Master of Education (English)

The Master of Education programme is primarily designed for educators working in Singapore schools and the Ministry of Education. University graduates with a background in education and wishing to advance your knowledge and skills in education are also welcome to apply.

The programme offers the degree in 16 areas of specialisation. These specialisations allow you to choose the area that best fits your interest as well as your career path, whether that path is towards the Master Teacher track, Specialist track or a general desire to update your knowledge and skills.

The Master of Education (English) aims to equip teachers with a repertoire of critical, aesthetic, cultural, and multimodal literacies in relation to English Education.

Unique Feature

Students complete two required specialisation courses that examine the interdisciplinary connections between English Language and English Literature education and apply sociocultural, linguistic, and literary theories to the critical reading of texts.

Additionally, the programme offers students the flexibility of selecting from a range of specialisation elective courses in the teaching of English Language or the teaching of English Literature or both.

Students can pursue and build upon their interests in topics related to teaching grammar and writing, multimodality, world literatures, and creative writing among others.

Students will also acquire critical inquiry and action-research skills and apply them to the investigation of a specific issue related to the teaching of English.

Admission Requirements

• A good Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university

• A teaching qualification such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, Singapore
  or
  at least ONE year of relevant working experience in education

There are generally two intakes a year (January and August). You are advised to visit the website and look out for NIE’s announcements in May/June and November/December to confirm if the programme will be open for application at any particular intake. 

Applicants who are currently working with sponsors, donors or financial institutions to fund their studies, are encouraged to submit their applications early to NIE so as not to miss out on our application period.

Applications are to be made online.

Programme Structure & Duration

The coursework for this specialisation comprises 1 core course, 2 required specialisation courses, 2 specialisation elective courses, 1 open elective course plus either:

• A dissertation or

• Two additional courses (one specialisation elective and MED 902 Integrative Project)

MED 902 Integrative Project is open only for applicants pursuing the degree totally by coursework.

The degree of Master of Education is generally offered on a part-time basis although full-time studies are also available for some specialisations.