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Master of Education (M.Ed)
Master of Education (M.Ed)
Last Updated: 2025-01-25
About the Programme
With the aim to produce higher level academic manpower such as teachers, teacher educators, education planners and administrators, Rainbow International College(RIC). This is a two-year semester-based programme offered in various subjects. The course provides the students with the understanding and expertise mandatory for developing them as professionally capable teachers and trainers. Students have to study 66 credit hours in total where 18 credit hours are allocated for first three semesters and 15 credit hours are allocated for the fourth semester. The programme consists of professional/pedagogical core courses and specialization courses. The Specialization areas offered at the campus include Curriculum and Evaluation, Educational Planning and Management, English Education, Nepali Education, Mathematics Education, and Health and Physical Education.
Scope of Master of Education (M.Ed.)
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) program offers a wide range of career opportunities in the education sector and beyond. It equips graduates with advanced knowledge in teaching, educational leadership, research, and curriculum development. Here are some key areas where M.Ed. graduates can build their careers:
1. Teaching & Academia
- Become a university or college lecturer in education and related fields.
- Teach at higher secondary levels, specializing in subjects like pedagogy, curriculum design, or educational psychology.
- Work as a teacher trainer, mentoring and developing future educators.
2. Educational Leadership & Administration
- Serve as a principal, vice-principal, or academic coordinator in schools, colleges, and universities.
- Take on roles in education policy-making and institutional management at government and private institutions.
3. Curriculum Development & Instructional Design
- Work as a curriculum specialist to design and improve educational programs.
- Develop teaching materials and methodologies for schools, colleges, and training centers.
4. Research & Educational Policy Development
- Engage in education research and contribute to the development of new teaching strategies and policies.
- Work with education ministries, policy think tanks, and academic institutions to improve education systems.
5. Special Education & Inclusive Learning
- Support students with disabilities as a special education expert or counselor.
- Work with inclusive education programs to ensure accessibility in learning environments.
6. Educational Technology & E-Learning
- Design and develop digital learning platforms, e-learning courses, and online educational content.
- Work in EdTech companies focusing on innovation in education.
7. Government & Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Contribute to educational development projects with NGOs and international organizations.
- Take roles in educational policy implementation and advocacy for underserved communities.
8. Counseling & Student Support Services
- Become a career counselor or student advisor in schools, universities, or career development centers.
- Work as an education consultant, helping students with academic and career planning.
9. Publishing & Content Development
- Develop textbooks, educational resources, and academic materials as an educational writer or editor.
- Work in educational publishing houses or create learning materials for online platforms.
10. Further Studies & Specializations
- Pursue a Ph.D. in Education for careers in research and university teaching.
- Specialize in areas like educational leadership, policy development, or psychology to expand career opportunities.
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- Duration: 2 Years
- Category: Education
- Language: English/Nepal
- Affiliation: TU
- Course Type: Theory & Practical
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Why Choose ?
Master of Education (M.Ed)
The M.Ed. program opens doors to advanced career opportunities in the education sector. Graduates can pursue roles in higher education teaching, academic leadership, and curriculum development. Opportunities also exist in educational administration, policy-making, and research. Additionally, careers in teacher training, special education, educational counseling, and e-learning provide further avenues for professional growth. M.Ed. graduates are well-equipped for leadership positions in schools, universities, NGOs, and government organizations, contributing to the advancement of education and learning methodologies.
- Extensive Career Opportunity
- A Global & Lucrative Profession
- Gain a lot of practical experience
- Choose from many postgraduate options
- Have a wealth of job options
- Learn valuable transferable skills
Course Structure
FIRST SEMESTER: 18 CREDIT HOURS
Course No. | Course Name | Credit hours |
Ed. 511 | Foundations of Education (3 Credit hours) | 3 Credit hours |
Ed. 513 | Advanced Educational Psychology (3 Credit hours) | 3 Credit hours |
Four specialization courses from one of the following areas (12 Credit hours) | ||
English | ||
Eng. Ed 515 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 516 | English Usage and Use | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 517 | Interdisciplinary Readings | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 529 | Second Language Acquisition (SLA) | 3 Credit hours |
नेपाली शिक्षा | ||
नेपा.शि.५१५ | भाषाविज्ञान | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५१६ | नेपाली आख्यान र नाटक | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५१७ | पूर्वीय र पाश्चात्य समालोचना | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५१८ | प्रायोगिक भाषा विज्ञानका प्रमुख क्षेत्र | 3 Credit hours |
Educational Planning and Management (EPM) | ||
Ed.PM.515 | Planning Education for Change | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.516 | Theories of Educational Management and Leadership | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.517 | Educational Administration and Supervision | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.518 | Organizational Behaviour in Education | 3 Credit hours |
Mathematics Education | ||
Math.Ed. 515 | Foundation of Mathematics Education | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 516 | Abstract Algebra | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 517 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 518 | History of Mathematics | 3 Credit hours |
Health Education | ||
H. Ed. 515 | Advanced Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 516 | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 517 | Human Sexuality and Reproducive Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 518 | Health Promotion | 3 Credit hours |
Population Education | ||
