Teaching Diploma

Overview

The Teaching Diploma specialization at the Faculty of Education enables graduates holding a bachelor’s degree who wish to enter the teaching profession, as well as working teachers seeking to enhance their teaching competencies, to acquire the knowledge and skills required in the educational process. This includes general teaching methods, specific teaching strategies, educational assessment, and curriculum development, in addition to skills related to using technology in the educational process. The goals, competencies, and outcomes of the specialization are based on essential educational knowledge, as well as the attitudes and skills needed by teachers in light of contemporary requirements and international standards for the teaching profession.
To register for the Teaching Diploma, students must hold a bachelor’s degree in one of the educational subjects approved in the Lebanese curricula, or other degrees approved by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. To obtain the Diploma in Education, a student must successfully complete 24 credits with a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.0.

Program Course List (24 credits)

Core Courses (18 credits)
Course Code Course Title Credits
EDTD212 Fundamentals of Education 3
EDTD310 Educational Sociology 3
EDTD312 Evaluating and Testing 3
EDTD315 Teaching Methods 3
EDTD416 Technology in Education 3
EDTD417 Curriculum Design 3
Major/Concentration Courses (6 credits)
Course Code Course Title Credits
TDEN407
TDAR407
TDSS409
TDMT424
TDSC425
Methods of Teaching English Language
Methods of Teaching Arabic Language
Methods of Teaching Social Studies
Methods of Teaching Mathematics
Methods of Teaching Science
3
TDEN490
TDAR490
TDSS490
TDMT490
TDSC490
Practicum 3

Courses Distribution Plan

  • First Year - Fall
  • First Year - Spring
First Year - Fall
Course Code Course Title Credits
EDTD310 Educational Sociology 3
EDTD212 Fundamentals of Education 3
EDTD417 Curriculum Design 3
EDTD315 Teaching Methods 3
Total 12
First Year - Spring
Course Code Course TitleCredits
EDTD312Evaluating and Testing3
EDTD416Technology in Education3
TDEN490
TDAR490
TDSS490
TDMT490
TDSC490
Practicum3
TDEN407
TDAR407
TDSS409
TDMT424
TDSC425
Methods of Teaching English Language
Methods of Teaching Arabic Language
Methods of Teaching Social studies
Methods of Teaching Mathematics
Methods of Teaching Science
3
Total 12

Scholarship Programs

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