The Graduate Program in Education is aimed at all professionals who have completed a Licenciatura program with official recognition by the SEP, in the following disciplines:

• Education
• Education Sciences
• Pedagogy
• Educational Administration or in Educational Institutions
• Human Communication or Special Education

Enrollment Profile

The applicant must possess:

• Professional experience in the field of education, special education or labor training.
• A defined line of identification for the preparation of a research project proposal.
• An interest in self-learning and permanent on-going professional training.

In regard to cognitive processes

• Inferential, critical and creative comprehension, of texts of different natures and structures
• Mastery of verbal and written language
• Logical, deductive and inductive reasoning
• Argumentation

In regard to socio-affective skills

• Respect and tolerance toward individual differences
• Empathy
• Ability to establish a dialogue
• Honesty
• Congruence
• Commitment to Society

Additionally, basic knowledge relating to:

• Human development
• Learning theories
• Didactics

Objective

The curriculum is completed in two years, the first of which corresponds to the Specialization in Cognitive Development, through six Modules in the first year and three Seminars on the second year, for a total of 75 credits.

Specialty in Cognitive Development

Recognition of Official Validity of Studies by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), 2004147 dated on March 30, 2004.

The Especialidad en Desarrollo Cognoscitivo has the objective of deepening the theoretical and practical knowledge relating to the understanding of cognitive development in the person, with the objective of incorporating didactics which aid cognitive and socio-affective processes in students of different academic levels, including those students with special educational needs.

Curriculum
First quarter
	ED514	Module I: Theories of Cognitive Development	7.5
	ED515	Module II: Cognitive Development and Learning Evaluation	7.5
Second quarter
	ED524	Module III: Cognition and Language: Language Problems and their Repercussion in Learning Processes	7.5
	ED525	Module IV: Cognition and Learning: Cognitive Development and Learning Processes in Children with Special Educational Needs	7.5
Third quarter
	ED534	Module V: Didactics for the Development of Cognitive and Socio-Affective Processes in the Classroom	7.5
	ED535	Module VI: Program Design for the Development of Cognitive and Socio-Affective Processes	7.5

Education Master's Degree

Recognition of Official Validity of Studies by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), 2004149 dated on March 30, 2004.

The Maestria en Educación has the objective of providing the mastery of the necessary competences required for the development of curricular work relating to curricular design, analysis and evaluation as well as for the planning and coordination of processes relating to educational management.

Curriculum
First quarter
	ED514	Module I: Theories of Cognitive Development	7.5
	ED515	Module II: Cognitive Development and Learning Evaluation	7.5
Second quarter
	ED524	Module III: Cognition and Language: Language Problems and their Repercussion in Learning Processes	7.5
	ED525	Module IV: Cognition and Learning: Cognitive Development and Learning Processes in Children with Special Educational Needs	7.5
Third quarter
	ED534	Module V: Didactics for the Development of Cognitive and Socio-Affective Processes in the Classroom	7.5
	ED535	Module VI: Program Design for the Development of Cognitive and Socio-Affective Processes	7.5
Fourth quarter
	ED544	Seminar I: Analysis of the Educational Phenomenon for Integration and Curricular Innovation	10
Fifth quarter
	ED554	Seminar II: Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Models of  Education Quality Management	10
Sixth quarter
	ED564	Seminar III: Strategic Planning and Leadership Oriented towards Educational Quality	10

Professional Competences of the Graduate:

Curricular analysis of educational and training models Curricular re-structuring of educational and training models Design of didactical models oriented toward the promotion of the development of cognitive and socio-affective processes in educational and labor training environments Instrumentation of didactical models oriented toward the promotion of the development of cognitive and socio-affective processes in educational and labor training environments Design of innovative educational and training models meeting national and international quality standards Coordination of certification processes of educational quality and educational management Counseling in educational institutions during educational quality and educational management certification processes Development of educational research projects for the innovation of teaching practices and of teacher training processes

Professors

Academic Coordinator: Concepción Rodríguez Ochoa, MA

• Concepción Rodríguez Ochoa, MA

 

Contact / Additional Information

Concepción Rodríguez Ochoa, MA: Phone 5209 9830 / 5209 9848,

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