Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LBAV

SATAC Code
434601 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
View full entry requirements

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The program aims to provide a flexible, comprehensive and highly relevant undergraduate education for student-practitioners who will graduate as professional educators and trainers in the broad field of adult, community, vocational, workplace and work-related education.

Content & Structure

The program requires the completion of courses totalling 144 units, studied over 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent. Students may choose to exit with the award of Associate Degree in Education (Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning) after the successful completion of 72 units, in consultation with the Program Director.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Facilitating Learning with Adults EDUC 1062 4.5
Assessment and Recognition of Learning in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts EDUC 1061 4.5
Language and Multiliteracies EDUC 1063 4.5
Content Area Specialist Studies 1 Note(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Content Area Specialist Studies 2 Note(s): 1
Theory and Practice in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts EDUC 1064 4.5
Aboriginal Studies Elective Note(s): 7
Free Elective Note(s): 2
SECOND YEAR
Note(s): 9
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Chaos, Change and Innovation EDUC 2043 4.5
Program Development in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Contexts EDUC 2045 4.5
AVWL Specialist Studies 1 Note(s): 2
Content Area Specialist Studies 3 Note(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Contesting Curriculum EDUC 4158 4.5
Education, Change and Society EDUC 4169 4.5
Principles and Practices of Evaluation EDUC 2044 4.5
AVWL Specialist Studies 2 4.5 Note(s): 2
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Critically Reflective Practice in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning EDUC 3042 4.5
The Educator as Counsellor EDUC 3045 4.5
Ethics, Education and Critical Inquiry EDUC 4160 4.5
Theorists and Theories of Adult Learning and Development EDUC 3046 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Organisational Cultures and Learning Communities EDUC 3044 4.5
Work, Self and Society EDUC 3047 4.5
Learning Cultures: Whiteness and Education EDUC 3043 4.5
Critical Perspectives on Flexible and e-Learning Pedagogies EDUC 3041 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Leadership and Management in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts EDUC 4126 4.5
Educators' Work EDUC 4197 4.5
Workplace Studies 1 EDUC 4133 4.5
Reading and Designing Research in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning EDUC 4129 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
International Comparative Studies in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning EDUC 4125 4.5
Policy Discourses and Practices EDUC 4127 4.5
Workplace Studies 2 EDUC 4134 4.5
AVWL Specialist Studies 3 4.5 Note(s): 2
FOURTH YEAR WITH HONOURS
Note(s): 4
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Leadership and Management in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts EDUC 4126 4.5
Educators' Work EDUC 4197 4.5
Honours Project 1 (AVWL) EDUC 4122 4.5
Reading and Designing Research in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning EDUC 4129 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
International Comparative Studies in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning EDUC 4125 4.5
Policy Discourses and Practices EDUC 4127 4.5
Honours Project 2 (AVWL) EDUC 4123 4.5
Honours Project 3 (AVWL) EDUC 4124 4.5

Program Director