2020 Postgraduate Courses
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Adult and Vocational Education | 2020

Overview

The Master of Education (Adult and Vocational Education) is designed to assist a broad range of practices in adult and further education, including adult and community education providers; professional or community organisations involved in adult education; TAFE programs in foundation studies.

Students will have the opportunity to incorporate electives from other education areas such as Educational Leadership or Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training (ICT) in order to tailor their degree. This program, in combination with subjects from the Educational Leadership major, would suit aspiring and current co-ordinators, organisers and directors of adult education and community programs.

Course themes include:

  • Leadership and management in adult and further education in the context of globalisation.
  • Utilising and theorising technologies of learning in adult and further education.
  • Teaching and learning theory and practice in diverse settings.
  • Innovation in adult and further education and training, utilising action research and learning methodology.   

Course Structure

The Master of Education (Adult and Vocational Education) requires:

  1. The successful completion of 72 credit points, comprising:
    1. 5 core subjects (30cp). EDGZ921 must be completed within the first 36 credit points and EDGH960 be completed in the final session of the degree;
    2. 4 subjects (24cp) from the Adult and Vocational Education specialisation; and
    3. 3 electives (18cp) selected from any Master of Education specialisation.
  2. No more than 4 subjects (24cp) will be at 800 level. 
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Students are required to complete the following four core subjects (30cp):
EDGZ921Introduction To Research & Inquiry6Autumn, Spring, Summer 2020/2021
EDGH852Learning about Learning in Adult Education6Autumn
EDGH856Innovation for Practitioners in Adult, Vocational & Higher Education6Autumn
EDGH960Minor Project in Adult, Vocational and Higher Education6Autumn, Spring
Including, one core subject from the Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training list below (6cp). EDGI900 and EDGI904 are recommended foundation subjects.
EDGI900Introduction to Technology in Education6Autumn
EDGI901Emerging Issues in Educational Technology6Spring
EDGI902Designing Digital Learning Environments6Autumn
EDGI903Digital Resource Design6Not available in 2020
EDGI904Online Learning and Teaching6Spring
EDGI905Evaluation of Digital Learning6Not available in 2020
Plus the following four subjects from the Adult and Vocational Education specialisation (24cp). One of these may be substituted with an EDGI subject listed in this table. 
EDGH961The Global Challenge in Adult, Vocational and Higher Education6Autumn
EDGH967Multiliteracies & Numeracies in Adult & Vocational Education6Spring
EDGH958Curriculum Design and Evaluation6Spring
EDGH959 Teaching for Diversity in Adult, Vocational and Higher Education6Spring
Plus three elective subjects chosen from any Master of Education specialisation (18cp).

Elective subjects may be cancelled if minimum enrolment numbers are not met.

For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.

Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder

Other Information

For further information please email: askuow@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 23 July, 2020