Graduates of the Specialization in Higher Education Teaching have the necessary skills to perform in various educational settings, especially at the higher education level, in face-to-face, virtual and blended learning modalities.

You will be able to work in the following fields:

• Teacher in higher education at universities, institutes and technical and professional training centers, teaching subjects in their area of knowledge with an updated pedagogical approach. 
• Instructional designer for face-to-face, virtual or hybrid academic programs, developing content, teaching resources and technology-mediated learning strategies. 
• Virtual tutor or facilitator, managing teaching and learning processes on digital platforms, promoting active participation and autonomous learning. 
• Academic coordinator or educational manager, participating in the planning, execution and evaluation of academic programs in higher education institutions. 
• Pedagogical or curricular advisor, supporting curriculum redesign processes, program evaluation, and continuous improvement of educational quality. 
• Researcher in education, developing projects aimed at the analysis and improvement of teaching practice and training processes at the higher education level. 
• Trainer or human talent developer in public and private organizations, designing and delivering professional training and development programs. 
• Independent educational consultant, providing advice on educational innovation, integration of technologies and development of training projects. 
• Entrepreneur in education, creating educational initiatives, projects or platforms that respond to the needs of the environment and the market. 

All applicants must submit the following documentation duly scanned from the original and sent to the promoter to be uploaded to the respective platform:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree credits or grades or their equivalent

If you are a foreigner, the above mentioned documents must be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your respective country. In the event that the country does not have a consulate, you will have to go through the official authorities to validate it).

• Identity document, identity card or passport in the case of foreigners and reside in Panama during their studies. 
• A passport size photo.
• Certificate of Good Physical Health
• Applicant letter
• CV
• Fill out the admission form in electronic format with the promoter.

Note:  Students enrolled in the virtual modality whose nationality is different from Panamanian, must present a copy of their personal identity document from their country of origin (ID card or the one that replaces it).

Continued enrollment at the University depends solely on the student, their motivation, ability, and vision for obtaining the chosen academic degree. The minimum duration of enrollment at the University is three (3) semesters. The student must maintain a minimum Academic Index of

1. and/or a minimum grade of 81 (B) to remain in the Specialization.

Given the characteristics of the University the student will be able to perform in terms of:

• Study in teams and individually.
• Develop skills of investigation starting of the learning by discovery.
• Deepen in the disciplinary knowledge that is of interest to them.
• Respect and comply with the regulations established by the statutes that regulate the relationship between the Metropolitan University of Education Science and Technology and the students of the Institution.
• Keeping your payments up to date.
• Attend 80% of the scheduled meetings.
• In case of prolonged absence, to present a justified argumentation. For studies under the virtual modality, attendance is regulated by constant interaction in all activities planned on the platform, including synchronous and asynchronous meetings, as well as the development of the student's autonomous work.

To obtain the Specialization Degree in Higher Education, the following is required:

• To have satisfactorily passed all the subjects of the study plan.
• Maintain a cumulative and individual academic index per subject of 2.0.
• Present an exam or certificate of a second language recognized by UNESCO, updated (five years), not less than 40 hours.
• Submit an exam or certificate in the use of computer tools, not less than 40 hours.
• Take, sustain and pass the Practical Simulation of the educational event.
• Good standing of all treasury fees, (Tuition, monthly fees, degree fees, among others).

KNOW

• Learn about global trends in higher education and their impact oneducational programs or projects in which he/she participates.
• Understands the dynamics of university teaching in the digital era to improve their teaching practice through the use of ICT.
• Recognizes the theories of education and learning so that they can be used in the development of didactic situations in the classroom.
• Analyzes emerging environments and virtual tutorial mediation that have a direct impact on contemporary teaching practice.
• Interprets the reality and curricular need for competencies based on the necessary requirements, so that the student can be inserted in the labor world with high performance criteria.
• Argues the didactic and instructional design foundations to promote the independent work of the student, making use of ICT in virtual and blended environments.
• Identifies the components, strategies and techniques of didactic planning and learning evaluation, taking into account the different profiles, functions, types and moments to consider in the construction of pertinent instruments.

• Reflect critically on the technology and educational innovations that promote the development of generic and specific competencies of the student according to the needs of the university context.

DO

• Incorporates global trends in higher education in the educational programs or projects in which he/she participates, contributing to the integral formation of the student.
• Performs teaching in the digital era to improve his/her practice as a teacher, using technological resources and processes that are linked to educational technology.
• Develops educational projects and programs incorporating theories of education and learning so that they can be contextualized and relevant to the career in which he/she participates.
• Performs teaching practice in emerging environments that involve virtual and blended learning as a strategy to increase access and coverage of higher education.
• Designs a competency-based curriculum that integrates the minimum requirements necessary for the student to obtain the skills and abilities to successfully enter the labor market.
• Designs strategies and instruments that facilitate the planning and evaluation of learning, as well as the final products.
• It uses technology and educational innovations that promote the development of the student's generic and specific skills according to the dynamics and demands of the context.
  

BEING-LIVING

• Demonstrates to be creative, ethical, humanistic and social in the performance of teaching functions at a higher level.
• Assumes with leadership the generation of spaces that contribute to the enrichment of the educational reality and academic quality, through a suitable performance.
• Addresses conflict situations with other members of the university community in an empathetic manner.
• Shows autonomy of thought in the search to become a free being, capable of learning by himself/herself.
• Respects the diversity of ideas, points of view and positions that argue the teaching exercise at university level.
• Manifested a high sense of solidarity and fairness in their patterns of behavior and relationship with customers and potential markets.
• Shows understanding, sympathy, courtesy and interest for others and for other people.
• Has an interest in technological advances and their implications in the context of higher education.

UNDERTAKE

• Identifies opportunities for growth in the midst of problematic situations that arise in the context of higher education.
• Establishes networking-based relationships for the formulation and implementation of ideas and proposals that strengthen the development of the university education sector at the national and international levels
  
• Captivates the members of the organization in the scaling of ideas, proposals or projects for the strengthening of higher education institutions.
• Assumes with commitment figures of collaborative work, for the assurance and increase of the educational quality in the universities.
• Applies methodologies for the generation of ideas based on creative, innovative and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Formulates proposals to increase leadership and innovation capabilities in response to calls for proposals made by national and international organizations and/or agencies for the development of the university education sector.