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Stellenbosch University

Master of Philosophy in Education and Training for Lifelong Learning

The Master of Philosophy in Education and Training for Lifelong Learning in Education is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Philosophy in Education and Training for Lifelong Learning offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Education

The primary aim of the programme is to prepare you as an educator involved in Lifelong Learning for your career and to do basic and applied research in this area. A secondary aim is to equip you as a researcher for advanced study at doctoral level and to do research on the field of Lifelong Learning. This aim includes the ability to function as a researcher in your career context. The choices in the programme make it possible to specialise in continuing professional education, community education and adult basic education.

You can choose to specialise in one of the following fields:

• Adult basic education and training
• Community education
• Continuing professional education
• Leadership and management of lifelong learning

Duration and presentation structure of the programmme

The programme extends over at least two academic years.

The taught part of the programme consists of nine modules over two years. There are five compulsory modules and four electives from which you must choose three. It is, however, compulsory to attend the contact sessions for all nine modules. There are two contact sessions in the two years. In the first year the contact session is two weeks long and in the second year it is one week long. In between contact sessions you must follow a structured, guided self-study programme.

You must also complete a research thesis on an approved topic.

Assessment and Examination

• Taught modules:
  • Flexible assessment is used.
  • The modules count 50% of the final mark.
  • You must do assignments/articles/projects for each module.
  • You need a minimum of 50% in all the modules to pass the programme.
• The research thesis must be on an approved topic from the programme and counts 50% of the final mark.
• Your final mark is calculated as the average of your assignments in all of the taught subjects (50%), plus your research thesis (50%).

Programme content

Anchor module

Education and Training for Lifelong Learning 879(180)

Compulsory submodules

Facilitation skills 875(20)

Foundation of Research 875(10)

Lifelong Learning: Theory and Practice 875(20)

Research in Lifelong Learning 875(10)

Research Thesis 874(90)

Elective submodules

Choose three of the following four modules

Please note: Regardless of your choice, you must attend the contact sessions of all four the elective modules

Adult Basic Education and Training 875(10)

Community Education 875(10)

Continuing Professional Education 875(10)

Leadership and Management of lifelong Learning 875(10)