﻿{"id":70,"date":"2019-06-03T16:42:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T20:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/master-of-education\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:28:21","slug":"master-of-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programmes\/postgraduate-programmes\/master-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"dept_content\">\n<div id=\"sub_content\" class=\"bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">The Master of Education (MEd) Degree<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Entry Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Admission to the Master of Education programme will normally require:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s 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;<\/li>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s degree with courses in Education acceptable to the School of Education;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s degree and a Teacher\u2019s College Certificate that are both acceptable to the School of Education;<\/li>\n<li>The Bachelor of Education Degree the UWI or&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Any qualification deemed to be equivalent by the appropriate committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Education.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Course of Study:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Students are required to successfully complete<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Three (3) to five (5) courses in the area of specialisation<\/li>\n<li>Three (3)&nbsp;compulsory courses<\/li>\n<li>Elective courses according to the&nbsp;selected area of specialisation, and<\/li>\n<li>A Research Project<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Areas of Specialisation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>The MEd has been approved for delivery in the following <strong>nine (9) areas of specialisation<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/curriculum-studies\">Curriculum Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/educational-leadership\">Educational Leadership<\/a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/inclusive-practices-for-special-needs\">Inclusive Practices for Special Needs Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/language-and-literacy-education\/\">Language &amp; Literacy Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/school-counselling\/\">School Counselling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/science-and-technology-education\/\">Science &amp; Technology Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/social-context-and-education-policy\">Social Context &amp; Education Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/testing-measurement-and-evaluation\">Testing, Measurement &amp; Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/programme\/the-psychology-of-education\/\">The Psychology of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Reseach Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>As part of the MEd, students are expected to complete a Research Project&nbsp;in an area identified as a <strong>priority research area<\/strong> in their chosen specialisation.&nbsp;The Research Project should not exceed 15,000 words (exclusive of notes and bibliography).<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Duration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>For full-time students, the degree programme runs from <strong>September<\/strong> of one year to <strong>July 31st <\/strong>of the following year which is the&nbsp;deadline for submission of the Research Project.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Master of Education (MEd) Degree &nbsp; 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