REGULATIONS FOR MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND INTERVENTION DESIGNS (EDU68)
Duration: 1 ½ years
Minimum Credit Load: 270
Maximum Credit Load: 330
Maximum MBKs Credit Load: 234
ZNQF Level: 9
- PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMME
To enrich education professionals with deep analytical skills in pedagogical issues in the area of Psychology of Education. It aims to equip students with the theoretical background and practical skills to contribute meaningfully in dealing with challenges in the field of education.
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Normal Entry
Bachelor of Education degree from an accredited and recognised institution or Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Graduate Diploma in Education or Graduate Certificate in Education.
- 3. PROGRAMME CHARACTERISTICS
Areas of study:
Educational Psychology
Specialist Focus:
Psychological concepts and their application to social settings with a focus on enhancing the development of a fully functional individual within educational settings and society.
Orientation:
The teaching and learning process is theoretically and practically driven by research and the quest for innovation and sustainable development. Particular attention is paid to the aspects of human development and the development of a balanced personality that can cope in the face of ever-changing societal demands and adverse life circumstances
Distinctive Features:
- CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND FURTHER EDUCATION
Employability: Graduates who complete the programme can expect to be employed as lecturers in tertiary institutions, consultants in a variety of private enterprises, including Non-Governmental Organisations and other humanitarian organisations, curriculum planners, policy architects, training specialists, education consultants and board members in government departments and international organisations and enrol for PhD studies.
Further Studies: Master’s and Doctoral studies in Educational Psychology
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Level 1 semester 1
Code Module Description Credits
MPID701 Human Development 18
MPID702 Human Learning and Performance 18
MED731 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics 18
MICT732 Advanced Information Communication Technology in
Education 18
MPID703 Personality Theories and Development 18
Level 1 Semester 2
MPID704 Cognitive Psychology 18
MPID705 Assessment and Evaluation in Education 18
MPID706 Social Psychology 18
MPID707 Inclusive and Special Needs Education 18
FED132 Financial Management in Educational Institutions 18
Level 2 semester 1
MPID708 Guidance and Counselling for Innovation and Sustainability 18
MED733 Gender Discourse in Education 18
MED744 Dissertation 90
One Elective module from areas other than Educational Psychology selected from the following:
MEPCP718 Critical Thinking and Education 18
MEDSS716 Sociology of the School 18
- MODULE SYNOPSES
MPID701 Human Development
This module delves into the biological and psychological aspects of human development throughout the entire lifespan. The module aims to develop in students a basic understanding of the existing major research findings and the fundamental concepts in human development that enable them to spot possible signs of problems and make timely interventions that help create the right conditions for human development.
MPID702 Human Learning and Performance
This module equips students with a knowledge of various psychological learning theories and research that provide a framework for understanding learning issues. The module is designed to elevate students’ sensitivity to thematic and scholarly psychological principles and debates to ultimately enhance the quality of teaching and learning in educational settings.
MED731 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
The module seeks to develop postgraduate students’ knowledge in the following areas of educational research: the different philosophical orientations in research; research paradigms; theoretical and conceptual frameworks; research designs; data collection methodologies; advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques; as well as discussion of findings and making conclusions. The module also introduces students to significant educational research problems whose resolution has a potential to contribute to knowledge in educational areas such as pedagogy and assessment, as well as in sustainable development issues such as health, poverty eradication, environmental awareness, etc.
MICT732 Advanced Information Communication Technology in Education
This module helps students to acquire advanced specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of ICTs in educational environments. The topics covered include Models of ICT curriculum integration, educational ICT policy development, current and emerging issues in digital learning, contemporary learning design theories and frameworks, and framing assessment within 21st century contexts, ICT in educational research, among others.
MPID703 Personality Theories and Development
This course is designed to impart to the students a knowledge of how personality development occurs in human beings as hypothesised by various theorists. The course aims to widen and deepen the students’ knowledge and understanding of the existing human behaviour and interactions and enhance the development of healthy personalities in learners.
MPID704 Cognitive Psychology
The basic goal of this module is to expose students to the scientific study of mental processes such as information processing, creativity, problem-solving and motivation. It enables the student to gain a deeper understanding of how the cognitive processes change over the course of human development, to employ strategies that enhance these processes and ultimately improve people’s daily existence and overall well-being.
MPID705 Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation in Education
This module endeavours to shed light on the advanced principles of test planning, test construction, test administration, test scoring and the use of test results. It further explores how measurement enhances the quality of the teaching and learning process and the ultimate decisions which are made by various stakeholders. The module exposes students to advanced skills in test development, test use and analysis in educational settings.
MPID706 Social Psychology
The focus of social psychology is to expose students to theories that explain interpersonal and group dynamics and social challenges and the factors that influence them. The students would have a better understanding and appreciation of how social relationships influence human functioning and be in a position to improve the way individuals relate to each other.
MPID707 Inclusive and Special Needs Education
The module introduces students of Educational Psychology to the social-emotional context of the inclusive education of pupils with exceptionalities. The module discusses inclusive education from the perspective of successful participation in knowledge acquisition in various settings rather than from a placement perspective. Curriculum adaptations that enable the acquisition and assessment of knowledge will be explored in the module.
FED132 Financial Management in Educational Institutions
The module introduces financial management practices followed in schools and other educational institutions across Faculty disciplines. It considers basic accounting concepts and conventions, including the double entry system of recording business transactions, preparation of general purpose financial statements, bank reconciliation statements, and skills of budgeting and budgetary control as well as accounting requirements of Treasury Instructions such asthe School Services Fund, the General Purpose Fund and School Development Association Funds.
MPID708 Guidance and Counselling for Innovation and Sustainability
This module is designed to impart a diversity of professional counselling techniques to students so that they will be better positioned to address human challenges such as psychological difficulties, academic failure, diseases and health issues, marital problems, unstable relationships, unemployment and various forms of abuse using innovative and sustainable guidance and counselling strategies.
MED733 Gender Discourse in Education
The module explores fundamental perspectives in Gender Studies to address historical gender inequalities in society and Education in particular. It inculcates a critical analysis of the concept “gender,” its historical development and ideologies that perpetuate gender differences. The module explores implications for sustainable development goals on gender, education and development. It also explores gender inequalities in STEM as one of the pillars of development,
MED744 Dissertation
The Dissertation is a research study carried out over two semesters by each postgraduate student under the guidance of a supervisor. Students are expected to apply their knowledge and skills in conducting research on contemporary educational and social issues in their area of specialisation. Students are encouraged to conduct research which has the potential to contribute to knowledge and policies in education, and in social issues such as poverty, disaster and risk management, environmental conservation, etc. Students are expected to produce and submit a thesis that meets the standards of research work at Masters Level.
Elective Modules
MEPCP 718 Critical Thinking and Education
The course introduces students to the nature, characteristics and benefits of Critical Thinking. Students interrogate the place of critical thinking in education and explore the nexus between critical thinking, creativity and innovation. The course seeks to improve the quality of thinking in students, making critical thinking a way of life by developing specific critical thinking skills, attitudes and values, with a view to imparting the same to their students later.
MEDSS716 Sociology of the School
This module focuses on the Sociology of the school and in particular the manner in which schools are organised. Students are exposed to the study of the school as a formal organisation using Weber’s bureaucratic model. Interaction patterns within the school and the impact of these patterns on relationships within the school are examined.
