BE EARN MORE

Earn yourself a Professional Master’s Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma

Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning

To develop a cadre of teachers who are able to work independently and as part of a team to create, administer, and evaluate learning experiences for students so that they can:

  • Investigate, analyse, and think critically
  • Question assumptions and make informed judgements
  • Evaluate solutions and solve problems
  • Apply learning and tackle new work confidently
  • Work independently and also in a team
  • Take account of the views of others
  • Appreciate Jamaican culture and take pride in the Jamaican identity while understanding Jamaica as part of a global community

Course Code

Courses

Credit 

Hours

Semester 1

HFEC5100

Foundations of Education in the Caribbean 

3

45

HCLE5100

Creating and Implementing Learning Experiences for the 21st Century learner 1

3

45

HRCP5100

Research for Informing Classroom Practice 

3

45

HSRA5100

Stress Reducing Activity I – compulsory, non-credit 

0

 

 

TOTAL

9

135

 

Semester 2

HCAP5200

Classroom Assessment I –Performance Testing

3

45

HTML5200

Creating and Implementing Learning Experiences for the 21st Century learner II: Technology-mediated learning

3

45

HMLE5200

Managing the Learning Environment

3

45

HCRO5200

Teaching Practice I – Classroom Observation (15 hours – observing and reporting on the experience)

1

15

HSRA5200

Stress Reducing Activity II – compulsory, non-credit 

0

 
 

TOTAL

10

150

 

Semester 3

HCAW5300

Classroom Assessment II – Traditional Assessment

3

45

HTES5300

Theories and Skills for Effective Supervision of Pre and In-Service Teachers

3

45

HSRA5300

Stress Reducing Activity III– compulsory, non-credit 

0

 
 

TOTAL

6

90

 

Semester 4

HCDD5400

Curriculum Design and Development

3

45

HTPF5400

Teaching Practice II: Field Experience 135 hours
(45 hours teaching, 75 hours lesson planning; setting, marking and reporting test scores, 15 hours reflecting and reporting on the experience)

3

135

 

TOTAL

7

180

 

Total Credits

31

555

  • At least an accredited or UCJ approved bachelor’s degree
  • A minimum 2.0 GPA.
Main Campus
Eureka Road Campus

Excelsior Community College is a registered institution with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) in Jamaica, and the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), the local accreditation body.

Excelsior Community College obtained Candidacy for Institutional Accreditation in March 2019 from the UCJ. As such, our Masters’ Degree programmes curricula are developed in alignment with the UCJ’s and recognized industries occupational standards. Additionally, our programmes are aligned to the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), the National Qualifications Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J) and certifications are to be offered by the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ).

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