Post Graduate Diploma in STEAM Education

A one-year professional program preparing educators to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics into cohesive, project-based, inquiry-driven teaching practice.

Description

The Post Graduate Diploma in STEAM Education at Kathmandu University equips educators to design and deliver learning experiences that merge analytical and creative domains.
The program supports teachers in shifting from traditional subject-segmented instruction toward integrated, transdisciplinary learning rooted in problem-solving, exploration, and innovation.
Participants engage with ICT tools, STEAM pedagogies, curriculum design, assessment approaches, action research, and real school-based practice. The structure emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and application of knowledge to real-world challenges.
The diploma is intended for teachers, pre-service educators, school leaders, and professionals seeking competence in modern STEAM education.

Curricular Structure (table)

Features

• Focus on interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary learning
• Emphasis on project-based, inquiry-based, and problem-based pedagogies
• Integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics
• ICT-enabled instructional design
• School-based practicum for authentic implementation
• Development of creativity, innovation, communication, collaboration, and transversal competencies
• Suitable for teachers, school leaders, and education professionals

Fee

• NPR 149,000 (tentative)

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

Admission process (point form)

• Submit application with academic credentials
• Meet eligibility requirement (bachelor’s degree)
• Participate in KUSOEd entrance evaluation (written/interview/demonstration)
• Selection based on merit and program suitability
• Complete registration after acceptance

Job prospects

• STEAM educator or facilitator
• Curriculum designer for STEAM-integrated programs
• Instructional designer for project-based and inquiry-based learning
• STEAM laboratory coordinator
• Education officer in NGOs/INGOs working in innovation and 21st-century skills
• Teacher trainer and workshop facilitator
• School innovation coordinator
• Resource-material developer for STEAM learning