Master of Arts in Education
Jdeideh, Lebanon
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
May 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 3,300 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The Master of Arts in Education is designed for teachers who are seeking to enhance their classroom skills, become curriculum supervisors, or assume leadership roles in many educational settings.
There are two concentrations in this degree:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Leadership
Students will acquire practical and academic skills in analysis, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and team building.
We want to prepare educators who are competent in their field, compassionate in their approach, and committed to their profession and to the pursuit of truth, with the aim of promoting the balanced development of the spiritual, mental, physical, and social dimensions of their learners.
The Department of Teacher Education offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in education that expose students to the various areas related specifically to the art of teaching and generally to the science of education. Students will receive the necessary knowledge to understand the different groups of learners and to develop professional leadership skills suitable for educational institutions in the MENA region.
The mission of the department is to prepare educators who are competent in their field, compassionate in their approach, sensitive to making a difference in the lives of their learners and committed to their profession and to the pursuit of truth, with the aim of promoting the balanced development of the spiritual, mental, physical, and social dimensions of their learners.
The department offers the following degree programs:
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with Teaching Diploma (BA + TD)
- Teaching Diploma in Elementary Education (TD)
- Teaching Diploma in Secondary Education (TD)
- Master of Arts in Education (MA)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
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Curriculum
The BA degree in elementary education is offered to promote the teaching of subject matters, pedagogical knowledge, and knowledge of the learners. It is a professional degree with an emphasis on the curriculum and methodology of teaching in the elementary school. The program includes methodology courses and related subject-matter courses that should be taken concurrently. The student teaching courses should be taken toward the end of the program after completing most of the required courses.
Upon the completion of the degree, students will be issued a BA diploma with a Teaching Diploma (TD).
General Education Courses
- COMM211 Communication Skills
- CPTR208 Foundations of Information Technology
- ENLG211 English Composition I
- ENLG212 English Composition II
- HLED135 Wellness 360
- PEAC101 Basic Physical Education
- PHIL241 Ethics in Modern Society
- RLGN274 God and Human Life
- SOCI200 Philosophy of Service
- ARAB101 Arabic for Beginners I
- ARAB211 Arabic Language Skills
- RLGN212 Jesus in His Time and Ours
- RLGN213 Old Testament Survey
- RLGN214 New Testament Survey
- RLGN281 Introduction to World Religions
- Math Course
- Natural Science Course
- SOCI210 General Sociology
- PSYC201 General Psychology
- SOCI210 General Sociology
Core Courses
- EDTE Department Elective Course
- EDTE210 Foundations of Education
- EDTE220 Principles of Teaching and Learning
- EDTE318 Issues in Education
- EDTE321 Methods for Teaching Reading
- EDTE323 Arts and Movement in Elementary Curriculum
- EDTE325 Instructional Technology and Media
- EDTE345 Educational Psychology
- EDTE452 Classroom Testing and Evaluation
- EDTE455 Curriculum Design and Development
- EDTE462 Educating Exceptional Learners
- EDTE481 Student Teaching-Elementary
- EDTE482 Student Teaching-Elementary
Major Courses
- EDTE331 Methods for Teaching Social Studies
- EDTE332 Methods for Teaching Mathematic
- EDTE333 Methods for Teaching Science
- EDTE334 Methods for Teaching Arabic
- EDTE335 Methods for Teaching English as a Second Language
- Social Studies Course
- Arabic Course
- Math Course
- English Language Course
- Natural Science Course
Cognate Courses
- ENLG267 Literature for Children and Adolescents
- MATH240 Statistics
- PSYC302 Developmental Psychology
- PSYC470 Counseling and Guidance