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Master of Arts in Education program has been designed for graduates currently teaching as untrained teachers or those who want to take up teaching/teacher-education as their profession.

The program exposes the participants to the contemporary approaches in the field of pedagogy and teacher-education. It makes the participants self-directed learners with intensive use of reflective practice and critical thinking.
Entrance Requirements
Graduation with minimum 45% marks in aggregate.
Duration

2 Years

Credit-hours
72
Participants gain deeper insights and further enrich their concepts and contexts when they undertake research thesis in the second year. The program also prepares the participants for their roles as mentors and teacher-educators.
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Program Curriculum

Compulsory Modules (3 Credit-Hours each)

  • SDW-514 Effective Communication
  • IST-520 Computer in Education
  • EDU-501 Philosophy of Education
  • EDU-530 Educational Leadership
  • EDU-504 Introduction to Education
  • EDU-506 Learning Theories and Practices
  • TMT-516 Classroom Management
  • TMT-548 Teaching Profession
  • EDU-572 Educational Research
  • EDU-573 Advance Educational Research
  • TMT-528 Assessment and Evaluation
  • EDU-526 Curriculum Studies
  • EDU-521 Teaching Methodology and Practices
  • TMT-504 Teaching of English

Pedagogical Area of Specialization Modules (6 Credit-Hours)

(Two modules from any one area of pedagogical specialization)

Teaching of Science and Maths

  • TMT-540 Teaching of Science
  • TMT-531 Teaching of Maths
  • Teaching of Urdu, Islamic/Social Studies
  • TMT-538 Teaching of Urdu
  • TMT-523 Teaching of Islamic Studies
  • TMT-527 Teaching of Social Studies

Elective Modules (9 Credit-Hours)

Any three from the following:

  • EDU-512 Reflection and Critical Thinking
  • EDU-545 Islamic Perspective of Education
  • EDU-515 Economics and Sociology of Education
  • SDW-515 School Management
  • EDU-543 Teacher Appraisal
  • EDU-540 Emerging Issues in Education
  • EDU-560 Writing on Educational Issues
  • EDU-528 Educational Change
  • SDW-540 Women Studies
  • SDW-506 Life and Learning
  • IST-510 E-Learning
  • TMT-757 Guidance and Counseling
  • EDU-562 Creative Writing
  • EDU-509 Early Childhood Education

Professional Area of Specialization Modules
(9 Credit-Hours)

Three modules from any one area of professional specialization

Curriculum Studies

  • TMT-610 Curriculum Development
  • TMT-680 Teacher Education Curriculum
  • EDU-626 Curriculum Studies Seminar

Educational Leadership

  • EDU-620 Educational Planning and Financing
  • TMT-685 Managing Quality in Education
  • EDU-640 Educational Leadership Seminar

Research (6 Credit-Hours)

  • PRJ-610 Master’s Thesis

Master’s Thesis (6 Credit Hours) will be offered in the last semester in the area of Curriculum Studies/Educational Leadership.

Admission Criteria

All applications are evaluated on the basis of merit as determined by the applicant's previous academic record and performance in the Interview according to the following weightage:

  • O-Levels/Matriculation marks 20%
  • A-Levels/Intermediate marks 20%
  • Graduation marks 30%
  • Interview 30%

Additional 5 points are awarded to all master’s degree holders.