Sociology of Education (Online) University of Zambia

Overview

This Sociology of Education (Online) program at University of Zambia is targeted at serving teachers in primary schools, secondary schools, lecturers in colleges of education, universities, personnel in the Ministry of Education with administrative responsibilities and any interested individuals with required qualifications.

Duration

The duration for this programme is 1 year 6 months broken down into 12 months coursework and development of a research proposal on an approved topic under supervision, and 6 months fieldwork under attachment to conduct Action research on an approved topic under the guidance of a supervisor appointed by the Department as part of the research methods course, and to write a 12,000-word dissertation of their research. Both the proposal and the dissertation must be completed at the end of the programme.

The programme of study will consist of the preparation of a research proposal, under the guidance of a supervisor approved by the Board of studies of the Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies, followed by the preparation and submission of a dissertation. The dissertation should normally be submitted at the end of the 18 months study after registration.