Pop. Ed. 515 | Advanced Population Education | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 516 | Advanced Demography | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 517 | Demographic Measures and Techniques | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 518 | Sexual and Reproductive Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
SECOND SEMESTER: 18 CREDIT HOURS
Course No. | Course Name | Credit hours |
Ed. 521 | Curriculum and Practice | 3 Credit hours |
Ed. 522 | Education and Development | 3 Credit hours |
Four specialization courses from one of the following areas (12 Credit hours) | ||
English Education | ||
Eng.Ed 525 | Linguistics in Application | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 527 | Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 528 | Readings in English Part– I | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 529 | Language, Society and Power | 3 Credit hours |
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नेपा.शि.५२४ | भाषिक परीक्षण | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५२५ | नेपाली कविता काव्य | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५२६ | आधुनिक नेपाली निबन्ध र समालोचना | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५२९ः | सामाजिक तथा मनो–भाषाविज्ञान | 3 Credit hours |
Educational Planning and Management (EPM) | ||
Ed.PM.525 | Recent Trends in Educational Planning and Manageent | |
Ed.PM.527 | Educational Management Information System (EMIS) | |
Ed.PM.528 | Educational Resource Management | |
Ed.PM.529 | Theory and Practices of Non Formal Education | |
Mathematics Education | ||
Math.Ed. 525 | Trends in Mathematics Education | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 526 | Linear Algebra | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 527 | Projective Geometry | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed.528 | Complex and Numerical Analysis | 3 Credit hours |
Health Education | ||
H. Ed. 526 | Nutrition Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 527 | Community Health | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 528 | Community Organizing for Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 529 | Health Promoting Schools | 3 Credit hours |
Population Education | ||
Pop. Ed. 526 | Quality of Life Education | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 527 | Indirect Techniques for Population Analysis | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 528 | Population Planning and Management | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 529 | Population and Development | 3 Credit hours |
THIRD SEMESTER: 18 CREDIT HOURS
Course No. | Course Name | Credit hours |
Ed. 532 | Research Methodology in Education | 3 Credit hours |
Ed. 533 | Measurement and Evaluation in Education | 3 Credit hours |
Four specialization courses from one of the following areas (12 Credit hours) | ||
English Education | ||
Eng.Ed 535 | English Language Teaching (ELT) Pedagogy and Materials | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 536 | Readings in Literary Genres | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 538 | ELT Research and Testing | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 539 | Dimensions of Teacher Development | 3 Credit hours |
नेपाली शिक्षा | ||
नेपा.शि.५३५ | नेपाली भाषा शिक्षण | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५३७ | भाषिक अनुसन्धान विधि | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५३८ | भाषाविज्ञानका प्रमुख सिद्धान्त | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५३९ | भाषिक विधा शिक्षण | 3 Credit hours |
Educational Planning and Management (EPM) | ||
Ed.PM.536 | Financing of Education | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.537 | Managing Diversities in Education | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.538 | School Management | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.539 | Social Justice Education | 3 Credit hours |
Mathematics Education | ||
Math.Ed. 535 | Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 537 | Differential Geometry | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 538 | Measure Theory and Topology | 3 Credit hours |
Math.Ed. 539 | Studies in Mathematics Education | 3 Credit hours |
Health Education | ||
H. Ed. 535 | Instructional Technology in Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 537 | Seminar in Issues of Health and Health Education | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 538 | Applied Health Education Research | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 539 | Health Education Planning and Management | 3 Credit hours |
Population Education | ||
Pop. Ed. 535 | Technology of Teaching Population Education | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 537 | Seminar in Issues of Population Education | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 538 | Applied Research in Population Education | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 539 | Population of Nepal | 3 Credit hours |
FOURTH SEMESTER: 15 CREDIT HOURS
Course No. | Course Name | Credit hours |
Ed. 541 | Contemporary Educational Issues | 3 Credit hours |
Ed. 542 | Teaching Practice/ Practicum in Educational Planning and Management | 3 Credit hours |
Ed. 544 | Thesis Writing | 6 Credit hours |
One specialization course from one of the following areas (3 Credit hours) | ||
English Education | ||
Eng.Ed 546 | ELT Curriculum and Syllabus Designing | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 547 | Translation Studies (Elective) | 3 Credit hours |
Eng.Ed. 548 | Academic Writing (Elective) | 3 Credit hours |
Eng. Ed. 549 | ELT Seminar and Report Writing (PR) | 3 Credit hours |
नेपाली शिक्षा | ||
नेपा.शि.५४५ | भाषिक सम्पादन कला (सैद्धान्तिक २ + प्रयोगात्मक १) | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५४६ | ऐतिहासिक भाषाविज्ञान र नेपालीभाषा (इच्छाधीन १) | 3 Credit hours |
नेपा.शि.५४७ | कोशविज्ञान (इच्छाधीन २) | 3 Credit hours |
Educational Planning and Management (EPM) | ||
Ed.PM.545 | Monitoring, Evaluation and Research in Planning and Management | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.546 | School Culture and Change | 3 Credit hours |
Ed.PM.548 | Contemporary Issues in Educational Planning and Management | 3 Credit hours |
Mathematics Education | ||
Math. Ed. 546 | Operation Research | 3 Credit hours |
Math. Ed. 547 | ICT in Mathematics Education | 3 Credit hours |
Health Education | ||
H. Ed. 546 | (Elective)Health Psychology | 3 Credit hours |
H. Ed. 547 | (Elective)Physical Exercise and Sports for Health Promotion (2 Th. and 1 Pr.) | 3 Credit hours |
Population Education | ||
Pop. Ed. 546 | Population and Environment (Elective) | 3 Credit hours |
Pop. Ed. 547 | Public Health (Elective) | 3 Credit hours |
Eligibility for selecting M.Ed
- Students with Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Tribhuvan University or the university recognized by Tribhuvan University are eligible for the admission to the Master’s Programme.
- Students who wish to have a particular specialization area must have passed the same specialization subject in Bachelor’s programme.
Career Pathways
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