C11335v1 Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Learning
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Learning (GradCertTdLearn)Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City Campus Distance
Notes
This course will not be offered in 2024.
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
How do we educate people for a rapidly changing, uncertain and complex world? What kind of education futures do we want to make?
The Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Learning is for educators, learning professionals and education leaders who want to think differently about the education and professional learning challenges we face, whether in the education sector (schools, TAFE, universities), industry, public sector or community. By reimagining education as transdisciplinary, the course explores the generative potential of collectives and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries. Participants study transdisciplinary learning as it occurs in real-time, reframe problems and trial problem solving approaches, develop educational prototypes and design inquiry, all in the process of testing the worth of transdisciplinary practices, methods and strategies in operation. With its focus on collective learning, the course engages participants in designing learning opportunities that prepare young people and professionals for dealing creatively, critically and ethically with ambiguous challenges.
Designed with busy professionals in mind, the course provides a range of flexible learning pathways to suit individual needs. Self-paced, fully online small credit-point subjects (also offered as microcredentials) provide participants with mentoring opportunities to probe transdisciplinary learning approaches in the context of their own practice and collegial communities. In the studio subjects, participants contribute to immersive, online collaborative sessions. They work on small-scale challenge projects and generate novel, actionable educational proposals or experiments that can enable individuals, teams, communities and industries to flourish into the future. The lab subject connects participants with live research projects centred on educational or professional learning initiatives and collective action.
Through integrating practices, creative methods and inquiry approaches from diverse sectors, professional fields and disciplines, the Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Learning engages participants broadly in transdisciplinary professional learning experiences. In offering flexible learning pathways, participants can pursue interests and challenges within their professional context and tackle those priorities, all while interacting with and contributing to a vibrant learning collective of researchers, industry partners, communities and cross-sector practitioners.
Career options
The course is designed for educators, learning professionals and education leaders working in the education sector (schools, TAFE, universities), industry, public sector, community or other settings who are responsible for learning provision or teaching, designing professional learning or leading educational initiatives to address challenges or leverage emerging opportunities.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Communicate, explore, examine, network and negotiate in ways that extend representation of ideas or perspectives |
| 1.2 | Imagine, design and trial transdisciplinary learning environments that promote collective experimentation, generativity and reflexivity |
| 1.3 | Critically examine, test, analyse and appreciate the value of transdisciplinary initiatives for different stakeholder-learners, whether at a societal, organisational, community or individual level |
| 2.1 | Explore the relevance and test the value of frameworks, approaches and methods from different fields of inquiry for gaining insights into collective learning contexts and systems |
| 2.2 | Describe, synthesise and model collective learning situations using various inquiry methods and critically appraising them from different philosophical and theoretical perspectives |
| 3.1 | Identify significant issues, challenges or opportunities and assess potential to act creatively, ethically and strategically on them |
| 3.2 | Use principled approaches for designing and developing transdisciplinary initiatives, taking into account their moral and cultural dimensions including indigenous knowledge |
| 3.3 | Make educational decisions that advocate for engaging ethically and sensitively to the values of particular groups, communities, organisations or cultures and promoting agency |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have one of the following:
- Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent AND A minimum of 2 years full-time, or equivalent part-time, relevant professional experience
OR
- Completed a minimum of 2 microcredential subjects that are core in the Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Learning AND Demonstrated understanding of the opportunities present in Transdisciplinary Learning, evidence of prior learning and capabilities
Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
For applicants who need to demonstrate work experience:
- Curriculum Vitae AND Statement of service in one of the following formats:
- A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
- A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
- A statutory declaration confirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
- An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
- A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)
For applicants who need to demonstrate understanding of the course:
- Personal statement outlining understanding of the opportunities present in Transdisciplinary Learning and evidence of prior learning and capabilities
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see the UTS Inherent requirements page.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the TD School Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a one-year part-time basis. It is taught in distance mode in short sessions.
Course structure
Students must complete 24 credit points made up of 9 credit points of core subjects and 15 credit points of stream choice.
Course completion requirements
| STM91566 Transdisciplinary Learning core subjects | 9cp | |
| CBK92020 Stream choice | 15cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
The following example shows a typical part-time program.
| March commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| March session | ||
| 94750 Transdisciplinary Learning for Change | 3cp | |
| April Session | ||
| 94751 Transformational Learning Studio | 3cp | |
| May session | ||
| 94752 Design Provocations and Transdisciplinary Prototyping | 3cp | |
| June Session | ||
| 94753 Designing Regenerative Futures Studio | 3cp | |
| August session | ||
| 94754 Transdisciplinary Interventions and Initiatives: Beyond Impact | 3cp | |
| September Session | ||
| 94755 Entrepreneurial Learning and Experimenting Studio | 3cp | |
| October session | ||
| 94756 Living Learning Lab | 6cp | |
| August commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| August session | ||
| 94750 Transdisciplinary Learning for Change | 3cp | |
| September Session | ||
| 94755 Entrepreneurial Learning and Experimenting Studio | 3cp | |
| October session | ||
| 94756 Living Learning Lab | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| April Session | ||
| 94751 Transformational Learning Studio | 3cp | |
| May session | ||
| 94752 Design Provocations and Transdisciplinary Prototyping | 3cp | |
| June Session | ||
| 94753 Designing Regenerative Futures Studio | 3cp | |
| August session | ||
| 94754 Transdisciplinary Interventions and Initiatives: Beyond Impact | 3cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au