GRAND BASSA UNIVERSITY

The College of Education and Humanities

The College of Education and Humanities is one of the professional Degree granting colleges of the Grand Bassa University. The College of Education prepares individuals for professional service in the country’s educational system, and it is the starting point for careers in teaching, school administration, instructional supervision, teacher education, curriculum development, educational planning, educational research, and other professional roles. VISION AND MISSION The primary mission of the College of Education at GBCC is to serve the human person and society, by offering each student an intensive educational experience in the selected core subject concentration, professional education core courses, and research. It affords the students the opportunity to obtain a Christian education training that enables them to think critically; evaluate the thoughts of others; express thoughts clearly; precisely and effectively; understand the meaning of life and finally, to develop competencies in planning, organizing, implementing, directing, leading, assessing and evaluating educational programs in diverse educational settings that require transformational systematic change. The college is further dedicated to engaging students, educators and community members by through the establishment of an environment that is conducive for learning, training and research; reflective of interdisciplinary collaboration, and responsive to the needs of Liberia, Africa and the global community.

OBJECTIVES

The below broad objectives are intended to enable students of the School of Education:

To develop as reflective professional teachers
To acquire conceptual, human, technical professional knowledge skills
To nurture dispositions needed to teach and assess students with a full range of abilities
To evaluate and improve teaching
To develop creative standards-based curricula
To contribute as effective teachers and leaders in their schools and communities

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

The School of Education core curriculum is informed and guided by “The belief that education is the world’s great equalizer, and that all human beings desire the same opportunities to learn and to achieve their fullest potential”. The School has four programs:

Associate of Education in English
Associate of Education in Social Studies
Associate of Education in Mathematics
Associate of Education in General Science

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

INTRODUCTION

The College of Humanities was once College of Liberal Arts. Its name was changed to accommodate other departments. The college plays a central role in offering college required courses such as History, English, Psychology, Philosophy and Social Sciences such as Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement, Sociology, Mass Communication, English and Literature. The college is blessed with dedicated faculty and non-faculty members, as we all aspire to train and retrain students that will build Liberia and the world at large. We encourage fresh high school graduates to take advantage of our academic programs, and we all look forward to making their study here at GBCC a worthwhile experience.

VISION

The vision of the School of Humanities is to emerge as the pace-setter in the promotion of creative thinking and innovative ideas through quality teaching and systematic research in arts, humanities, social sciences and inter-disciplines in Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa and beyond. The School seeks to provide the core intellectual and engaged learning experiences that prepare students for their role as active citizens and everyday leaders.

MISSION

The School has as its central mission to serve as harbinger of innovative and qualitative instruction that empowers students to become nation-builders by instilling in them arts of patriotism, pursuit of truth and promotion of social justice as practical ways to enduring peace and sustainable development. Coursework and other teaching means have been carefully structured to expose students to broad-based understanding of dynamics of humankind and its environment with quality instructions in the fields of Social Sciences, Arts, Philosophy, History, Literature, Mass Media, Language and Sociology. The School is also determined to promote revival of African cultural heritage through academic and non-academic methods and ensure that it produces African scholars that respect other cultures. The School hopes to achieve the latter through research and cultural exchange programs with external institutions.

STRATEGIC GOALS

The School of Humanities is committed to:

Creating, preserving, transmitting and utilizing knowledge;
Preparing our students not only for fulfilling careers and lives, but making them patriotic citizens that uphold and promote truth and social justice;
Supporting our faculty and fostering excellence in their work as teachers and scholars;
Promoting African cultural heritage through research, socio-cultural activities and discussion forum;
Promoting collaborations that transcend the boundaries of disciplines, departments, colleges, and beyond with the ultimate goal to exchange expertise and ideas;
Linking the University with the immediate communities through an out-reach programs.
Playing active role in the development and sustenance of public policies that can bring about progress and development of the human and the physical elements of the society.

DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COLLEGE

Department of Theological Education
Department of Sociology
Department of Mass Communications
Department of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement

PROGRAMS

The College of Humanities offers the following degree programs:

A. in Theological Education

A. in Sociology

A. in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement A. in Mass Communications CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Sociology and Social Work is a good starting point for post-graduate studies in Law, Development Studies Business Administration Public Administration Industrial Relations and Personnel Management Peace and Conflict Resolution