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Introduction

Specialization

Hearing Impairment

Visual Impairment

Physically Handicapped Children.

Intellectually Deficient Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Inclusive Education

Learning Disabilities

Duration:

04 Years

Semesters:

08

Semester Duration:

16-18 weeks

Maximum Course Load per Semester:

18 Credit Hours

Total credit Hours:

135 CH

Medium of Instruction:

English

Delivery Mode:

ODL

Pass Marks (Assignment/Exams):

As per AIOU Policy

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum entry requirement for admission is as follows:

  1. FA/F.Sc./A levels/12 years of Education.

Assessment Criteria

As per AIOU policy

Exit after 2 Years

Students may opt for an exit as per HEC Undergraduate Education Policy 2023 after successful completion of requirement of associate degree program as per AIOU rule.

 

Credit hours wise break-up

Total Credit Hours (CH):135

  • General Education Courses (GC): 36 CH
  •  Major: 78 CH
  • Interdisciplinary/allied Courses (IDC): 12 CH
  • Capstone Project (CP): 3 CH
  • Field Experience/ Internship (FE/I): 6 CH

Code

Course

CH

Category

9382

Functional English

3

Gen.Edu

9401/5437

Islamic Studies/Ethics

3

Gen.Edu

9378

Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan

3

Gen.Edu

8277

Quantitative Reasoning I

3

Gen.Edu

9384

Application of Information & Communication Technologies

3 (2+1)

Gen.Edu

6413

Introduction to Inclusive education

3

Major

Code

Course

CH

Category

9381

Expository Writing

3

Gen.Edu

9410

Introduction to Sociology: Culture and Society

3

Gen.Edu

6416

Urdu

3

Gen.Edu

8288

Quantitative Reasoning II

3

Gen.Edu

9389

Basics of Environmental Sciences

3 (2+1)

Gen.Edu

8610

Human Development and Learning

3

Major

Code

Course

CH

Category

5026

Entrepreneurship

3

Gen.Edu

9385

Civic and Community Engagement

3

Gen.Edu

6400

General Methods of Teaching

3

Major

6402

Educational Psychology and Guidance

3

Major

Code

Course

CH

Category

8631

Introduction to special education

3

Major

8450/8650

Assistive technologies for children with special needs

3

Major

8651

Organizational management of special schools

3

Major

8325

Vocational and career development for children with special needs

3

Major

8324

Involving community for Rehabilitation

3

Major

8327

Supervised school observation in special education.

3

Major

Code

Course

CH

Category

9488

Seerat-e-Tayyaba

Non-Credit

Compulsory

8321

 

Instructional material development in special education

3

Major

8326

Communication skills development in special education

3

Major

The students will be asked to take 04 courses of one specialization being offered by the department

Specialization: Intellectual Disability

8465

Introduction to Intellectual Disability

3

Major

8466

Teaching of Children with Intellectual Disability-I

3

Major

8467

Teaching of Children with Intellectual Disability-II

3

Major

8468

Assessment of Children with Intellectual Disability

3

Major

OR

Specialization: Hearing Impairment

8469

General introduction to the Hearing Impairment

3

Major

8470

Speech & Hearing

3

Major

8471

Audiology and audiometry

3

Major

8472

Psychology of deafness and child development

3

Major

OR

Specialization: Visual Impairment

8473

Special Education for Visually Handicapped Children

3

Major

8474

Braille Practice Course: Urdu

3

Major

8475

Braille Practice Course: English

3

Major

8476

Independence training for the Visually Handicapped

3

Major

OR

Specialization: Physical and Health Impairment

8461

 

Introduction to Physical and Health Impairment

3

Major

8462

 

Educational Intervention for Physical and Health Impairment

3

Major

8463

 

Therapeutic management for Physical and Health Impairment

3

Major

8464

 

Educational adaptation for Physical and Health Impairment

3

Major

Code

Course

CH

Category

9487

Fahm-e- Quran

Non Credit

Compulsory

8323

Research in Special Education

3

Major

The students will select one relevant cluster of the choice

 

 

M1C1

3

Major

 

M1C2

3

Major

 

M1C3

3

Major

 

M1C4

3

Major

 

KEY: MICI = Major 1 Content 1, MIC2= Major 1 Content 2, M1C3-Major I Content 3, MIC4 - Major I Content 4 (These are content courses of major area clusters)

Code

Course

CH

Category

8328

Capstone Project

Non-Credit

Compulsory

8611

Critical Thinking and Reflective practices

3

Major

The students will select one relevant cluster of the choice

 

 

M1C1

3

Major

 

M1C2

3

Major

 

M1C3

3

Major

 

M1C4

3

Major

KEY: M2C1 Major 2 Content 1, M2C2 Major 2 Content 2, M2C3 Major 2 Content 3.

M2C4 = Major 2 Content 4 (These are content courses of two major area clusters)

Code

Course

CH

Category

8322

Curriculum Adaptation & Differential Instructions

3

Major

8271

Home School & Community Relations

3

Interdisciplinary

 

Pedagogy I (Related to major I from the chosen cluster)

3

Interdisciplinary

 

Pedagogy II (Related to major 2 from the chosen cluster)

3

Interdisciplinary

8487

Long term Teaching Practice

6

Interdisciplinary

Elective / Major Courses:

  1. The existing courses/clusters where relevant will be adopted/adapted as per requirement.
  2. The Faculty/Department may change the sequence of course offerings as per availability of courses.

A cluster is a set of 5 courses having 4 content courses and a pedagogy. These 5 courses must be completed in the 5th, 6th, and 7th semester according to the scheme of studies.

Content-I

Content-II

Content-III

Content-IV

Pedagogy

Urdu-I

6478

Urdu-II

6479

Urdu-III

6480

Urdu-IV

6481

Tadrees-e-urdu

8639

Islamic Studies-I

6473

Islamic Studies-II

6474

Islamic Studies-III

6475

Islamic Studies-IV

6476

Islamic Studies

6497

English-I

6468

English-II

6469

English-III

6470

English-IV

6471

Teaching of English

6493

Pak Studies-I

6488

Pak Studies-I

6489

Pak Studies-III

6490

Pak Studies-IV

6491

Teaching of Pakistan

8640

Physics –I

6441

Physics –II’

6442

Physics –III

6443

Physics –IV

6444

Physics

6445

Mathematics-I

6446

Mathematics-II

6447

Mathematics-III

6448

Mathematics-I

6449

Teaching of mathematics

6450

Biology-I

6451

Biology-II

6452

Biology-III

6453

Biology-IV

6454

Teaching of biology

6455

Chemistry-I

6456

Chemistry-II

6457

Chemistry-III

6458

Chemistry-IV

6459

Chemistry

6460

 

 

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