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Degree Programmes and Courses Offered by the

School of Education, Languages and Communications

The School of Education, Languages and Communications (SELC) was established to support the University in its efforts to increase the level of knowledge and scholarship in the broad areas of education, languages and communications by developing and delivering programmes leading to the award of degrees and qualifications at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The SELC will play a crucial role in enhancing the knowledge and skills of people in the field of education through the offering of professional development programmes, as well as programmes in the areas of language studies and communications to cater for the increasing needs of the industry and corporate world. 

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education 

Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education provides in-service teachers the opportunity for professional upgrading without having to leave their workplace, families or geographical location. This planned programme is targeted at teachers who possess a Diploma in Education with 2-year working experience or a Certificate in Education with 3-year working experience.  For candidates with such basic qualifications and working experience, a specially designed 70-credit programme, with course exemptions for these teachers is provided for instead of the regular 120-credit programme. 

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME 

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education programme is designed to meet the needs of an increasing number of graduates from various disciplines who have entered into the teaching profession without any formal qualifications in education. This planned 33-credit programme will provide both paedagogical content and skills for graduates from various disciplines to upgrade the quality of their teaching. 

The School of Education, Languages and Communications in collaboration with the Centre for Graduate Studies plans to offer postgraduate programmes at the masters and doctoral levels. The SELC is working towards providing a strong positive presence in the field of education, languages and communications both in Malaysia and around the world.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education 

Learners pursuing a Bachelor of Education (Hons.) in Primary Education programme must achieve a CGPA of at least 2.0 to meet the graduation requirements. 

You have to enrol for all the courses stipulated under the category of MPW Compulsory Courses, Basic Education Courses and Core Major Courses.  


MPW Compulsory Courses (Choose 3)

(9 credit hours) 

WLA 101/03 Bahasa Kebangsaan A

            (for Malaysian nationals who do not have credit in Bahasa Melayu in SPM)    or 

WLA 102/03 Bahasa Kebangsaan B (for International students)

WLA 103/03 Malaysian Studies (for all students)

WLA 104/03 Pengajian Islam (for Muslim students only)     or

WLA 105/03 Pendidikan Moral (for non-Muslim students only) 

Compulsory University Courses

(21 credit hours) 

WUC 106/05 Communication Skills for the Workplace

WUC 115/05 University Mathematics for General Studies

WUC 121/03 Basic Computing and the Internet

WUC 131/03 Learning Skills for University Studies

WUC 202/05 Advanced Writing Skills for University Studies 

Basic Education Courses

(70 credit hours)

EED 201/10 Curriculum Theory, Design and Assessment

EED 202/05 Inclusive Education

EED 203/05 Fundamentals of Research and Statistics for Social Science

EED 204/05 Management and Leadership in Primary School

EED 205/05   Introduction to Pedagogy

EED 206/05 Educational Technology

EED 207/05 Co-Curriculum

EED 210/05 Teacher for E-Learning

EED 301/10 Primary School Teaching: English Language

EED 302/05 Primary School Teaching: Science

EED 303/05 Primary School Teaching: Mathematics

EED 304/05 Teaching Practicum    or

EED 305/05 Teacher E-Portfolio 

Core Major Courses:  Teaching English As A Second Language

(20 credit hours)

EED 306/05 English Language for Teachers

EED 208/05 Language Arts for Children

EED 209/05 Grammar and Usage

EED 307/05 Readings and Research Paper on Teaching English 

Graduation Requirements 

To graduate, a student must successfully complete 120 credit units with a minimum CGPA of 2.0.  

POST- GRADUATE PROGRAMME 

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education

The Post-Graduate Diploma in Education programme which is offered is designed to meet the needs of an increasing number of graduates from various disciplines who have entered into the teaching profession without any formal qualifications in education. This 33-credit programme will provide both paedagogical content and skills for graduates from various disciplines to upgrade the quality of their teaching. 

The Post-Graduate Diploma in Education Programme consists of a total of 33 credit hours of education courses. 

Basic Education Courses

EED 211/05  Foundations in Education I 

EED 212/05   Foundations in Education II

EED 213/03 Co-curriculum in Educational Institutions

EED 205/05 Introduction to Pedagogy

EED 214/05 Management and Leadership in Education

EED 210/05 Teacher for E-Learning

EED 304/05 Teaching Practicum 

Graduation requirements 

To graduate with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education, a student must successfully complete 33 credit units with a minimum CGPA of 2.0.   

A student of this programme who completes a total of 20 credit hours of 200-level courses and wishes to exit from the programme will be awarded a Certificate in Education.

 

SELC Faculty

Prof Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani – Dean
PhD (Lit in English) (Nottingham), M.Ed (TESL) (UM), Dip. in Ed. (TESL) (UM), B.A. (Lit in English) (Hons) (UM)

Dr Rahil Mahyuddin - Assoc Professor
PhD (Edu. Psychology) (UKM), M.Sc (Edu. Psychology) (UPM), Dip. in Ed (Soc. Science) (Monash University,  Aust.), B.A. (Psychology, Geography) (Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, Aust.)


SELC Advisory Peer Group (APG)

Prof Dato’ Dr Ibrahim Bajunid
Deputy President
INTI University College (INTI-UC) Laureate International Universities, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Prof Yvonne Fung Shi Yuk Hang
Dean, School of Education and Languages, Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)

Prof Dr Molly N N Lee
Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Programme of Education Innovation for Development (APEID),
Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok.

Dr Azian T S Abdullah
Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation - Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM), Penang.

Dato’ Tang Hon Yin
Former Director of Education, Penang