Graduate Diploma in Education

Graduate Diploma in Education is a Masters program taught at Nkumba University, Uganda. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (one year programme) options.

The Graduate Diploma in Education at Nkumba University is a one-year programme that trains participants in teaching of specific areas in professional development. A participant majors in two teaching subjects to enable teaching at the point of specialisation. It is designed for first degree holders who want to join the teaching profession and to build pedagogical skills for quality education.

The programme is organised by semester across Year 1, with modules that include educational psychology, history of education and contemporary issues, curriculum development, sociology of education, philosophy of education, and general teaching methods. It also includes School Practice 1 and School Practice 2, alongside comparative education, educational administration, measurements and evaluation, economics of education, and specific teaching methods 1 and 2.

Modules

• Educational psychology
• History of education and contemporary issues
• Curriculum development
• Sociology of Education
• Philosophy of Education
• General Teaching Methods
• School Practice1
• Comparative Education
• Educational Administration
• Measurements and Evaluation
• Economics of Education
• Specific Teaching Methods 1

The minimum requirements for admission in Graduate Diploma in Education at Nkumba University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Nkumba University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Nkumba University as pre-requiste for admission in Graduate Diploma in Education.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/program/postgraduate-diploma-in-education

• Teach in primary schoolsTeach in secondary schoolsPursue further study in education at the master’s levelPursue further study in education at the doctoral level

2 fully funded scholarships are listed for Uganda. See Uganda scholarships.