Master of Training and Development (MTAD) - MTrain&Dev

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should contact us.

Notes

This program does not qualify you for teacher registration with relevant teaching authorities. If you are interested in a program that enables you to qualify for teacher registration, please refer to the Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching

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Program focus

The program allows learners to combine studies in education and training with their choice of courses from many fields of interest, including Engineering, Business, Arts, Technology and many more. This degree is designed to keep pace with the rapidly changing education environment and the educator’s expanding role by offering maximum choice and flexibility. Learners can choose courses based on their personal and professional needs, industry requirements and future aspirations. The program also allows learners to complement studies in education and training with as specific or as broad and varied course selection as suits their situation. On enrolment, each learner will be required to complete a proforma sheet indicating clear objectives in choosing to study for the transdisciplinary award, the particular discipline mix within a career, professional and industry context and how the selected courses meet these requirements.

Program aims

The Master of Training and Development is designed to allow individual students to construct their own program of studies to best suit their own particular needs, professional and industry requirements, and individual career paths. A transdisciplinary approach to problem solving relates to, or makes simultaneous use of, many disciplines to focus on a problem or issue to inform, provide guidance and reach solutions within a holistic framework.

On enrolment, each student will be expected to complete a pro forma sheet indicating clear objectives in choosing to study for the transdisciplinary award, the particular discipline mix within a career, professional and industry contexts and how the selected courses meets these requirements.

Program objectives

The Master of Training and Development aims to:

• facilitate the development and the consolidation of a body of knowledge whereby individual students essentially derive the specific objectives of the program of study to best suit their own particular needs, professional and industry requirements, and individual career paths

• provide for maximum student choice in those courses selected that make up this particular award program

• facilitate the development and consolidation of a body of knowledge, with a minimum of 50 per cent of courses comprising the program, forming a generic discipline group, selected from those normally offered as core or specialization courses in Education and Training disciplines.

Admission requirements

Normal Entry

The normal requirement for entry to the Master of Training and Development program is three year bachelor degree (or equivalent) from a recognised University.

All applicants must have a good command of the English language. Applicants for whom English is not their first language must meet the specific USQ requirements for English proficiency.

Alternative Entry

Applicants who do not meet the requirements for normal entry may apply for alternative entry if they believe that they can demonstrate that they have qualifications and/or experience that might be considered equivalent to those required for normal entry. Applicants with a three year diploma (or equivalent) may be admitted if they have a minimum of two years full-time equivalent relevant experience. Those without relevant experience may be admitted if they have completed a minimum of a postgraduate certificate or graduate diploma.

Those unable to meet alternative entry requirements may find the Postgraduate Certificate in Education a suitable alternative to the Masters program.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/UNIPREP program.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder, however please note that until the 2010 fees are published on 1 October 2009 these amounts may be used as an estimate only.

International full fee paying place

You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder, however please note that until the 2010 fees are published on 1 October 2009 these amounts may be used as an estimate only.

Program structure

To graduate with the Master of Training and Development degree, students must successfully complete a program of study that comprises a total of 8 approved units of postgraduate study (levels 5 or 8), of which at least 4 units are in level 8 courses.Students will be required to complete postgraduate courses of which 50 per cent shall be selected from Education and Training based courses normally associated with that award (Schedule A courses) and the remaining courses selected from any discipline of the student's choice (Schedule B courses).

Note: Minimum enrolment numbers apply to all courses. Should enrolments not meet the minimum number required, students may be transferred to a different mode or offering and advised of this change prior to semester start.

Students should ensure they meet the enrolment requirements for the courses they choose. Enrolment requirements are contained in the course specification.

Schedule A Courses

Select a minimum of four courses from the following list.

Schedule B Courses

Select a maximum of four courses from the following list.

NOTE: EEA courses are not subject to FEE-HELP.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

Exit points

Students who have completed a minimum of four units, and who do not choose to proceed to completion of the Master of Training and Development award, may exit with the Postgraduate Certificate in Education .

Exemptions

Exemption will be granted for relevant tertiary studies successfully completed in the last five years and may be granted for studies successfully completed in the last ten years. Such studies would need to have been offered by an institution recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) or by an institution adjudged as equivalent, providing that the maximum exemption is 50 per cent of the award program (i.e. four units in the eight unit program and six units in the 12 unit program). Transfer of credit from other incomplete USQ award programs may be permitted where there is similar or appropriate content.

Recommended enrolment pattern

There is no recommended enrolment pattern. Students should select the courses of study to best suit their own particular needs, professional and industry requirements, and individual career paths in accordance with course availability and enrolment requirements (refer to individual course specifications for details). However, students should note that 50 per cent of the courses shall be Education and Training based courses normally associated with an Education and Training award (Schedule A courses as listed in program structure) and the remaining courses selected from any discipline of the student's choice (Schedule B courses as listed in program structure).