Please note that The MEd Literarcy Studies will not be offered in 2007/2008
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All relevant general regulations of the Board for Graduate Studies and Research of the University of the West Indies governing admission to higher degrees shall apply.
1. Entry Requirements
(i) Admission to the M.Ed. programme will normally require a Bachelor’s degree of at least Lower Second Class Honours and the Diploma in Education of the University of the West Indies or any other Diploma or Certificate in Education acceptable to the School of Education;
(ii) A Bachelor’s degree with courses in Education that are acceptable to the School of Eductaion;
(iii) A Bachelor’s degree and a Teacher’s College Certificate that are both acceptable to
the School of Education.
2. Programme of Study
The M.Ed. consist of a core of at least three courses on an area of specialisation, a
compulsory course in Research Methods in Education, three elective courses drawn from other specialised areas offered by the School, and a Research Project. The core courses, the Research Methods course and all elective courses are worth 5 credits each. Each course extends for 39 hours.
The Research Project is worth 10 credits.
Candidates must therefore obtain a total of 45 credits as follows:
15 credits from Core courses in areas of specialisation.
5 credits from Research Methods in Education.
15 credits from Elective Courses.
10 credits from Research Project.
3. COURSES
EDRS Series
EDRS6001 Research Methods in Education
EDRS6002 Educational Research Methods and Statistics
EDEA Series Educational Administration
EDEA6101 Theories of Management and Organisation
EDEA6102 Fundamentals of Educational Administration and Management
EDEA6103 Effective Leadership in Education
EDEA6104 School Supervision - Policy and Practice
EDME Series Testing and Measurement
EDME6201 Introduction to Educational Measurement
EDME6202 Performance Assessment Strategies
EDME6203 Applied Psychometric Methods
EDME6204 Introductory Course in Evaluation Methodology and Theory
EDPS Series Educational Psychology
EDPS6301 Personality Theory and Assessment
EDPS6302 Social Psychology of Education
EDPS6303 Cognition and Learning
EDPS6304 Human Growth and Development
EDLS Series Literacy Studies
EDLS6401 Foundations of Literacy Development and Instruction
EDLS6402 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
EDLS6403 Research Seminar in Literacy Studies
ED65 Series Sociology of Education **
ED65A Sociological Theory I
ED65B Sociological Issues in the Study of Education
ED65C Home, School and Student Academic Achievement
EDSS Series The Teaching of Social Studies
EDSS6601 The Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of the Field of Social Studies
EDSS6602 Research Practice in Social Studies Education
EDSS6603 Issues in Social Studies Education
EDCU Series Curriculum
EDCU6003 Curriculum Theory
EDCU6004 Curriculum Design
EDCU6005 Curriculum Implementation
EDEA Series Policy and Planning
EDEA6801 Educational Policy, Planning and Practice
EDEA6802 Cost Analysis in Educational Policy Analysis and Planning
EDEA6803 Education and the Planning and Management of Human Resources
ED69 Series Special Education **
EDSE Current Issues in Special Education
ED69B Counselling in Education
ED69C Organisation and Management of Special Education
ED69D Working with Parents of Children with Special Needs
Science Education Series
EDSC6704 Trends in Curriculum Development in Science Education
EDSC6613 Learning and Teaching in Science
EDSC6205 Measurement and Assessment in Science Education
EDSC6614 Teaching Methodologies in Science for the Post-Secondary Level
** Not currently being offered
4. RESEARCH PROJECT (EDRS 7201)
Students will conduct their research projects in an area identified as a priority research area in their specialisation stream. Students may conduct their research in their home terrtory providing that adequate supervision arrangements can be made.
The Reseach Project should not exceed 15,000 words (exclusive of notes and bibliography).
5. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
Full Time
Full time candidates must complete their requirements within twelve (12) months of the
start of the programme.
Part Time
Part-time candidates have twenty-four (24) months in which to complete these
requirements. They are required to complete four (4) courses during their first year of
study, one of which must be Research Methods and two (2) courses together with the Research Project during the second year of study.
Examination
Candidates are required to pass both course work and final examinations in each course.
Course Work
The course work component in courses will range from 40% to 60% depending on the content of the course.
6. FINAL EXAMINATION
Candidates will be required to sit a final written examination in each course worth 40% to 60% depending on the course content. The written examination shall consist of one 3-hour paper when the examination is worth 60%. Final examination of each course will be held at the end of the semester in which the course is offered.
Candidates may be permitted to resit examinations by the Board of Graduate Studies and Research on the recommendation of examiners. Resit examinations will be held in July/August each year.
Candidates who fail more than two courses and candidates who fail any course more than once, will normally be required to withdraw from the Programme.
Candidates who are absent from examinations in a course for which they have registered without an acceptable reason (e.g. illness) shall be deemed to have failed that course.
7. AWARD OF THE DEGREE
• To qualify for the award of the degree, candidates must pass all courses required.
• The degree shall be awarded in two categories - Distinction and Pass.
• For the award of the degree with Distinction, the candidate must have obtained an average mark of 70% or more across all courses, and a mark of 70% or more in the Research Project.
HIGHER DEGREES MARKING SCHEME
70% and above - A
60% to 69% - B+
50% to 59% - B
