Adult and Higher Education MEd, Higher Education Emphasis
The M.Ed. in Adult & Higher Education is intended for
- faculty and other educators who want to improve their adult teaching skills;
- persons who occupy and seek to advance into administrative or management positions in a variety of educational settings; and
- others who work with adults in a variety of agencies.
The degree program includes courses in foundations, curriculum and teaching (including distance learning), organization and administration, research, and electives so that students can create an emphasis area to fit their career goals. To help address student interests, special topic seminars are offered from time to time. An internship in the student’s emphasis area is a required exit experience. Students elect either the adult education or higher education emphasis area.
Admission Requirements
This degree program follows the policies of The College of Education and the Graduate School relating to admissions, academic standards, residency, transfer credit, time limitations, and thesis options (see Graduate Study in the Bulletin).
Education Requirements
| Foundation Courses | ||
| The Adult Learner | ||
| History of Adult Education | ||
| Select a course on the improvement of instruction from the following: | 3 | |
| Improvement of Instruction in Adult Education | ||
| Teaching For Learning In The University | ||
| ADULT ED 6412 & ADULT ED 6414 | Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education and Curriculum Theory and Development in Adult Education 1 | 3 |
| Adult Education Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Adult Learning and Development | ||
| Survey of Adult Distance Education | ||
| Multicultural Issues in Adult Education | ||
ADULT ED 6418 | Assessment In The Adult Classroom 3 | |
| Developing Intercultural Competence | ||
| Survey of Human Resource Development and Adult Education | ||
| Teaching In The Community College | ||
| Directed Readings in Adult Learning | ||
| Problems in Adult Education | ||
| Seminar in Adult Education Research | ||
| Administration of Adult and Community Education | ||
| Programming in Community and Adult Education | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Selection and Utilization of Educational Multimedia | ||
| Teaching and Learning With Technology: Graphical Representational Tools | ||
| Computer-Mediated Communication in Education | ||
| Distance Learning Via Networks and Telecommunications | ||
| Educational Multimedia Design | ||
| Instructional Video Production | ||
| Research Course(s) | ||
| Select 3-6 hours from the following: | 3-6 | |
| Classroom Measurement And Evaluation | ||
ED REM 6709 | Educational and Psychological Measurement 3 | |
| Educational Research Methods and Design 2 | ||
| Exit Requirement | ||
| To be taken during the last 9 semester hours of the program: | 3 | |
| ADULT ED 6990 | Internship | 1-10 |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
| 1 | Course is required for Adult Ed program |
| 2 | Required for Higher Education |
| 3 | 2This course will not be offered during the 2021-2022 academic year. Please contact the program director for more information. |