In October, the Faculty of Education will be offering a Master's in Mathematics Education as part of its M.Ed. degree programme. This new two-year M.Ed. specialisation will be offered on a part-time basis, and will consist of 10 taught study-units during the first year and a dissertation to be carried out under tutorial supervision during the second year.
The aim of this course is to engage participants in issues related to mathematics education, particularly those that are relevant to the primary and secondary sectors.
Applicants are expected to have good first degrees in education (with specialisation in mathematics or primary education), or equivalent qualifications.
The taught component of the M.Ed. in Mathematics Education course will consist of five compulsory study-units, which are common to all M.Ed. students, and five specialised mathematics education study-units.
The specialised mathematics education study-units will be the philosophy and sociology of mathematics education, perspectives on learning mathematics, doing and evaluating research in mathematics education, curriculum developments in mathematics and the professional mathematics teacher.
Further information may be obtained from Leonard Bezzina (e-mail: leonard.bezzina@um.edu.mt), Michael Buhagiar (e-mail: michael.buhagiar@um.edu.mt) or Marie Therese Farrugia (e-mail: marie.t.farrugia@um.edu.mt).