Degree Programmes and Courses Offered by the

School of Education, Languages and Communications

The School of Education, Languages and Communications (SELC) was established to support the University in its efforts to increase the level of knowledge and scholarship in the broad areas of education, languages and communications by developing and delivering programmes leading to the award of degrees and qualifications at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The SELC will play a crucial role in enhancing the knowledge and skills of people in the field of education through the offering of professional development programmes, as well as programmes in the areas of language studies and communications to cater for the increasing needs of the industry and corporate world.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education

Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education provides in-service teachers the opportunity for professional upgrading without having to leave their workplace, families or geographical location. This planned programme is targeted at teachers who possess a Diploma in Education with 2-year working experience or a Certificate in Education with 3-year working experience.  For candidates with such basic qualifications and working experience, a specially designed 70-credit programme, with course exemptions for these teachers is provided for instead of the regular 120-credit programme.

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education programme is designed to meet the needs of an increasing number of graduates from various disciplines who have entered into the teaching profession without any formal qualifications in education. This planned 33-credit programme will provide both paedagogical content and skills for graduates from various disciplines to upgrade the quality of their teaching.

The School of Education, Languages and Communications in collaboration with the Centre for Graduate Studies plans to offer postgraduate programmes at the masters and doctoral levels. The SELC is working towards providing a strong positive presence in the field of education, languages and communications both in Malaysia and around the world.

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SELC Faculty

Dr Ghazali Mustapha – Associate Professor
PhD (TESL & Critical Thinking Skills) (Univ. of Leicester, UK); B.Ed (TESL) (UPM); Diploma (TESL) (MPIK); Cert (Teaching) (MPSP); Cert (Testing & Evaluation) (Univ. Of Warwick, UK)

Dr Palanisamy Kowndar Veloo – Senior Lecturer
PhD (Mathematics Education) (Univ. of Otago, New Zealand);  M.Ed (Mathematics Education) (UM); LLB (Hons) (Law ) (Univ. of London, UK); B.Sc (Hons) (Education) (USM)

Lalita Sinha - Lecturer
PhD,  Comparative Literature (with Distinction), 2004 Universiti Sains Malaysia.
MA, Comparative Literature (with Distinction), 1998 Universiti Sains Malaysia.
BA, (Hons, 2nd Upper), Literature, 1991 (Off-Campus Programme) Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Mr S Vighnarajah - Lecturer
M.Sc. (Multimedia Education) (UPM), B.Sc. (Physics Education with Computer) (UTM)

SELC Advisory Peer Group (APG)

Prof Dato’ Dr Ibrahim Bajunid
Deputy President
INTI University College (INTI-UC) Laureate International Universities, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Prof Yvonne Fung Shi Yuk Hang
Dean, School of Education and Languages, Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)

Prof Dr Molly N N Lee
Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Programme of Education Innovation for Development (APEID),
Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok.

Dr Azian T S Abdullah
Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation - Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM), Penang.

Dato’ Tang Hon Yin
Former Director of Education, Penang