PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Master of Education (Curriculum and Instruction) program offers students from diverse educational backgrounds opportunities to enhance interests within the context of their professional roles. It provides a comprehensive foundation in the philosophy, principles, and practices of curriculum and instruction, while fostering a critical understanding of key contemporary issues in the field. Designed for individuals with experience in schools or other educational settings, the program equips participants to work effectively at the intersection of theory and practice in areas such as teaching, learning, curriculum design, teacher education, and school reform. Students can also take advantage of courses offered across the Faculty of Education Science and Technology. Beyond coursework, students complete a final project that enables them to delve deeply into a specific area of interest. This programs aim to prepare graduates to serve as educational leaders in diverse contexts and to pursue further advanced study.
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
PEO1: Proficient in applying and communicating in-depth relevant knowledge in solving problems critically and analytically in the field of curriculum and instruction.
PEO2: Career advancement through life-long learning and competencies in leadership, interpersonal and digital skills
PEO3: Practice ethical principles and entrepreneurial mindset within professional and societal contexts.
PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
- PLO1: Synthesize complex information, specialized concepts, theories, methods and practice independently in the field of curriculum and instruction.
- PLO2: Construct solutions to complex problems or issues in the field of curriculum and instruction.
- PLO3: Demonstrate advanced practical and technical skills in Curriculum and Instructions for learning and research.
- PLO4: Display effective interaction and teamworking skills in learning and working communities as well as other groups and networks, ethically and professionally.
- PLO5: Communicate knowledge, skills and ideas effectively using appropriate methods to peers, scholarly communities, and societies.
- PLO6: Use a wide range of suitable digital technologies and appropriate software competently to enhance learning and research.
- PLO7: Demonstrate skills to plan, design, analyze and evaluate numerical and graphical data in quantitative and qualitative research activities.
- PLO8: Demonstrate autonomy, leadership and responsibility in managing work within own team and with other teams in the context of problem solving.
- PLO9: Display self-advancement through continuous academic and professional development.
- PLO10: Initiate entrepreneurial ideas through innovative projects.
- PLO11: Demonstrate adherence to ethical and professional codes of practice in advising and decision making.
Entry Requirements
Programmes Fees
Registration Kit
CREDIT REQUIREMENT : 3
*Choose one only.
| CODE | COURSE | CREDIT |
| UBSS 6013 | Organization Behaviour and Development | 3 |
| UBSS 6023 | Business Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| UHMS 6013 | Seminar on Global Development, Economic and Social Issues | 3 |
| UHMZ 6023 | Malaysian Society and Culture | 3 |
| UHIS 6013 | Philosophy of Science and Civilization | 3 |
| UHPS 6013 | Dynamics of Leadership | 3 |
| UHLM 6013 | Malay Language for Post Graduates | 3 |
| URTS 6013 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| UECS 6013 | IT Project Management | 3 |
| UECS 6023 | Introduction to Technopreneurship | 3 |
| UMJJ 6013 | Basic Japanese Language and Culture | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 | |
CREDIT REQUIREMENT: 11
*Starting semester 1 session 2023/24 session, postgraduate students who do not have qualifications in the field of education or work experience related to education must pass the prerequisite course (YHPP1013*) set on the first semester of study before being allowed to register core courses of the study program.
CODE | COURSE | CREDIT |
MHPU 1013 | Innovations in Learning and Teaching | 3 |
MHPU 1024 | Research Data Analysis | 4 |
MHPU 1044 | Research Methods in Education | 4 |
YHPP1013* | Foundation of Education | 3 (HL) |
Total Credit | 11 | |
CREDIT REQUIREMENT : 9
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| MHPC 1113 | Curriculum Studies | 3 |
| MHPC 1123 | Curriculum Planning and Management | 3 |
| MHPC 1133 | Currciulum Design and Development | 3 |
CREDIT REQUIREMENT: 12
**Students are required to complete four (4) elective courses. Two of these must be selected from the electives offered within this program (Curriculum and Instruction), while the remaining two may be chosen from any elective course offered by other programs within the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology (FEST)
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| MHPC 2213 | Theories and Change in Curriculum | 3 |
| MHPC 2223 | Philosophy and Curriculum Thought | 3 |
| MHPC 2233 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| MHPC 2243 | Curriculum Evaluation | 3 |
| MHPC 2253 | Philosophical and Conceptual of Teaching | 3 |
| MHPC 2263 | Globalization and Internationalization in Education | 3 |
CREDIT REQUIREMENT : 10
| CODE | COURSE | CREDIT |
| MHPT 1105 | Research Study I | 5 |
| MHPT 2105 | Research Study II | 5 |
| TOTAL | 10 | |
With Prerequisite
Year 1
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT | COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| UHPS6013/U— xxx3 | Dynamic Leadership/ Other University Compulsory Course | 3 | MHPU1013 | Innovations in Learning and Teaching | 3 |
| YHPP1013 | Foundation of Education | 3 (HW) | MHPC1113 (Core 1) | Curriculum Studies | 3 |
| MHPU1024 | Research Methods in Education | 4 | MHPC1123 (Core 2) | Curriculum Planning and Management | 3 |
| Elective 1 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 | MHPC1133 (Core 3) | Curriculum Design and Development | 3 |
| Elective 2 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 | MHPT1105 | Research Study 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDIT | 13 | TOTAL CREDIT | 17 | ||
Year 2
| SEMESTER 1 | ||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| MHPU1044 | Research Data Analysis | 4 |
| Elective 3 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 |
| Elective 4 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 |
| MHPT1205 | Research Study 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDIT | 15 | |
Without Prerequisite
Year 1
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT | COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| UHPS6013/U— xxx3 | Dynamic Leadership/ Other University Compulsory Course | 3 | MHPU1024 | Research Methods in Education | 4 |
| MHPU1013 | Innovations in Learning and Teaching | 3 | MHPC1123 (Core 2) | Curriculum Planning and Management | 3 |
| MHPC1113 (Core 1) | Curriculum Studies | 3 | MHPC1133 (Core 3) | Curriculum Design and Development | 3 |
| Elective 1 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 | MHPT1105 | Research Study 1 | 5 |
| Elective 2 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT | 15 | TOTAL CREDIT | 15 | ||
Year 2
| SEMESTER 1 | ||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
| MHPU1034 | Research Data Analysis | 4 |
| Elective 3 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 |
| Elective 4 | *Choose One (1) Elective Course offered | 3 |
| MHPT1205 | Research Study 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDIT | 15 | |
Any inquiry about course registration, please contact:Contact ; | |
| Name | PG Office |
| pgfest@utm.my | |
| Phone Number | +607-5534026 |
To know more about the programme,Contact ; | |
| Name | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanitah binti Mohd Yusof |
| p-sanitah@utm.my | |
| Phone Number | +012-7563797 |
| Head of Department Educational Studies and Behavioural Sciences | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adibah binti Abdul Latif |
| p-adibah@utm.my | |
| Phone Number | +607-5534026, +607-5532206 |
For more information about the admission process,Contact ; | |
| pgfest@utm.my | |
| Tel | +6075537809 / +6075537573 (International Students) +6075537809 / +6075537632 (Malaysian Students) |
| Website | http://admission.utm.my |

