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Graduate Diploma In Adult Education And Training
The Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training is a
coursework postgraduate Diploma designed to meet the specific
educational development needs of a broad range of adult education
practitioners. The course is designed to cover the generic
professional skills for all those who work in the training
and education of adults in a variety of settings - business,
industry, community education, government and private organisations.
Candidates will pursue studies in five major subject areas
and demonstrate their skills and knowledge in a special project/practicum.
The course is designed on the assumption that students undertaking
the course will have already obtained their first professional
qualification and that their current employment requires that
they obtain professional qualifications in the training and
development of adults. It may also serve as an alternative
form of entry into the Master of Education, which requires
a formal background in the discipline of Education.
Course Charges:
The Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training is a
fee-paying program. Fees for on-campus programs in 2000 will
be $138.54 per credit point. ($831.24 per 6cp subject).
Advanced Standing
Candidates enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Adult Education
and Training who have completed the BHP in-house program in
Curriculum and Instructional Design are eligible for 8 credit
points of Advanced Standing specified as EDGA991 Instructional
Design.
Advanced standing for other professional development courses
may also be available.
Pattern of study
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit points |
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| The course will consist of a core of four
subjects: |
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| EDGH911 |
Instructional design for Adult Learning |
6 |
| EDGH921 |
Evaluation and assessment for Adult Learning |
6 |
| EDGH923 |
Adult Learning strategies and communication |
6 |
| EDGA806 |
Practicum or Project |
8 |
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| plus subjects chosen from the following
to complete forty-eight credit points: |
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| EDGH912 |
Project for Instructional design |
2 |
| EDGH922 |
Project for Evaluation and assessment |
2 |
| EDGH924 |
Project for Learning strategies and communication |
2 |
| EDGH931 |
Psychology of adult learning |
6 |
| EDGH932 |
Project for Psychology of adult learning |
2 |
| EDGH933 |
Management and organisational context of learning |
6 |
| EDGH934 |
Project for Management and organisational context of
learning |
2 |
| EDGH935 |
Issues in Adult Education |
6 |
| EDGH936 |
Project for Issues in Adult Education |
2 |
or other subjects in the Graduate School Schedule chosen in
consultation with the course Co-ordinator, Dr Max Gillett. |
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