School of Educational Studies
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden
Tel: 04-6533888 ext 3231

 

The School of Educational Studies (SES) offer the following undergraduate academic programs:  
Bachelor of Education with Honours [B. Ed. (Hons)]
The B. Ed. (Hons) degree is a four-year liberal education program designed specifically for in-service teachers and education officers who wish to further advance themselves professionally and academically.
Besides providing for professional training in education the program also allows the students to specialize in an academic discipline which qualifies them to teach at the Sixth Form level in school.  At the same time, opportunity is also given for them to choose options from other disciplines as their minor interest to further widen their exposure and experience of a more liberal education
Bachelor of Arts (Education) with Honours [B. A. (Ed.) (Hons.)]
This program consists of two components--an academic component offered by the School of Humanities and/or the School of Management and/or the School of Social Science and a professional component offered by the School of Educational Studies.  Students are required to major in a single school subject and minor in another subject relevant to the secondary school curriculum.
Subjects offered by those Schools for the major-minor specialization include Malay Language, English Language, Geography, Literature, History, Economics, Accounting and business-related subjects.
Bachelor of Science (Education) with Honours [B. Sc. (Ed.) Hons.)]
The Bachelor of Science (Education) degree is a four-year professional  program designed to produce teachers of science subjects at the secondary school level.  These teachers will be able to teach at least two science subjects.
The academic component is offered by the School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemical Sciences, and School of Computer Sciences whereas the educational component is offered by the School of Educational Studies.  The students will major in one of the four science disciplines--Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and minor in another subject from the above.
Bachelor of Education [Preschool] with Honours
The Bachelor of Education (Preschool) degree is a four-year professional program designed to produce teachers who will be proficient in teaching preschoolers.
Bachelor of Education [Special Education] with Honours
The Bachelor of Education (Sppecial Education) degree is a four-year professional program designed to produce teachers who will be proficient in teaching students with disabilities. The course will cover three disability areas- learning disabilities, visual impairment and hearing impairment.
Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) - External Degree
This program is carried out in cooperation with a private education institution. This program is conducted at that institution while the School of Education monitors the program to ensure that quality is maintained. 
 
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