The Teaching Diploma program is offered to elementary and middle school teachers. This requires a bachelor degree in a subject matter area that can be completed during or before enrolling in the program. Once completed, the student will be offered a teaching diploma certified by the Ministry of Education in Lebanon. The program is comprised of a total of 24 credit hour in education (8 courses). It is a one-year program where student-teacher is offered four major courses every semester.
Student-Teacher will be able to
1.Acquire pedagogical content knowledge and relate it to knowledge in the area of emphasis.
2. Expand critical and analytical skills, enhance communication skills, and collaborate in a group setting.
3. Apply up-to-date technologies in teaching.
4. Seek continuous commitment to personal and professional development, professional ethics, and the teaching profession in general.
Student-Teacher will be able to
1. Relate learning theories and their implications to teaching and learning.
2. Plan using general curricular objectives and scope and sequence related to the area of emphasis.
3. Apply appropriate instruction, classroom management, and assessment strategies for teaching in the area of emphasis.
4. Apply professional ethics and understand school culture.
5. Engage in professional development plans.
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU100 | Childhood Development | 3 |
| EDU101 | Fundamental Learning Theories of Education | 3 |
| EDU102 | Foundations of Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU103 | Instructional Media and Technology | 3 |
| EDU104 | Curriculum Mapping, Implementation & Assessment | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU106 | Practice Teaching of Math | 3 |
| EDU107 | Practice Teaching of Life Sciences | 3 |
| EDU108 | Practice Teaching of Chemistry | 3 |
| EDU109 | Practice Teaching of Physics | 3 |
| EDU110 | Practice Teaching of Economics & Sociology | 3 |
| EDU111 | Practice Teaching of Computer Science | 3 |
| EDU114 | Practice Teaching of Social Studies | 3 |
| EDU115 | Practice Teaching English | 3 |
| EDU117 | Practice Teaching of Arabic | 3 |
| EDU118 | Practice Teaching of Arts | 3 |
| EDU201 | Methods of Teaching Math | 3 |
| EDU202 | Methods of Teaching Economics & Sociology | 3 |
| EDU203 | Methods of Teaching Life Sciences | 3 |
| EDU204 | Methods of Teaching Chemistry | 3 |
| EDU205 | Methods of Teaching Physics | 3 |
| EDU206 | Methods of Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| EDU207 | Methods of Teaching Arabic | 3 |
| EDU208 | Methods of Teaching Computer Science | 3 |
| EDU209 | Methods of Teaching English | 3 |
| EDU200 | Methods of Teaching Arts | 3 |
| EDU2019 | Instructional Procedures in Math | 3 |
| EDU220 | Instructional Procedures in Economics & Sociology | 3 |
| EDU221 | Instructional Procedures in Life Sciences | 3 |
| EDU222 | Instructional Procedures in Chemistry | 3 |
| EDU223 | Instructional Procedures Physics | 3 |
| EDU224 | Instructional Procedures in Social Studies | 3 |
| EDU225 | Instructional Procedures in Arabic | 3 |
| EDU226 | Instructional Procedures in Computer Science | 3 |
| EDU227 | Instructional Procedures in English | 3 |
| EDU228 | Instructional Procedures in Arts | 3 |
