Master of Arts (MA) in Education

To be admitted to the Master of Arts in Education programme a person shall have:

1. Obtained the degree of Bachelor of the University of the South Pacific with a GPA of at least 3.5 in the 200 and 300 level courses in the appropriate major; or
2. Obtained an appropriate Postgraduate Diploma of the University of the University of the South Pacific with a GPA of at least 3.0; or
3. A tertiary qualification deemed by Senate or its delegate to be equivalent to the qualification above.

The Master of Arts in Education degree consists of following two programme options:

1. Students are required to pass PGDE with a GPA of at least 3.0 and successfully write a thesis in about 50,000 words.
2. Outstanding students with the degree of Bachelors of Education normally with a GPA of at least 3.5 in the Education majors at the 200 and 300 levels may bypass the PGDE and proceed to complete the Masters of Arts in Education by thesis. However, the student may be requested to complete postgraduate courses as specified on admission to the Masters programme.