Programme Overview

For this postgraduate course you can either Apply Online or download our application form.

This Masters programme is designed to meet the needs of learning and teaching professionals in workplace and college contexts. It provides you with an understanding of the theories, research and practical strategies for learning throughout life. Teaching techniques including classroom management, the application of new technology to instruction and strategies to support learning in diverse contexts are featured. Throughout this course you will be encouraged to enquire, question and critique modern conceptions of how we learn and how we can bring about learning in others. The course will include guest lecturers and a variety of participative instructional approaches. You will be expected to complete practical assignments and to build your skills as an educator. In the second year you will be expected to complete a research based dissertation.

Who is the Programme for?

This programme is for leaders in learning who wish to become proficient and professional educators capable of operating in a range of learning environments. It will prove particularly useful if you are a college teacher, an e-Learning or workplace learning professional or if you are interested in your own lifelong

Faculty Profile

Dr. Leo Casey, Course Director - “Adults learn what they want to learn and what they perceive as useful to them. The real challenge for educators is to find ways of supporting people to direct their own learning throughout life. This programme will help you with this journey.”

Duration

Two calendar years

Schedule

Tuesday & Thursday 18.30 - 22.30 & some Saturdays 09.30 - 13.30.

Entry Requirements

Applicants holding a Bachelor (Honours) Degree (level 8) in any discipline ideally with professional involvement in the delivery of learning in education or in training will be considered for the programme. The college operates a Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) scheme meaning applicants who do not meet the normal academic requirements may be considered based on relevant work and other experience. This may be assessed using a written application or interview.

Award

The Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching is awarded by HETAC at level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications. This award will allow transfer to level 9 research degrees and in some cases progression to taught doctoral programmes at level 10 on the NFQ.

Venue

IFSC Campus, Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1.

Programme Modules

Year 1
Cultural & Individual Aspects of Learning	Dissertation
Educational Assessment	Philosophy of Education
Qualitative Methods	Strategies of Methods of Teaching
Technology Enhanced Learning	Theories of Learning

Start Date

Wednesday 21st September 2011

Programme Location

IFSC Campus