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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

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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)

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“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

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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

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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- 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

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MSVU Faculty of EducationDean of Education

Director of Graduate Education GSLL Program Head

Graduate Secretary, Faith Roachfaith.roach@msvu.ca

Student Support

Student Faculty AdvisorsAssistance in academic advising

pertaining to your program of study

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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.

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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

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Thank you for coming!

Application deadline

June 30, 2014