Masters Programs in Education in Guatemala 2021

This career responds to current opportunities and the need for competent professionals in the field of virtual education so that they are able to develop relevant and quality programs under this modality. -

Design of each of the courses that include: Psychosocial considerations of the target group. The procedural, attitudinal, and conceptual contents of each area of ​​specialization Communication and Language, Physics and Mathematics, Educational Technology and Social Sciences, and Citizen Education are studied. The knowledge (procedural, attitudinal, and conceptual) applied to real life. How do you learn best? Promotion of Creativity, promotion of critical thinking. How is it best taught? Connect inquiry and learning. Application to real life: How to face uncertainty and new scenarios? How is this learning evaluated? Promotion of lifelong learning (learning to learn) Integration of contextualized knowledge with application to real-life Skills focused on conflict resolution. Promotion of entrepreneurship. Current trends in each area of ​​specialization. Inclusion of the study of Guatemalan educational legislation. Personal work and autonomous study are combined and the curriculum design, learning modality, essential characteristics, and approach of the teachers in secondary education are taken as a basis. -

This Master's Degree has been designed based on the teaching competencies required by Higher Education, therefore its approach is highly didactic, which allows the immediate application of new knowledge, contributing to the quality of the university educational process. Through its 16 courses and the Professional Project, the graduates of this Master's Degree will obtain a global vision on the management of andragogic training, the application of technologies required in Higher Education, and a better understanding. -

It responds to the need to improve and strengthen the higher education system that faces the accelerated changes of today's world. The program aims to develop key competencies for all professionals who exercise or wish to teach at the level of higher education in face-to-face and virtual environments. -