BACKGROUND
Department
of Science and Technical Education is
one of six departments at the Faculty
of Educational Studies. Established in
2002, the department aims to excel in
teaching, research as well as consultancy
and extension services in the areas of:
- Agricultural
Science Education
- Home
Science Education
- Information
Technology Education
TEACHING
Bachelor
Programmes
The Bachelor of Education
(Agricultural Science) and Bachelor of
Education (Home Science Education) are
the first programs offered by the department.
Later, the department offered the Bachelor
of Education (Information Technology).
All programs are 4 years program with
130 credit hours.
The
department also offers minor areas. The
minor areas include Teaching of Living
Skills, Commerce Education, Entrepreneurship
Education, Mathematics Education, Science
Education and Computer and Information
Technology Education.
To
produce competent graduates, the curriculum
for the program comprises courses from
the Faculty of Educational Studies and
relevant courses from several faculties
in UPM. The faculties are Faculty of Agriculture,
Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of
Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science,
Faculty of Human Ecology, Faculty of Economics
and Management, and Faculty of Modern
Language and Communication.
The
graduates of these programmes are certified
to work in the Malaysian public school
system.
Graduate
Programme
The Department offers Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D), Master of Science
(M.S.) and Master of Education (M.Ed)
programmes at graduate level in the field
of Vocasional and Technical Education
with specializations in Agricultural Education,
Home Science Education, Management in
Vocational and Technical Education, Business
Education, and Entrepreneurship Education.
Other fields of specialization include
Mathematics Education and Science Education
which are offered under the programme
in Pedagogy.
The
Ph.D programme requires the completion
of coursework and a dissertation. The
Master of Education programme is a 36
credit hours coursework and a comprehensive
exam. The Master of Science programme
requires students to complete coursework
and a thesis.
RESEARCH
Research
is one of the major activities of the
department. Specific research areas pursued
are Agricultural Education, Home Science
Education, Vocasional and Technical Education,
Teaching of Living Skills, Business Education,
Commerce Education, Entrpreneurship Education,
Accounting Education, Economics Education,
Mathematics Education, Science Education,
and Computer and Information Technology
Education.
CONSULTANCY
AND EXTENSION SERVICES
Consultancy
and extension services have involved various
public and private sector agencies such
as the Malaysian Ministry of Education,
National Vocasional Training Council,
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, and the National
Accreditation Board.
ACADEMIC
STAFF
The academic staffs in the department
are trained in the specialized areas of
expertise. To date the department has
35 academic staffs.
For
further information, please contact:
Head
Department of Science and Technical Education
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor.
+ Tel. : 603-89467909
+ Fax : 603-89468962
+ Email : rosini@educ.upm.edu.my , kjpst@putra.upm.edu.my
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