Teaching Diploma

A Teaching Diploma at LAU will allow you to develop pedagogical content knowledge building on existing knowledge in their areas of specialization. You will also be able to communicate ideas effectively in many modalities, drawing on up-to date technologies.

Our program helps you demonstrate professional dispositions including commitment to continuous personal and professional development, professional ethics, collaborating with colleagues, equity, social justice, and the profession as a whole.

You also have the option to focus on the following areas:

• TD Intermediate or Secondary (for Students holding, or working for, a BA/BS in a different major)
• Professional Development TD (For students who already have a BA/BS but cannot get the equivalence from MEHE)
• TD for students who already hold a BA/BS in in Education

What Will I Learn?

Graduates of the Teaching Diploma will be able to:

• Analyze various theories and movements in education and discuss their implications for curriculum and instruction.
• Demonstrate knowledge of general curricular objectives, scope and sequence and use this knowledge in planning.
• Develop level specific pedagogical content knowledge building on existing knowledge in their areas of specialization.
• Select, design and implement appropriate instruction, management, and assessment strategies for teaching in the area of emphasis.
• Demonstrate ethical professional practice.
• Demonstrate initiative in seeking out and participating in professional development opportunities.
• Engage in research that improves practice.

Your Career

Our program offers a professional development opportunity to all holders of BA/BS degrees. It can lead to a higher salary and a vast array of job openings in Lebanon and the gulf area. A TD for in-service teachers can help them advance at their workplace. It also gives them the chance to advance their knowledge in the field before pursuing an MA degree.

Curriculum

The Teaching Diploma in Education requires 21 credits over and above the bachelor’s degree requirements. These credits may be taken in combination with the bachelor’s degree courses, or as a post BA/BS program, and may be completed in one academic year.

Note: According to the MEHE’s requirements for TD equivalence, a Teaching Diploma requires 21 credits over and above a BA or BS. BA and TD requirements should be completed in no less than four years.

Course Listing (required core and electives)

Choose one Methods course according to emphasis (post-BA/BS courses):  

Choose one Practicum course according to emphasis (post-BA/BS courses):

Professional Development TD (in Elementary Education/ECE for Holders of Other-than-Education (BA/BS)

 Required Courses:

TD in Elementary or ECE Education (for students holding, or working for, a BA in Education)

Choose three of the following education courses:

+2 elective courses