professional teachers and instructors. This programme is run on sandwich basis, between June and August each year. The Department also provides counselling services for both students and staff on campus.
The Department consists of the following Units:
Centre for Teacher Development and Action Research
African and Liberal Studies Unit
English and Communication Studies Unit
Counselling Unit
Centre for Teacher Development and Action Research (CETDAR)
The Centre for Teacher Development and Action Research Unit provides support and logistics to enable students to develop their pedagogical and professional skills in teaching. The Unit is in charge of the organization, supervision and management of teacher development and action research activities at UEW- COLTEK. The Centre organizes On-campus and Off-Campus Teaching Practice for final year students. The Centre also organizes Internship Programmes for students in the first semester of their final year. These programmes are organized yearly and forms part of the assessment of students.
African and Liberal Studies Unit
The African and Liberal Studies Unit under the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies mounted courses which have the capacity to predispose students to critical social, economic and political challenges facing contemporary African societies. The Unit further anticipates that by going through the various courses, students will be able to engage in dispassionate discussions on these challenges and proffer plausible and realistic solutions to them.
Counselling Unit
The Counselling Unit provided services to all students as well as workers of the College, and also people outside the University community who called in for assistance.
udents and staff on campus.