POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Applicants for Postgraduate Diploma in Education must fulfill the following criteria for admission:
i. A Bachelor’s degree with Honours recognised by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia with a CGPA of
at least 2.75; AND
ii. Pass the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM); AND
iii. Pass with credit in the subject of Bahasa Melayu/ Bahasa Malaysia at SPM level or its equivalent.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme of Postgraduate Diploma in Education is a 31 credit hour programme, which comprise of the
following component:
CORE COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS)
SGDU 4011 Educational Leadership and Management (ELM) for Student Achievement
SGDC 4021 Education and Curriculum Studies
SGDU 4023 Transformational Leadership
SGDC 4012 Introduction to Teaching 1
SGDC 4022 Introduction to Teaching 2
SGDF 4011 Philosophy and Sociology in Education
SGDY 4011 Educational Psychology and Counselling
SGDU 4041 Classroom Management
SGDC 4051 Assessment and Technology Pedagogy Integration
SGDU 4031 Co-curriculum Management
SGDC 4041 Creativity in Teaching and Learning
TEACHING METHODOLOGY (2 CREDIT HOURS)
Choose any 1 course from the courses listed below:
SGDK 4022 ELT Methodology; OR
SGDK 4032 Teaching Methodology in Mathematics; OR
SGDK 4052 Teaching Methodology in Science; OR
SGDK 4072 Teaching Methodology in History; OR
SGDK 4092 Teaching Methodology in Geography
MICROTEACHING (2 CREDIT HOURS)
Choose any 1 course from the courses listed below:
SGDK 4102 Microteaching (English); OR
SGDK 4112 Microteaching (Mathematics); OR
SGDK 4122 Microteaching (Science); OR
SGDK 4132 Microteaching (History); OR
SGDK 4142 Microteaching (Geography); OR
SPECIALIZATION COURSE (4 CREDIT HOURS)
Choose any 1 specialization from the specializations listed below:
A) English
SGDL 1012 Teaching Structure of English in the Classroom
SGDR 1012 Teaching Literature in the English Classroom
B) Mathematics
SQQS 1012 Elementary Statistics
SGDC 3022 Issues in Mathematics Education
C) Science
SGDS 1012 School Science
SGDS 1022 Assessment for Science Learning
D) History
SGDH 1012 Theory and Method in History
SGDH 1022 Historical Development of Malaysia
E) Geography
SGDJ 1012 Thinking Skills in Geography
SGDJ 1022 Contemporary Issues in Geography
TEACHING PRACTICE (8 CREDIT HOURS)
SGDX5988 Teaching Practice