UBAHETDIIIPEB-2024-5-O - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Adult Education, Training and Development (Top-up Degree)

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

120 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-time Evening Blended

Information for International applicants

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The Course shall be open to holders of the Diploma in Adult Education, Training and Development from this University, or a comparable qualification.

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This course will provide you with the opportunity of studying in an institution based in Malta to qualify at Bachelor's Level in the areas of adult education, training and development, on a part-time basis. The course will close the 'opportunity gap' that exists to date for students interested in pursuing studies in adult education, training and development at first degree level (Level 6) by studying at a Malta-based institution.

Additionally, the programme of study responds to various research findings that build a case for greater investment in the professionalisation of adult educators and trainers. Notably, the professionalisation of adult educators and trainers is one of the strategic measures detailed in the latest National Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020-2030 (Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability, Ministry for Education, 2020).

More information available {lhttps://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/file/0007/496528/bahonsadulteduc,trainanddevtopup.pdfl}.

This course will give you the opportunity to pursue your studies at Bachelor’s level without further delay, provided that you are already in possession of a Level 5 Diploma qualification in this area of studies or a comparable area of studies; or other comparable qualification (subject to evaluation by the University of Malta).

Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA2001	Andragogy and Geragogy: Perspectives, Challenges and Practices	8 ECTS
ACA2008	Research Methods	8 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA2002	Arts in the Community: Part 1 Theatre and Music	4 ECTS
ACA2003	Psychology of Adult Educaton, Training and Development	4 ECTS
ACA2004	Cognitive Neuroandragogy	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA2006	Employability, Adult Education, Training and Development	4 ECTS
ACA2007	Media Literacy and Political Literacy for Adults	4 ECTS
ACA3008	Museum Education	4 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA2009	Elements of Effective Programme Evaluation in Adult and Community-based Education, Training and Development	4 ECTS
ACA2010	Diversity of Gender and Sexuality in Adult Learning Settings	4 ECTS
ACA2011	Teaching and Training Adults with Disability and Learning Difficulties	4 ECTS
ACA2012	Adult Education and Training in Multicultural Contexts	4 ECTS
ACA2013	Educating Adults on Sustainable Development	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA3001	Internal Quality Assurance in Adult Education and Training Settings	4 ECTS
ACA3002	Basic Numeracy, Literacy and Language Teaching and Learning in Adult Education and Training Contexts	4 ECTS
ACA3003	Teaching Financial Literacy to Adults	4 ECTS
ACA3004	Teaching Digital Literacy to Adults	4 ECTS
ACA3005	Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyles among Adults	4 ECTS


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA3006	Dissertation	16 ECTS
ACA3007	Practicum 2	12 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA3009	Prison Education and Reintegration	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ACA2005	Educating and Training Adults in the Voluntary and Community Development Sectors	4 ECTS
ACA3010	Arts in the Community - Part 2: Visual Arts, Dance	4 ECTS

Requirement for award of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Adult Education, Training and Development: 120 ECTS credits

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Adult Education, Training and Development under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

By the end of the course you will have acquired:

Subject Knowledge and Understanding

The ability to:

Discuss principles of formal and non-formal adult and community-based education, training and development;
Identify issues and mapped debates relevant to formal and non-formal adult education, training and development;
Discuss relevant local and European policies and related documentation relevant to lifelong learning, training and development; and
Identify intersections between adult and community-based education with social-economic, cultural and learning differences.

Knowledge about and skills related to:

Andragogy and Geragogy;
Curriculum design, development and evaluation

More information available {lhttps://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/file/0007/496528/bahonsadulteduc,trainanddevtopup.pdf#page=2l}.

By the end of the course you will have acquired:

Subject Knowledge and Understanding
The ability to:
- Discuss principles of formal and non-formal adult and community-based education, training and development;
- Identify issues and mapped debates relevant to formal and non-formal adult education, training and development;
- Discuss relevant local and European policies and related documentation relevant to lifelong learning, training and development; and
- Identify intersections between adult and community-based education with social-economic, cultural and learning differences.

Knowledge about and skills related to:

Andragogy and Geragogy;
Curriculum design, development and evaluation;
Assessment of different adult learning activities;
Intergenerational learning contexts;
Learning in older adulthood;
Teaching and learning with adults associated with vulnerability / risk (women, LGBTIQ, migrants, persons with disability, older adults etc.);
Prison education and reintegration;
Education for Sustainable Development;
Teaching and learning in vocational contexts;
Teaching and learning in professional development contexts;
Teaching and learning in civil society contexts;
Teaching and learning in cultural and artistic contexts;
Teaching and learning literacy (alphabetical, digital, financial, health) and numeracy in adulthood and older adulthood;
Online teaching and learning for adults and older adults;
Researching, writing and presenting academic work related to adult and community-based education, training and development; and
Marketing adult learning initiatives.

Intellectual Development
The focus of the course will be on Higher Order Intellectual Development (HOID), including problemposing, critical inquiry, creative thinking, statistical analysis, context-analysis, needs-based analysis, integrated and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning.

Key transferable skills
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Design, develop and evaluate face-to-face, online and blended learning programmes;
- Analyse policies;
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative data;
- Research in an informed manner; read, interpret and evaluate research;
- Critically inquire and debate;
- Present, pitch and speak in various public and professional settings;
- Work in teams;
- Work in a community of practice;
- Work in interdisciplinary settings;
- Work in multicultural settings;
- Work in differentiated ability settings;
- Work with vulnerable persons;
- Teach and train in different settings, including vocational, professional and
- community-based settings; and
- Market adult education, training or development initiatives.

Other skills related to employability and personal development:
This course will place the participant in a much better position for employability in the sector, and will bring him/her closer to qualifying for a Master's degree in Adult Education. Additionally, the programme of studies targets acquisition of the following skills (among others explained earlier) that are highly relevant to enhancing employability and to personal development:
- Present, pitch and speak in various public and professional settings;
- Critically inquire and debate;
- Manage time;
- Work in teams;
- Work in a community of practice;
- Work in interdisciplinary settings;
- Work in multicultural settings;
- Work in differentiated ability settings; and
- Work with vulnerable persons.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 4,250

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By the end of the course, you will be in a position for employability in the sectors of adult education, professional training and continuous professional development.

The option of pursuing an MTL course will also be on offer, as it will help in furthering your holistic education.

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