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Unit'e1'sity College, Gal/ray.
shall attend as part of this Course the lectures in thf'
Higher Diploma Course, and shall also perform the
,exercises connected with that Course.
1. Psychology.
ta) The history, methods, and results of Experi.
mental Psychology as applied to Edul'ation.
(b) Scientific method as applied to Education.
n. Educational Theory.
A detailed critical knowledge of the Educational
Theory of Plato, and its application to
the discussion of modern educational problems.
In. History of Education.
(a) The development of the Mediaeval Uni\'er
sity Dystem, with special reference to the
range of studies and teaching methods. ill
the faculty of Arts.
(b) The development of State Control of Education
since the Industrial Revolution, with
special reference to Ireland, Great Britain,
France, and Germany.
IV. Educational Practice.
A detailed critical knowledge, theoretical
and practical, of the methods applicable in
one usual subject of class-teaching in all
degrees of education. An advanced know·
ledge of the subject, and of the history of
its development and educational uses, will
be required.
Candidates must declare their choice of a special
subject in this section when entering for the Examination.
The Dissertation to be presented for the Degree of
M.A. in Educational Science should lie within the
departments of study specified for the Degree, or in
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