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You learn something new
everydayInformation Session Cape Breton April 2014
Graduate Studies in Lifelong Learning
Mount Saint Vincent University
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.
Mount Saint Vincent University
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
Mount Saint Vincent University
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
Mount Saint Vincent University
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
• 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 ProgramSept 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
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Donovan Plumb• Lifelong learning processes• Emergent learning structures• Learning in space and time• Learning cities
Dr. Susie Brigham• International/intercultural
education• Critical feminist pedagogy• Female migrant labour
• School to work transitions
Dr. Patricia Gouthro• Critical Feminism• Fiction Writing• Citizenship• Life history• Qualitative Research
Dr. Jim Sharpe• Adult education• Community involvement• Continuing Professional
Educational
Mount Saint Vincent University
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- Practicum
• Erin Careless- Community Education, Methods for Fostering
Lifelong Learning
Mount Saint Vincent University
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 EducationDean of Education
Director of Graduate Education GSLL Program Head
Graduate Secretary, Faith [email protected]
Student Support
Student Faculty AdvisorsAssistance in academic advising
pertaining to your program of study
Mount Saint Vincent University
Registration
Tuition
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*: Approximately $1,100/half unit (0.5 unit)
Note: 2nd 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
Admission Requirements
- 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
Mount Saint Vincent University
Thank you for coming!
Application deadline
June 30, 2014