Overview

The Master of Education programme offered at University of Peradeniya is a fulltime course of one year duration and is specially designed for graduate teachers employed in government or private schools and other recognized educational institutes. The programme provides an in-depth knowledge in education with a firm foundation for professional development as a teacher or other educational professional and develops skills for professional practice with critical thinking and analytical skills.

Objectives of the course

On completing the M.Ed degree course, participants should:

have a breadth and depth of knowledge, and understanding in education, providing a firm foundation for professional development as a teacher or other educational professional.
understand and be able to use a range of research methods appropriate for their professional practice
have developed a range of intellectual, practical transferable skills appropriate to their professional practice including personal reflection
have developed their capacities for critical thinking, analysis, evaluation and synthesis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research methods in Education
Management in Education
Sociology of Education
Comparative and International Education
Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Educational Psychology
Philosophy of Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

32 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Education View 3 other Masters in Education in Sri Lanka

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with a distinction or merit pass obtained from a recognized University/Institute; OR
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree with a first or second class (upper division) pass obtained from a recognized University/Institute; OR
Bachelor’s degree obtained from recognized University/Institute and Postgraduate Diploma in Education obtained from the University of Peradeniya with six “A” or “B” grades for courses.

More requirements:

certified copies of certificates (e.g. Birth Certificate, degree or other higher educational certificates, etc.)
two copies of recent passport size photograph
service letter/s (if required) in the given format
two referee reports preferably from academics/mentors/supervisors/senior government officers/head of institution in the given format
synopsis of proposed research (if applying for a research degree)
payment slip of Application Fee (Local: Rs. 1000/-, Foreign: US$ 25/-)

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1500 USD / year

≈ 1500 USD / year

Additional Details

National: LKR120,000
SAARC Countries and clergy: $1,200
Non-SAARC Countries: $1,500

Funding

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