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 of Study (24 credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Prerequisite

Credits

EDTD212

Fundamentals of Education

 

3 cr.

EDTD310

Educational Sociology

 

3 cr.

EDTD312

Evaluating and Testing

EDTD315

3 cr.

EDTD315

Teaching Methods

 

3 cr.

EDTD416

Technology in Education

 

3 cr.

EDTD417

Curriculum Design

 

3 cr.

TDAR490

TDEN490

TDSS490

TDMT490

TDSC490

Practicum 

(The course code varies depending on the field of study.)

 

3 cr.

Study one of the following courses:

TDAR407

Methods of Teaching Arabic

Co: EDTD312

3 cr.

TDEN407

Methods of Teaching English

Co: EDTD312

3 cr.

TDMT424

Methods of Teaching Mathematics

Co: EDTD312

3 cr.

TDSC425

Methods of Teaching Science

Co: EDTD312

3 cr.

TDSS409

Methods of Teaching Social Studies

Co: EDTD312

3 cr.

Scholarship Programs

At USAL, we provide accessible funding and resources that help alleviate the cost of education, ensuring that all individuals have the opportunity to pursue their academic and career aspirations.

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