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International Graduate Certificate In Education (Karachi only)
GradCertEd
140 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi, Pakistan
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission as a Candidate
To gain entry to the Graduate Certificate a person must apply for admission and be offered a place in the course.55 Candidates must:
- have completed:
- a Bachelor degree in Arts, Science or Commerce;
- the equivalent of 2 years of substantial study in the area in which students will undertake curricular and method studies;
and
- demonstrate competence in English.56 57
2. Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Certificate
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate, a student must complete 140 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Professional Studies;
- 60 cp from Curriculum Studies, including
- 20 cp from Core units; and
- 40 cp from Electives;
- 20 cp from Professional Practice.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Professional Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
EDCU502 | 10 | Curriculum and Instruction |
EDFD506 | 10 | Evaluation and Measurement |
EDFD507 | 10 | Human Development in Educational Settings |
EDFD508 | 10 | Perspectives of Education in Pakistan |
EDFD509 | 10 | School Organisation and Management |
EDFD510 | 10 | Educational Sociology |
Curriculum Studies
Core Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
EDFD511 | 20 | Classroom Teaching and Management |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
EDLA514 | 20 | English Curriculum Studies |
EDMA502 | 20 | Mathematics Curriculum Studies |
EDSS501 | 20 | Pakistan Curriculum Studies |
EDSS502 | 20 | Commerce Curriculum Studies |
EDST503 | 20 | General Science Curriculum Studies |
EDST505 | 20 | Chemistry Curriculum Studies |
EDST506 | 20 | Physics Curriculum Studies |
EDST507 | 20 | Biology Curriculum Studies |
EDST513 | 20 | Computer Curriculum Studies |
Professional Practice
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
EDFX500 | 10 | Professional Practice A |
EDFX501 | 10 | Professional Practice B |
55 Religious belief is not a criterion for entry.
56 Students may be required to undertake an extensive English language course to reach an appropriate standard of competence.
57 Applicants whose educational qualifications do not satisfy these requirements may be considered for special entry, on the basis of documented evidence, acceptable to the Board of Notre Dame Institute of Education, that they have sound and sufficient basis for application.