Admission Requirements
Applicants apply for admission to the program via the Graduate School application for admission. Requirements listed here are in addition to Graduate Council policies listed under GCAC-300 Admissions Policies. International applicants may be required to satisfy an English proficiency requirement; see GCAC-305 Admission Requirements for International Students for more information.
Certificate Requirements
Requirements listed here are in addition to requirements listed in Graduate Council policy GCAC-212 Postbaccalaureate Credit Certificate Programs.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
ADTED 460 | Introduction to Lifelong Learning and Adult Education | 3 |
ADTED 560 | Teaching Reading to College Students and Adults | 3 |
ADTED 480 | Teaching Math and Numeracy to Adults | 3 |
Electives | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Distance Education | ||
The Teaching of Adults | ||
Program Planning in Adult Education | ||
Research and Evaluation in Adult Education | ||
Course Design and Development in Distance Education | ||
Perspectives on Adult Learning Theory | ||
Administration of Adult Education | ||
Systematic Instructional Development | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Courses
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 699 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will learn theories and methods of adult learning to more effectively teach adult literacy and numeracy.
- TEACHING ADULTS: Students will learn and understand models, motivation, issues, and instructional procedures of adult and distance education.
- ADULT LEARNING: Students will learn and understand the history, theories,and models of adult learning.
- PROGRAM PLANNING: Students will learn about program planning, including administering and designing courses and activities in an AE program.
- EVALUATION and RESEARCH of AE PROGRAMS: Students will learn research and evaluation models and methods in AE programs.
Contact
Campus | World Campus |
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Graduate Program Head | Esther Susana Prins |
Program Contact | Elisabeth Lovejoy McLean |
Program Website | View |