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jointly with the Faculty of Science in 1975, to meet the great demand for science and mathematics teachers at the upper
secondary level. Another programme is the Bachelor of Islamic Education (B. Islamic Ed.) which was introduced in 1982.
This course is conducted jointly with the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, to prepare teachers to teach
Islamic Studies in schools.

In 1980, the Faculty started its own undergraduate programme, the Bachelor of Education in the Teaching of English as
a Second Language (B. Ed. TESL). The programme is being run in collaboration with the Faculty of Languages and
Linguistics and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Other degree programmes offered by the Faculty include the
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education which commenced in 1998 followed by the Bachelor of Counseling in 1997. An
undergraduate program in Early Childhood Education was offered for the first time in 1998 and followed with another
undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Counselling. Bachelor of Education (Teaching of Tamil Language) was
offered in 2000 with the last intake for the programme in 2004. In 2004, the Bachelor of Education (Teaching English as a
Second Language) Primary Education was offered. The faculty is always working on new programmes‟ documentation
aligned with the need of the nation.

Currently the Faculty offers the following undergraduate programmes:

1. Bachelor of Education (TESL)

2. Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
3. Bachelor of Counseling

The Faculty‟s role is not limited to teacher education. Each Faculty member has his/her own area of expertise in a
particular field of education and many serve as advisers or consultants to the Ministry of Education and various
organisations. Some members of the Faculty work closely with overseas and international agencies including the World
Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, IBRD, RESCAM and RELC. All academic staff members are actively involved in research and
numerous papers and articles have been published in both local and international journals. Research by faculty members is
largely sponsored by grants from the University or agencies from within and outside the country.

The Faculty of Education has embarked on a mission to enhance its role as a centre for higher degrees in
education. The Faculty aims to produce more postgraduate educators to meet the demands of a dynamic education system.
With the present academic staff strength of nearly 100 members compared to only five in 1963, the Faculty can proudly claim
to have a pool of talented expertise with the ability to make greater contributions to development in the field of education.

Nb The Faculty of Education has the largest number of postgraduate students pursuing either the Master or PhD
degrees at the University of Malaya. While most of these graduate students are Malaysians, there are also postgraduate
students who come from foreign countries like Algeria, Libya, Thailand, Brunei, Fiji, Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, Samoa,
China, various African and other countries. With the presence of international students, the exposure and training received is
enriching as students are able to share their diverse experiences and views.

The Faculty of Education offers many areas of study for the Master of Education degree. These include:

1. Curriculum Development
2. Planning and Administration
3. Physical Education
4. Health Education
5. Education Psychology
6. Measurement and Evaluation
7. Special Education
8. Language Education
9. Arabic Language Education
10. English LanguageEducation
11. Science Education
12. Mathematics Education
13. Social Science Education
14. Sociology of Education

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