Besides offering courses at the postgraduate level since its inception, the Faculty also conducts undergraduate
programmes. In 1989, the Faculty started its own undergraduate programme the Bachelor of Education in the Teaching of English
as a Second Language (B. Ed. TESL). The programme is being run in collaboration with the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Other degree programmes offered by the Faculty include the Bachelor of Early
Childhood Education which commenced in 1998 followed by the Bachelor of Counselling in 1997.
Besides the above programmes, the Faculty is also involved in joint programmes with other faculties. Among these programmes
is the Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc.Ed.). The programme was initiated jointly with the Faculty of Science in 1975,
to meet the great demand for science and mathematics teachers at the upper secondary level. Another programme is the Bachelor
of Islamic Education (B. Islamic Ed.) which was introduced in 1982. This course is conducted jointly with the Islamic Academy,
University of Malaya, to prepare teachers to teach Islamic Studies in schools. Other programmes are the Bachelor of Education
(Teaching of Tamil) conducted jointly with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Language and Linguistics
with Education (Chinese) conducted jointly with the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics.
The Faculty’s role is not limited to teacher education. Each Faculty member has his/her own area of expertise in a particular
field of education and many serve as advisers or consultants to the Ministry of Education and various organisations. Some
members of the Faculty work closely with overseas and international agencies including the World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, IBRD,
RESCAM and RELC. All academic staff members are actively involved in research and numerous papers and articles have been published
in both local and international journals. Research by faculty members is largely sponsored by grants from the University or
agencies from within and outside the country.
The Faculty of Education has embarked on a mission to enhance its role as a centre for higher degrees in education. The Faculty
aims to produce more postgraduate educators to meet the demands of a dynamic education system. With the present academic staff
strength of nearly 100 members compared to only five in 1963, the Faculty can proudly claim to having a pool of talented expertise
with the ability to make greater contributions to development in the field of education.
The Faculty of Education has the largest number of postgraduate students pursuing either the Master or PhD degrees at the
University of Malaya. While most of these graduate students are Malaysians, there are also postgraduate students who come
from foreign countries like Algeria, Libya, Thailand, Brunei, Fiji, Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, Samoa, China, various African
and other countries. With the presence of international students, the exposure and training received is enriching as students
are able to share their diverse experiences and views.
The Faculty of Education offers many areas of study for the Master of Education degree. These include:
1. Curriculum Development
2. Educational Planning and Policy
3. Higher Education
4. Physical Education
5. Health Education
6. Education Psychology
7. Measurement and Evaluation
8. Special Education
9. Malay Language Education
10. Teaching of Arabic as a Second Language
11. Teaching of English as a Second Language
12. Science Education
13. Mathematics Education
14. Social Science Education
15. Sociology of Education
16. Islamic Education
17. Values Education
18. Arts Education
19. Philosophy of Education
20. Other areas of study which may be offered from time to time
Besides the Master of Education programme, the Faculty also offers the following postgraduate programmes:
1. Master of Counselling (MCounseling)
2. Master of Early Childhood Education (MECEd)
3. Master of Educational Management (MEdMgt)
4. Master of Instructional Technology (MIT)
5. Master of Mathematics Education with Information and Communication Technology (MMathEdICT)
6. Master of Science Education with Information and Communication Technology (MScEdICT)
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme is conducted either by research in 19 areas of study, or by coursework and research
in three areas of specialisation namely, educational management, curriculum and instruction, and counselling.
Although the official medium of instruction for the Masters and PhD programmes is Malay, most of the courses are taught in
English. This is to enable foreign students who are not proficient in the Malay language to pursue their postgraduate studies
at the Faculty. In effect, all staff members are bilingual, that is, they are proficient in the Malay language as well as
in English.
