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Section XI
College of Education
The recent decades of war and internal conflict have turned Cambodia into one of the poorest countries in the world, despite an abundance of natural resources. And, in spite of improvements in the human resources sector since 1979, social indicators are still at a low level compared with neighboring countries.
There is thus the need to promote the development and maturation of the latent potential of Cambodia's human resources, through the nurturing of the intellectual development and encouraging a culture of meritocracy. This requires the implacement of a dynamically-responsive education system, which can adapt and use the most appropriate modern pedagogical approaches in order to maximise returns on the investment (monetary and otherwise) made by both the administration and their prospective targets.
Our aim is to produce graduate teachers who can act as role-models and meet these expectations, and thus play a role in guiding Cambodia’s future path.
· Education (AA/BEd)
Note: AA – Associate Degree; BEd – Bachelor’s Degree
2. ADMISSION AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
As oriented subjects for the Foundation
Year, a student must do two of ENG105
(Practical English Language in Use), ENG106
(Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature) and EDU101 (Principles of Education).
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the General Education
requirements set by
the University of Cambodia, candidates for an Associate degree in
Education
must do at least 24 core education credit hours and a further 12 credit
hours
in the student’s field of interest for a teaching discipline and at
least 6
credits of electives outside the major to make up the required minimum
number
of credit hours.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the
General
Education requirements set by the University of Cambodia, Bachelor’s
degree
candidates in the College of Education are required to take a minimum
of 39
credit hours in core education courses and an additional 24 credit
hours in
their respective field of study; other electives are taken to make up
the
required minimum number of credit hours.
3. EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
The Associate degree in
Education
offers students a broad-based background for a career in
secondary-level
teaching, including a range of elective courses in a particular field
that will
broaden the students’ horizon. This will equip them with relevant
skills and at
the same time prepare them for a Bachelor’s degree in Education or
other career
options.
Apart from the General
Education
requirements, students must take EDC105, EDC205 and EDC206 (a total of
12
credits), and four other core courses in education (12 credits).
Students must
also do an additional four courses in one of three fields (English,
Mathematics
or Sciences), as their teaching subject; as well as at least 6 credits
in these
or other fields of interest to make up the required minimum number of
credit
hours.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
Apart from the General Education requirements, the minimum number of major credit hours required for a Bachelor’s degree in Education is 63 credits; the remaining balance of credits are obtained by doing electives outside the major.
All students do a set of core courses (39 credits) on principles of education and the practice of teaching. Thereafter, there are two options:
· those majoring in Secondary Education do relevant courses (24 credits) in one of three areas of concentration – English, Sciences, or Mathematics; whilst
· those majoring in Primary Education instead do a set of supplementary courses (24 credits).
Core Courses (3 credits each, unless otherwise indicated)
EDC101: Principles of Education
EDC102: History of Education
EDC103: Philosophy of Education
EDC104: Psychology of Education
EDC201: Sociology of Education
EDC202: Teaching Methodology
EDC203: Curriculum and Textbook Development
EDC301: Testing and Evaluation
EDC302: Intensive Classroom Observation (6 credits)
EDC401: Intensive Teaching Practicum (9 credits)
Supplementary Courses (3 credits each)
EDC303: Cognitive Development
EDC304: Special Needs
EDC305: Guidance and Counseling
EDC402: Non-Formal Education
EDC403: Material Design for Primary Education
EDC404: Uses of IT in Education
COM306: Communication in the Classroom
PSY206: Developmental Psychology
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