Master of Education in Curriculum Design and Instruction (MEDCI)

Graduates of this programme can:

• Develop appropriate learning and teaching content that resonates with the advocated outcome-based learning and teaching
• Facilitate learning and teaching in secondary schools and tertiary institutions
• Develop curricular that address the current needs of society
• Execute knowledge of educational technology and e-learning to develop and implement activities that promote open, distance and mobile learning
• Apply knowledge of Microsoft Windows to manage electronic files and folders, PowerPoint and other tools for learning and teaching
• Implement different principles and practices of curriculum and assessment to effective implementation of curriculum and assessment of students’ learning
• Apply different models of curriculum evaluation in their evaluation of different curricula
• Analyse curriculum in terms of how it is unpacked into its component parts
• Apply research processes and procedures applicable to curriculum development and instruction
• Design processes of assessment and moderation of students’ work
• Evaluate quality assurance issues in education as well as the contemporary issues in curriculum development

Skills needed

• Innovation, creativity and problem solving skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Computer skills
• Flexibility in carrying out functions and duties
• Possession of essential psychosocial competency
• Adaptability to changing educational environment
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Good planning and analytical skills
• Good writing and evaluation skills
• Good research skills

• Lecturer at relevant institutions of higher learning
• Secondary school teacher
• Curriculum designer
• Curriculum developer and implementer
• Curriculum analyst
• Curriculum evaluator
• Policy maker in education
• Educational technologist
• Researcher in education
• Quality assurance officer
• Curriculum expert at the local, regional and national curriculum education offices