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Mount Saint Vincent University
Graduate Studies in Lifelong Learning
Information Session Cape Breton April 2014
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Mount Saint Vincent University • the promotion of academic excellence; • the advancement of knowledge through teaching, research and scholarly activity; • the preservation of cultural heritage; • the goals of social responsibility, ethical concern, and service to the community; and • the education of women.
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Program Partner NSCC Marconi Campus, Sydney, Cape Breton
Mount Saint Vincent University
Graduate Studies in Lifelong Learning
• MEd and MAEd degrees • On-site delivery • Flexible and student focused • Problem-based, participatory, social justice orientation
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MEd in Studies in Lifelong Learning
Five Credit Degree Mix of Full Credit and Half Credit Courses – Intro to Lifelong Learning (.5) – Lifelong Learning Processes (.5) – Graduate Seminar (.5) – Practicum (1.0) – Project (.5) – 2 Credits GSLL Electives
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MAEd in Studies in Lifelong Learning
Five Credit Degree Mix of Full Credit and Half Credit Courses – Intro to Lifelong Learning (.5) – Lifelong Learning Processes (.5) – Research Methods (.5) – Practicum (1.0) – 1.5 GSLL Electives – Thesis (1.0)
Mount Saint Vincent University “People interested in and committed to understanding and fostering lifelong learning processes in a wide range of life contexts” • •
Our Students
• • Post-secondary educational institutions Teachers, administrators, counselors, curriculum designers, infrastructural support workers Workplace Trainers, HR developers, program planners, managers, organization developers Community Literacy workers, community developers, popular educators, immigrant settlement workers, environmental educators, activists Profession Medical practitioners, health educators, legal educators, continuing professional educators, military personnel
Mount Saint Vincent University Tentative Timetable
Cohort Program
Sept 2014 Intro to Studies in Lifelong Learning Jan 2015 Lifelong Learning Processes April 2015 Policy Issues in Lifelong Learning July 2015 Elective TBA or Summer Institute Sept 2015 Practicum Jan 2016 Historical Perspectives in Lifelong Learning Jan 2016 Practicum cont’d April 2016 Graduate Seminar in Lifelong Learning July 2016 Elective TBA or Summer Institute Sept 2016 Project Jan 2017 Program Complete
Mount Saint Vincent University Dr. Susie Brigham • International/intercultural education • • Critical feminist pedagogy Female migrant labour • School to work transitions
Full-Time Faculty
• • • • • Dr. Patricia Gouthro Critical Feminism Fiction Writing Citizenship Life history Qualitative Research • • • • Dr. Donovan Plumb Lifelong learning processes Emergent learning structures Learning in space and time Learning cities • • • Dr. Jim Sharpe Adult education Community involvement Continuing Professional Educational
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Part-Time Faculty
• • • • Jean Flynn –
Introduction to LL, Social Issues in LL, Lifelong Learning Process, Program Design
Paula Romanow –
Community Education, Graduate Project,
Scott MacPhail
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Practicum
Erin Careless
Community Education, Methods for Fostering Lifelong Learning
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Program Delivery
Workshops: Friday evenings & Saturday days Three weekends per term/course Taught at NSCC Marconi Campus, Sydney Seminar format Theory, practice and experience based learning
Mount Saint Vincent University MSVU Faculty of Education Student Faculty Advisors Dean of Education Assistance in academic advising Director of Graduate Education pertaining to your program of study GSLL Program Head Graduate Secretary, Faith Roach [email protected]
Student Support
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Registration
TUITION Students are expected to pay to tuition on a course by course basis. Other financial arrangements can be made, HOWEVER students cannot register for courses if they owe money.
Tuition
Tuition*: Approximately $1,100/half unit (0.5 unit) Note: 2 nd Year Fall and Winter terms have 1 unit of study per term.
*Tuition: is tentative and subject to change.
REGISTRATION Students register for courses on a term by term basis.
To be eligible to register students must not be owing tuition on previous courses.
Mount Saint Vincent University -Graduate Application Form -Letter of Intent -Resume/CV -Reference Letters: Academic and Professional -All Post-Secondary Transcripts -Applicants to M.A.Ed. may be asked to submit a writing sample
Admission Requirements
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