About the Programme
Master of Arts is a two-year postgraduate degree programme delivered in four semesters. The Programme is structured with a common core curriculum that lays the foundations and a wide set of electives based on student preferences.
Students have the flexibility to focus on specialisation in the third semester. The programme seeks to provide students with a rigorous and challenging educational experience aiming to develop sound theoretical ground and the capabilities and competencies required to work in the field of education.
The programme has been designed to impart theoretical knowledge and practical skills to students. The students delve deep into the curriculum which empowers them and imbibes problem-solving skills.
The programme also offers the opportunity for students to further focus on sub-domains within Teacher Education. The objective of the programme is to facilitate changes in the school system as well as in the community to improve the student’s experience and prepare future educators.
PEO's:
- PEO1: To provide students with a rigorous and challenging educational experience aiming to develop sound theoretical grounding and the capabilities and competencies required to work in the field of education.
- PEO2: To offer the opportunity for students to focus on sub domains within Education in order to get specialization in particular domain.
- PEO3: To prepare people with good understanding of education, capabilities for action and deep social commitment so that they go out with an enquiring mind, a set of capabilities to act and to work for social justice in the society.
- PEO4: To develop dispositions for continuous professional development, leadership and to conduct educational research.
PO's:
- PO1- RESEARCH: The students will be able to utilize and generate meaningful research on pedagogical practices, student learning, educational issues and policies to actively investigate and consider new ideas that will improve teaching and learning and advance the profession.
- PO2- RESEARCH: The students will be able to utilize and generate meaningful research on pedagogical practices, student learning, educational issues and policies to actively investigate and consider new ideas that will improve teaching and learning and advance the profession.
- PO3- Classroom Inquiry: The student will be able to investigate real life questions, to explore and implement classroom inquiry builds on traditional instruction by allowing students to connect learning with their own interests and broaden the context and framework for their education. Through this process, students learn problem-solving, critical thinking, and self-directed learning skills.
- PO4- Specialization: The students will be able to demonstrate specialized field knowledge by integrating knowledge and technology across content areas and will be able to use differing perspectives to engage all learners in critical thinking
- PO5- Improvement: The students will be able to incorporate assessment and technology in their planning and instructional strategies as a means of obtaining continual feedback used to improve student learning, classroom management strategies, and pedagogical approaches.
- PO6- Reflection: The students will be able to engage in critical reflection on how their own frames of reference and potential biases impact expectations for and relationships with learners and their families
- PO7- Skills: The students will be able to build skills required to thrive in the 21st century. The will be able to build leverage new media and digital learning to expand their thinking, to critically analyze, access and share information, and compose, create and collaborate using the latest technology
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