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Coursework Master’s Degrees

Master of Adult Education – Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDMAEC), Albury-Wodonga (RMAECW), Bendigo (RMAEC) 1

Note: This course is not available at the Bendigo Campus in 2007.

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This course is designed to provide higher degree qualifications for those whose study, research and professional interests are in the education and training of adults. The course provides a career pathway for industry trainers, VET and TAFE teachers, adult literacy and language teachers, consultants and those working in health and human services industries. The course may be taken on a single campus or a combination of campuses.

Duration

The course is one year full-time or two to three years part-time.

Admission requirements

Candidates with a three-year Bachelor degree or equivalent tertiary qualification are eligible for entry to a two-year (240 credit points) program, consisting of a graduate diploma in a related area and a Master of Adult Education. Applicants to the one-year (120 credit points) program should have either a four-year teaching qualification, an Honours degree, or a relevant graduate diploma from a recognised university or institution.

Course structure

The course is available in Master’s strands 1–4. Please refer to the description above for details. Students should select at least three units from group A, and either undertake a minor thesis or select a further 60 credit points of study from group A or B or approved elective units from the education listing.

Units offered at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
Teaching period
Unit title
Unit code
Group A
TE-SEM-1 Learning and Professional Practice EDU4LPP
TE-SEM-1 Methods of Teaching (Adult) EDU4MTA
TE-SEM-1 Research Methods in Education EDU5RME
TE-SEM-2 Adult Education: theory, practice and change1 EDU5AED
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Design and Implementation EDU5CDI
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Development and Design EDU5CDD
TE-SEM-2 Managing Organisational Change EDU5MOC
Group B
TE-SEM-1 Modes and Structures of Consciousness1 EDU5MC
TE-SEM-1 Intercultural Communication and Education EDU5CCU
TE-SEM-1 Person centred approach in teaching, counselling and nursing EDU5PCA
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Research Methods in Education EDU5QRM
TE-SEM-2 Education and Cultural Diversity1 EDU5ECD
TE-SEM-2 Leadership and Supervision Skills EDU5LSS
TE-SEM-1
or
TE-SEM-2		 Minor Thesis (60 credit points) # EDU5MTH
TE-SEM-1
and/or
TE-SEM-2		 Researching Good Practice (30 cps per unit) EDU5RGA
and/or
EDU5RGB
TE-SEM-S Using multimedia for learning EDU4UML

Key: 1 Not available in 2007.
# The minor thesis may be taken part-time over one year. Each part-time unit code has a value of 30 credit points: EDU5MTA and EDU5MTB.

Units offered at the Albury-Wodonga Campus
Teaching period
Unit title
Unit code
Group A
TE-SEM-1 Learning Reading and Writing1 EDU5LRW
TE-SEM-1 Managing Organisational Change1 EDU5MOC
TE-SEM-1 Methods of Teaching (Adult) EDU4MTA
TE-SEM-1 Research Methods in Education EDU5RME
TE-SEM-2 Adult Education: theory, practice and change1 EDU5AET
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Development and Design EDU5CDD
TE-SEM-2 Curriculum Design and Implementation EDU5CDI
Group B
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Research Methods in Education1 EDU5QRM
TE-SEM-S Education and Cultural Diversity1 EDU5ECD
TE-SEM-2 Gender and Education EDU5GE
TE-SEM-1 Leadership and Supervision Skills EDU5LSS
TE-SEM-1
or
TE-SEM-2		 Minor Thesis# EDU5MTH
TE-SEM-1
and/or
TE-SEM-2		 Researching Good Practice (30 CPs per unit) EDU5RGA
and/or
EDU5RGB
TE-SEM-2 Using Multimedia for Learning EDU4UML

Or an alternative unit with the approval of the course convenor.

Key:
1 Not available in 2007.
# The minor thesis may be taken part-time over one year. Each part-time unit code has a value of 30 credit points: EDU5MTA and EDU5MTB.

A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public

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