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Fee paying postgraduate:
Full-time - $25,840.00 pa
Part-time - $12,920.00 pa
The Master of Adult and Vocational Education provides an advanced and integrated understanding of adult and vocational education, and caters for a wide range of teaching, training, or learning management roles within the adult and vocational sector.
As an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level 9 award, the Master of Adult and Vocational Education puts you ahead of the curve in a competitive training and assessment employment market.
Once you have completed five core subjects, you can choose from a wide selection of elective subjects to suit your career goals or interests. A number of research subjects are also available, providing opportunities to explore a chosen topic in depth.
This education degree is offered online, giving you the flexibility to study in a way that complements your work and family commitments. The Graduate Certificate in Adult and Vocational Education and the Graduate Diploma of Adult and Vocational Education are early exit points, should you decide on a shorter course of study.
Our dedicated lecturers are experienced practitioners and researchers in the field of adult and vocational education. They understand the particular challenges of balancing study with work and family. You'll join a supportive learning community overseen by experts in the field.
Take advantage of a range of Charles Sturt Global short term International Engagement programs, providing the opportunity to combine your study with an overseas placement.
Charles Sturt University's Master of Adult and Vocational Education equips you with the knowledge and skills to enhance teaching in your technical or vocational area across a broad range of adult and vocational education institutions. These include TAFE, registered training organisations (both government and private), and community and other voluntary organisations. You could also work in industry as a teacher, workplace trainer, lecturer, learning facilitator or vocational education consultant, or work as an HR manager with training and assessment responsibilities. The course particularly suits higher level professional adult educators or senior managers seeking opportunities to maximise the potential of the people in their organisation.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| Students may receive credit packages for completion of prior qualifications (see entry requirements and credit arrangements) | ||||
| VET02C | Certificate IV TAE40110/40116 | 16 credit pts |
| Students entering the course with the VET02C credit package do not complete EEE404. Students entering the course with the VET04C credit package do not complete core subjects | ||||
| EEL518 | Learning Theory in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB541 | The Reflective Practitioner | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEL445 | The Individual in Society | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMV501 | The Adult and Vocational Education System in Australia | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEE404 | Assessment Practices in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts |
| Select one (1) subject from the following: Students entering the course with the VET04C credit package complete EEB506 | ||||
| EEB506 | Professional Practice in Education and Training | 8 credit pts | ||
| EPT509 | High Level Facilitation for Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts |
| Students entering the course without credit choose six subjects from the following list - a maximum of two 400 level subjects can be selected Students entering the course with the VET02C credit package choose five subjects from following list - a maximum of one 400 level subject can be selected Students entering the course with the VET04C credit package choose seven level 500 subjects from the following list NOTE: With approval from the Course Director up to four 8-point level-5 elective subjects (32 points) of subjects related to the student's primary professional area of expertise and teaching can be studied. | ||||
| EEB437 | Teaching Numeracy in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB438 | Teaching Literacy in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB424 | Contexts of Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEB429 | Issues of Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEE404 | Assessment Practices in Adult and Vocational Education | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEL407 | Mentoring/Workplace PD Strategies for VET | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEP423 | Constructing Effective Learning Environments for Adults | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMT409 | Technology for Adult Learning and Teaching | 8 credit pts | ||
| EEL500 | Mentoring, Leadership and Change | 8 credit pts | ||
| EPT502 | Issues in Professional Learning | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA501 | Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA502 | Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organisations | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA503 | Leading Educational Change | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA504 | Education Policy Analysis | 8 credit pts | ||
| EER500 | Introduction to Educational Research | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM502 | Human Resource Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM514 | Cross Cultural and International HRM | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM528 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM550 | Evaluating Human Resources | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM552 | Organisational Behaviour | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM560 | Training, Design and Development | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM563 | Organisational Development and Workforce Capabilities | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT501 | Contemporary Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT540 | Facilitating Change | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT547 | Ethics of Corporate Governance | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT553 | Project Management | 8 credit pts |
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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