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University of Johannesburg

Master of Education

The Master of Education in Education is offered by University of Johannesburg.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Subjects: 24.

Master of Education offered by the University of Johannesburg

Admission requirements:
• Prospective candidates will have obtained a BEd (Hons).
• A suitable four year professional bachelor’s degree plus a teacher’s diploma/ teaching qualification and work experience in the proposed field of specialisation.
• A teacher’s diploma /teaching qualification, plus an appropriate honours degree and work experience in the proposed field of specialisation. The Education knowledge of such candidates will be assessed by the Head of Department and the subject expert in the proposed field of specialisation and a reading programme may be prescribed prior to registration.

Additional selection criteria:
Academic performance: students need to have attained a minimum of 65% in their previous degree. If 65% was not attained, prior learning and experience in the field may be taken into consideration and students could be allowed to register based on a pre-registration research proposal which is accepted by the academic department in which the student will be registering.

Curriculum:

• Full dissertation: A dissertation on an approved topic in the field of Education. All students must attend a short learning programme in research methodology.

• Coursework and minor-dissertation: All students must attend a short learning programme in research methodology.

Students choose one of the following as an area of specialisation:

1. Curriculum Policy Evaluation

2. Inclusive Education

3. Life and Career Orientation

4. Teacher Education

5. Educational Linguistics

6. Values and Human Rights in Education

7. Adult Education

8. Higher Education

9. Science Education

10. Philosophy of Education

11. Sociology of Education

12. Psychology of Education

13. Information and Communication Technology in Education

14. Language and Literacy in the Foundation Phase

15. Methodology in the Foundation Phase

16. Childhood Education in the Foundation Phase

17. Numeracy in the Foundation Phase

18. Learning Area Methodology

19. Mathematics Education

20. Science Education ( Natural, Physical and Life Sciences)

21. Childhood Education

22. Curriculum Studies

23. Comparative and International Education

24. Technology Education