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44 CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Contact: The Admissions Team E: cipfa@gcal.ac.uk T: +44(0)141 331 8747 W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/cbs This professional qualification is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Every student has an open learning package and a link tutor contact. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is the leading professional accountancy body for public services. CIPFA provides education and training in accountancy and financial management and sets and monitors professional standards in both technical and ethical spheres. The CIPFA professional qualification is high quality, relevant and practical and is supported by a range of other products and services. Students will develop skills and competences in the following areas: • Problem identification • Decision-making skills • Working effectively under pressure • Time management • Problem solving skills • High standard communication skills Tuition is provided on a three year day/block release basis. An integral part of the CIPFA scheme is on-thejob professional training and students must complete validated workplace experience with a registered CIPFA employer. For the final year (Test of Professional Competence) students must be employed within the finance function of a relevant organisation. It is normal for students to be sponsored by an employer throughout the three years of their studies. CIPFA’s Education & Training Scheme accepts students with a wide variety of educational backgrounds, including Higher, A-Level or equivalent studies, HNC/D in Accounting or degree students, accounting technicians and mature entrants. CIPFA also offers a Senior Entrants Scheme that builds on the practical experience of senior accounting personnel. Mode of Study & Duration: Part-time: Day release one day each week totalling 30 days Number of Places: 33 across all three years UK/EU Fees & Funding: This programme is self or employer funded Certificate: £400 per paper (2008/09 fees) Diploma: £400 per paper (2008/09 fees) Professional: £750 per paper (2008/09 fees) Application: Contact the Admissions Team for an application form Programme Structure: The course is split into three levels: Certificate: four papers all offered day release – exams sat outside the university Diploma: six papers all offered day release – exams sat outside the university Professional: two papers offered block release – exams sat outside the university
MSc Cultural Heritage Studies 45 Contact: Programme Administrator E: studyheritage@gcal.ac.uk T: +44(0)141 331 8462 W: www.heritagefutures.net Mode of Study & Duration: Full-time: One year Part-time: Two years Distance Learning: Opportunities planned Number of Places: Full-time: 10 Part-time: Up to 10 UK/EU Fees & Funding: Students may seek financial support from employers, other funding agencies or self-fund Application: Download a form from our website on www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad For further information, see page 124 or use the paper form at the back of this prospectus Assessment: A variety of assessment strategies are used within modules including: group and individual projects, reflective essays, policy interpretation exercises, real-life case studies, presentations. A supervised research-based Dissertation is submitted as the final assessment towards the MSc Nationally and internationally, cultural heritage plays a vital role in social and economic development. It includes many dynamic and diverse fields, such as oral tradition, community histories, artefacts, historic sites, museums and galleries, monuments, landscape and the natural environment. Highly skilled professionals are at a premium in the sector. The MSc Cultural Heritage Studies is a research-led postgraduate programme with a strong multidisciplinary emphasis and a strong focus on independant research. The curriculum is located at the junction point betweem the academic and professional practice and provides an introduction to the theory and practice of heritage. Its core aim is to produce graduates who are equipped with high-level knowledge and skills which will allow them to pursue further academic study or which will act as preparation for professional practice. Located within a Scottish context, this programme has a strong international focus and draws upon the experience of faculty and its international students to provide a global focus for this unique course. Drawing students from disciplines including archaeology, history, sociology, geography, tourism, business and environment and environmental science as well as professionals from the heritage sector, this course provides a broad-based and inclusive approach to the emerging field of heritage studies. The balance of core and optional modules is intended to allow flexibility and student choice while ensuring a comprehensive grasp of essential knowledge and skills. Most modules include participation and guest lectures by professionals within the heritage sector. Classroom work is supplemented seminars, fieldtrips, workshops and real-life case studies. Admission is by a variety of routes. Standard applicants will normally require at least a 2:2 Honours degree (or international equivalent) in a related discipline. Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) is also available. We will further consider admission to an appropriate point in a programme of study with credit on the basis of Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). Programme Structure: Semester A: Heritage Issues; Communication & Interpretation; Heritage Policy Development & Designing Research 1 Semester B: Heritage Management; Designing Research 2; Professional Practice MSc Dissertation: Completed over the summer Options: The Archaeological Resource; Scotland in Statistics; Expressing Heritage through the Arts; Collections Management; History Memory & Identity and The Voice of the Past: Oral History, Theory & Practice International Students: International students whose first language is not English shall be required to demonstrate evidence of satisfactory competence by completing an IELTS test with a score of at least 6.0 or by holding another recognised qualification. See page 12 for details Overseas Fees: £9,500 (2009 fees) Scholarships: Partial scholarships may be available and applicants will be advised of these arrangements upon receipt of an offer International Enquiries: E: cbsinternational@gcal.ac.uk T: +44 (0)141 331 8621
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Page 4 and 5: 02 Contents Pages Glasgow Caledonia
Page 7: Learning Centres 05 Glasgow Caledon
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Page 29: Research Collections 27 Contact: Jo
Page 32 and 33: 30 MSc Building Services Engineerin
Page 34 and 35: 32 MSc/PgD Construction Management
Page 36 and 37: 34 MSc/PgD International Project Ma
Page 38 and 39: 36 MSc/PgD Waste Management Contact
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Page 58 and 59: 56 The Executive MBA Part-time Cont
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LLM/PgD European Law/European and I
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MSc Social Research/Social Research
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MSc Biomolecular and Biomedical Sci
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MSc/D.Psych Counselling Psychology
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MSc Food Bioscience 105 Contact: Pr
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MSc Forensic Psychology/Psychology
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PgD Psychology (Conversion) (subjec
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114 MSc Advancing Practice in Prima
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116 MSc European Midwifery Contact:
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118 MSc Midwifery Contact: Programm
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120 MSc Public Health Contact: Kare
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