Online Course Brochure
For enrolment in 2009
- The Course
- Course Structure
- About Distance Education
- Admission Requirements
- Cost of Study
- How to Apply
- About the School
- CSU Contacts
Course structure
To graduate with the Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 12 subjects (or 96 subject points).
Students enrolled in this program who do not wish to continue on to Stage two of the course will be able to exit with the Graduate Diploma of Education (Teacher Librarianship) after successful completion of Stage one (64 subject points).
Core subjects
Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) (Stage one)
ETL401 Teacher Librarianship*
ETL402 Literature in Education*
ETL410 Professional Experience (MASTL)
ETL411 ICT Experience (MASTL)
ETL501 Information Environment
ETL503 Collection Management
ETL504 Teacher Librarian as Leader
ETL505 Organising Access to Information
* optional residential school
Enrolment pattern
These recommended patterns are not prescribed. Students may do subjects in the order that best suits them and/or do a different number of subjects per session.
Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) (Stage one)
Session 1 (Autumn)
ETL401 Teacher Librarianship
ETL402 Literature in Education
Session 2 (Spring)
ETL501 Information Environment
ETL504 Teacher Librarian as Leader
Session 3 (Autumn)
ETL503 Collection Management
ETL410 Professional Experience (MASTL)
Session 4 (Spring)
ETL411 ICT Experience for Teacher Librarians (MASTL)
ETL505 Organising Access to Information
Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Graduate Diploma of Education (Teacher Librarianship).
Students cannot progress to Stage two until completion of Stage one or approval by the Course Coordinator.
Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) (Stage two)
Stage two is targeted to meet the needs of qualified teacher librarians seeking to develop a personal stance of proactivity and dynamism in the creation of a future for school library information services, extending the practitioners skills to develop strategic alliances and build influence within the education and information sectors.
Continuing students select and undertake four of the following six subjects:
ETL521 Teacher Librarian in the Learning Community
ETL523 Information Policy Issues
ETL525 Knowledge Management
INF501 Readings in Information Studies
INF511 Advanced Information Retrieval
ITC510 Online Communities
Teachers holding a Graduate Diploma in Teacher Librarianship entering the course at this point complete either four or five of the above subjects, depending on the currency of prior qualifications and experience and the amount of credit awarded for the prior qualifications/experience.