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Master of Philosophy in Education (MPhil EDU)
Fall 2024 Intake and Onward

Total Credit Hours: 30 (Excluding Prerequisites, if applicable)

1. Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 ED609 Quantitative Research Methods in Education * 3 Retained
2 ED610 Qualitative Research Methods in Education ** 3 Retained
3 EDU624 Curriculum and Instruction 3 New Course
4 EDU623 Education: Theory and Applications 3 New Course
5 EDU616 Academic Writing 0 (NC) Non-Credit
Core Courses Credit Hours 12
Note: * SPSS will be embedded in Quantitative Research Methods in Education (ED609).
** NVivo will be embedded in Qualitative Research Methods in Education (ED610).

2. Area of Specialization Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Instruction: Students must select exactly FOUR (4) courses from ANY ONE of the following Areas of Specialization (4 courses × 3 Cr. Hrs. = 12 Cr. Hrs.).

A. Leadership & Management

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 ED614 Creative Approaches to Educational Leadership 3 Retained
2 ED664 Organizational Theory in Education 3 Retained
3 ED671 Human Resource Management in Education 3 Retained
4 ED666 Quality Assurance in Education 3 Retained
5 ED650 Leadership Theories and Practices in Education 3 Retained
6 EDU661 Seminar in Leadership and Management 3 New Course

B. Curriculum Studies

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 ED668 Curriculum Design and Instruction 3 Retained
2 ED669 Curriculum Change and Innovation 3 Retained
3 EDU625 Curriculum Evaluation 3 New Course
4 EDU677 Critical Studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy 3 New Course
5 ED678 Seminar in Curriculum Studies 3 New Course
6 EDU679 Program Planning and Curriculum Development 3 New Course

C. Assessment & Evaluation

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 ED639 Assessment Techniques and E-Testing 3 Retained
2 ED674 Institutional and Program Evaluation 3 Retained
3 EDU619 Test and Scale Development 3 New Course
4 EDU680 Perspectives and Practices in Educational Assessment 3 New Course
5 EDU681 Assessment and Development of 21st Century Competencies 3 New Course
6 EDU682 Seminar in Assessment and Evaluation 3 New Course

D. Teacher Education

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 EDU676 Comparative Studies in Teacher Education 3 Retained
2 EDU641 Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 3 Retained
3 EDU618 Trends and Issues in Teacher Education 3 New Course
4 EDU651 Models and Theories of Teacher Education 3 New Course
5 EDU683 Diversity and Teacher Education 3 New Course
6 EDU684 Seminar in Teacher Education 3 New Course

E. Entrepreneurship in Education

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 EDU652 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Education 3 New Course
2 EDU656 Trends of Research in Entrepreneurship Education 3 New Course
3 EDU659 Entrepreneurial Pedagogy 3 New Course
4 EDU685 Social Entrepreneurship 3 New Course
5 EDU686 Seminar in Entrepreneurship in Education 3 New Course

F. STEM Education

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 ED626 Learning and Teaching in STEM Education 3 New Course
2 EDU627 Research on Teaching and Teacher Development in STEM Education 3 New Course
3 EDU628 Curriculum History in STEM Education 3 New Course
4 EDU687 Critical Perspectives and Policy in STEM Education 3 New Course
5 EDU621 Teaching and Learning Technologies in STEM Education 3 New Course
6 EDU689 Seminar in STEM Education 3 New Course

G. Early Childhood Care and Education

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 EDU629 Home, School and Community 3 New Course
2 EDU640 Professional Knowledge and Skills for the Early Years Teacher 3 New Course
3 EDU642 Psychosocial Perspectives on Childhood Education for Early Years 3 New Course
4 EDU690 Early Childhood Language, Literacy and Mathematics 3 New Course
5 EDU620 Effective Differentiated Teaching Strategies in ECCE 3 New Course
6 EDU608 Seminar in Early Childhood Education 3 New Course

H. Higher Education

Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
1 EDU632 Quality Enhancement in Higher Education 3 Retained
2 EDU643 Instructional Design Models in Higher Education 3 New Course
3 EDU644 Organization & Governance in Higher Education 3 New Course
4 EDU660 Public Policy in Higher Education 3 New Course
5 EDU641 Trends and Issues in Education 3 New Course
6 EDU642 Seminar in Higher Education 3 New Course

3. MPhil Thesis / Courses in Lieu of Thesis (6 Credit Hours)

OptionCourse CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.Status
Option A: Standard MPhil Thesis
Thesis ED699 MPhil Thesis 6 Compulsory (if Option A)
Option B: Two Courses in Lieu of Thesis
Lieu 1 EDU611 Educational Policy Studies 3 Retained
Lieu 2 EDU612 Innovations for School Improvement 3 Retained
Lieu 3 EDU621 Educational Change 3 New Course
Lieu 4 EDU622 Innovations in Educational Psychology 3 New Course
Lieu 5 EDU623 Philosophical Foundations of Education 3 New Course
Lieu 6 EDU624 Practicum in Educational Research 3 New Course
Lieu 7 EDU625 College Student Development Counseling: Theory and Practice 3 New Course
Thesis / Alternative Credit Hours 6

4. Prerequisite Courses (If Applicable)

Note: Any TWO (2) prerequisite courses are mandatory for candidates who have not studied Education as a discipline in their Sixteen Years of Education Degree Program (2 courses × 3 Cr. Hrs. = 6 Cr. Hrs.).
Sr.Course CodeCourse TitleCr. Hr.
1 EDU504 Introduction to Education 3
2 ELM505 Fundamentals of Curriculum 3
3 ELM504 Educational Psychology 3
4 ELM506 Educational Assessment and Measurement 3
Prerequisite Credit Hours (If applicable) 6
Grand Total of Credit Hours (Core + Specialization + Thesis) 30

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