Primary Education Diploma

Qatar University's Diploma in Primary Education is a College of Education teacher-preparation program combining coursework with field-based practicum experience for educators serving primary-level students in government schools. It runs over 30 credit hours across two semesters, including a field-training internship course, with instruction delivered mainly in Arabic. Admission calls for a bachelor's degree plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00, a discipline-specific content knowledge test passed at 80% or higher, a personal interview, a computer skills test, and a written essay; applicants to the English concentration also need an IELTS Academic score of 5.0 or a TOEFL iBT score of 45. Qatar's public schools accept only direct specialists in subjects including Islamic studies, Arabic, social studies, science, mathematics, and English.