Duration: 3 years
Course description:
The Master of Arts in Pre-School Management program provides opportunities for educators to experience personal and professional growth and development. It aims to develop leaders and administrators who will be distinguished for their visionary leadership, scholarly and innovative practices and exemplary character.
The program has a core of twelve (12) units in the foundation subjects, eighteen (18) units for the major subjects in education and pre-school management including field practice, six (6) units of electives and six (6) units for thesis writing. During the last semester of the program, the student prepares a final assessment of personal growth that has taken place during the course of her/his study. A comprehensive examination that integrates all significant learning experiences has to be taken and an oral presentation and defense of the thesis must be done.
Program Objectives
The MA in Pre-School Management aims to help administrators/educators to
1. Recognize the interplay of the physiological, social and psychological development of the pre-schooler as a framework in designing innovative and relevant curricular programs for early childhood education;
2. Utilize a repertoire of knowledge and skills in identifying contemporary trends and issues in early childhood education as bases for curriculum planning and design;
3. Apply basic principles of management (i.e., supervision, planning, budget preparation and financial analysis, among others) vis-à-vis pre-school programs and education grounded in contemporary trends and issues; and
4. Exercise acceptable principles of leadership in managing and sustaining programs for pre-schoolers.
Admission requirements:
Admissions criteria and requirements of the program are as follows:
1. Completion of an undergraduate degree in Education (BSE, BSEEd) with twelve (12) units in Special Education.
2. For graduates of other colleges and universities, at least two-year teaching experience or the eighteen (18) units requirement in Education (for non-BSE graduates) plus the following subjects in Special Education which are pre-requisites to the program:
2.1 Overview of Special Education
2.2. Principles and practices in Special Education
2.3 Assessment and Evaluation of Exceptional Learners 1
2.4 Extended Learning Through Art
3. Submission of accomplished Application Form to Admissions/Registrar’s Office together with a certified true copy of the transcript of records or Transfer Credential/Honourable Dismissal if the applicant has started her/his graduates studies in another institution.
4. SSC graduates who pass a qualifying examination and whose Cumulative Quality Point Average or CQPA is at least 3.0 in their major subjects and who do not have a grade lower than B in any major subject are granted automatic admission to the program.
5. Graduates of comparable colleges or universities must meet the following requirements:
5.1 A CQPA of not lower than 3.0 or it's equivalent in major subjects;
5.2 No grade lower than B in any major subjects;
5.3 Must have passed the entrance examination:
5.4 Recommendation by a former professor in home school and employer.
Tuition Fees:
P 45,000-50,000 per semester
