Area
social Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Education Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- City: Santiago,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
1. To contribute to the development of applied knowledge in the field of education through the training of professionals focused on decision-making in the adaptation and creation of educational proposals. 2. To contribute to the training of specialists capable of renewing and improving educational proposals in order to contribute to the transformation of policies and practices, oriented towards educational justice and a person-centered approach to education. 3. To train education specialists recognized for their professional performance based on a strong foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of education, who are capable of proposing innovations from a repertoire of knowledge, and who promote collaborative work in the contexts in which they intervene to achieve shared goals. 4. To prepare professionals with strong ethical values who exercise positive leadership to work effectively in teams.
Applicant Profile
You must upload your application materials to the following portal: http://postulaciones.educacion.uc.cl after registering. Documents submitted in person or via email will not be accepted. Failure to submit all required documents will result in your application being disqualified. The following documents are mandatory: 1. Professional Title and corresponding Bachelor's Degree Certificate. 2. Transcript of grades leading to said titles and degrees (if you are a foreigner, you must submit the grading scale to establish equivalency with the current grading scale; this document is mandatory). 3. Graduation Ranking Certificate (If your home university does not issue this, you must submit proof of this). 4. Curriculum Vitae (Only CVs submitted according to the format provided on the application portal will be accepted; failure to comply with this requirement will result in disqualification). 5. Letter of intent for the Master's Program Project (1 to 2 pages). The purpose of this letter is to establish a Master's Project proposal, which is limited to a specific problem within the specialization to which you are applying. This project must be feasible to develop within the resources and time available for this curricular activity. 6. A passport-size photograph must be included in the curriculum vitae. 7. Two letters of recommendation (using the format downloadable from the portal). 8. Certification of intermediate proficiency in English reading comprehension (those without certification must take a reading comprehension exam on the dates stipulated by the program). 9. Application for admission to the University (this document is generated by the application fee payment system; you must upload it along with the rest of the documentation). 10. Proof of payment (once the application fee payment has been made, the system will generate a receipt; you must include it with the requested documents). Note: Copies of documentation are accepted; however, for points 1 and 2, these must be notarized and/or apostilled if pre-selected. Certificates from foreign universities must be legalized and translated into Spanish.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the UC Master's in Education program are recognized for the following attributes: They are able to propose improvements to educational processes based on a strong theoretical and practical knowledge of the educational field, in a manner appropriate to the context and professional ethics. They are able to design innovative proposals that integrate recent advances in education with the purpose of renewing and strengthening educational processes. They are able to promote collaborative and interdisciplinary work plans to solve problems and achieve shared educational goals.
Lines of investigation
Each specialization includes the following areas of development: Curriculum Studies: Curriculum design, development, implementation, and evaluation at the policy and practice levels. Assessment for Learning: Design and implementation of assessment strategies for educational purposes. Management and Leadership: Development of leadership skills for educational development. Diversity and Inclusion: Analysis and implementation of strategies for the inclusion of diversity in the classroom. Higher Education: Academic and student management and development in higher education. Mathematics Didactics: Academic and student management and development in higher education. Science Didactics: Design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching strategies for science learning. Social Science Didactics: Design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching strategies for social science learning. Language Didactics: Design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching strategies for language learning.
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