Curriculum
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND APPLIED SCIENCE (Freetown Teachers College)
In the 2013/2014 academic year Early Childhood Development Education was introduced at Teachers Certificate years one and two levels. This course is not done at Distance Education as the modules are yet to be developed. It also contains some policy information concerning rules and regulations governing the college. The student’s Handbook for the Teachers Certificate Course in Distance learning has information on the purpose and background to Distance learning, subjects offered, study materials or modules, assessment procedure, student support services promotions/movement from one module to the upper module, deferment of course, school-based exercises.
Courses with subjects and Credit Hours College Based, TC Programme
Year I and II
| Subject | Credit Hours |
| Sierra Leonean Languages – Krio /Themne | 4 |
| Language Arts | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Environmental Science | 4 |
| Social Studies | 4 |
| Education | 4 |
| Pre-vocational Studies (Agriculture and Home Economics) | 4 |
| Community Development Studies (C.D.S.) | 2 |
| Creative Practical Arts (C.P.A.) | 3 |
| French | 2 |
| Emerging Issues | 4 |
| Early Childhood Development Education | 4 |
| One Option (RME and PHE) | 2 |
Total – 45 Credit Hours
Courses with subjects and Credit Hours College-Based, TC – Year III Final
| Subject | Credit Hours |
| Sierra Leonean Languages – Krio /Themne | 4 |
| Language Arts | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Environmental Science | 4 |
| Social Studies | 4 |
| Education | 4 |
| Pre-vocational Studies (Agriculture and Home Economics) | 4 |
| Community Development Studies (C.D.S.) | 2 |
| Creative Practical Arts (C.P.A) | 3 |
| Emerging Issues | 4 |
| Early Childhood Development Education | 4 |
| One Option (RME and PHE) | 2 |
Total – 43 Credit Hours
HIGHER TEACHERS CERTIFICATE PRIMARY
The Programme is divided into Arts and Science. All students do the following Core Subjects.
| Subject | Credit Hours |
| General Education | 6 |
| Community Development Studies (CDS) | 4 |
| General English | 3 |
| Basic Maths | 3 |
| Sierra Leonean Languages (Krio/Themne) | 3 |
| Emerging Issues | 4 |
Total – 23 Credit Hours