Master of Education

Career Opportunities

Good teachers form the foundation of good schools and improving teachers’ skills and knowledge is one of the most important investments of time and money that local and national leaders make in education. Successful professional development experiences have a noticeable impact on teachers’ work, both in and out of the classroom, especially considering that a significant number of teachers throughout the world are under-prepared for their profession.

Through this designed Master of Education Programme, teachers from all levels of the educational system will have an opportunity to engage in professional development. The assumption is that the carefully selected and developed course units will meet the current teacher development needs of Uganda amidst the on-going educational reforms locally and internationally.

Programme Objectives

The objectives of the programme include:

1. Contextual Competencies—the teacher educands will have a wider view of the development of education in society, and teachers’ role in it as well as teacher education.
2. Conceptual Competencies— teacher educands will have an understanding of concepts of psychological, and sociological aspects of education.
3. O3- Curricular and Content Competencies—the teacher educands will have the necessary Knowledge, skills and strategies to engage and interact with the content related to elementary, secondary and higher Secondary stage of teacher education in meaningful, flexible and critical ways.
4. Transactional Competencies— the teacher educands will be able to effectively and meaningfully transact the content integrating values, to the student teachers.
5. Competencies in Other Educational Activities— the student teachers will be capable of planning and organizing morning assembly, arts day, sports day, seminars, webinars, club activities, exhibitions, excursions, fieldtrips, camp, observance of important days and events, responding to social issues etc.
6. Competencies Related to Teaching Learning Materials— the student teachers will develop Teaching-Learning materials, models charts, work books, programmed learning materials, improvised aids, e-books, online learning materials and use available ICT resources for meaningful learning of content.
7. Evaluation Competencies—the student teachers will be able to prepare, select and use appropriate evaluation tools- psychological tests, achievement tests, diagnostic tests etc. and analyse the test results and provide feedback.
8. Management Competencies— the teacher educands with their skills for effective communication and interpersonal interactions will influence primary and secondary student teachers’ behavior to create an environment conducive to learning by keeping student teachers organized, orderly, focused, attentive, on-task, and academically as well as professionally productive.
9. Advocates of nature-The teacher educands will be stewards of nature.
10. Social Resilience – The teacher educands will understand about social entities and tolerate, absorb and cope up with adverse conditions of life by leading a life imbued in faith.
11. Research related competencies- Teacher educands will be experienced with research related competencies to independently develop dissertation and research work.
12. Competency for critical analysis- Teacher educands have the ability to understand and critical perspective about specific areas of Education.
13. Competency in academic writing- Teacher educands will have necessary knowledge and skills in writing research articles following APA guidelines for educational journals.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Program, graduates demonstrate:

• Knowledge: specific things that a graduate should be able to demonstrate an understanding of, e.g. theories and philosophies embedded in chosen field of study.
• Skills: specific techniques, capabilities and attributes that students should be able to demonstrate that have actually performed by the end of the programme, for example, collecting and analysing data on current education issues related to their field of study.
• Experience: students will participate in various field activities prior to the end of the programme and other experiences such as workshops, group projects relating to their chosen area of study.

These are represented in the following Specific Outcomes:

1. Have crystal clear knowledge about the pedagogical sciences.
2. Attain sound foundations of the multi-dimensional bases of teacher education.
3. Be equipped with innovative talents in the art and science of teaching.
4. Acquire specific skills related to lifelong learning, teaching, and research.
5. Be fortified with abilities to transact soft skills and life skills in professional life.
6. Be conversant with up-to-date information in the discipline of education.
7. Harness ICT and technological developments for educational practice, professional empowerment and constructive life.
8. Be groomed as professionals in teacher education, as specialized personnel/leaders in different walks of life, and as social engineers.
9. Be inspired to broaden their horizons and nurture social responsibility.

Admission Requirements

Degree Holders

To qualify for admission, a candidate must fulfill the general Uganda Technology And Management University entry requirements for master's degrees, and in addition the candidate must be a holder of either;

• Completed a B.A./ B.Sc. with Education or B.Ed.;
• Any Bachelor’s degree – for students who wish to shift to teaching as a career, or;

Postgraduate in Education (PGDE) Holders

Applicants should be holders of at least a second lower degree from any recognized University or Institution.

Program Duration

Full time – 2½ semesters each semester 17 weeks i.e. 1½ years

Part time/Holiday teaching – 4 semesters i.e. 2 years

Distance Learning – 4 semesters i.e. 2 years

This is a programme that will be run using the Block and Release model and hence will be able to take care of all students who will want to follow the evening, weekend and distance modes of teaching. It will be completely privately sponsored and its duration is two years. The first year of study will have two semesters of course work and the second year will have two semesters of coursework and dissertation undertaken.

The student will be deemed to have completed after acceptance of their Dissertation/ Project but should have done all courses in the stipulated time.

Program Options

Specialisations for Masters

Specialisations/ Options

Dissertation

Fees per semester

All students will pay UGX 20,000 and UGX 25,000 per year as NCHE fees and Guild fees respectively.

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