M.S. in Adult Learning and Leadership

The master's degree is designed for working adults and features:

• 8-week courses that meet one night a week
• Ability to specialize in area most applicable to your career
• Full-time faculty/advisors with experience as practitioners
• Opportunity to start a program any time of the year
• Competitive, flat-rate tuition and fees
• Scholarship opportunities

Core coursework (15 credit hrs.) helps professionals better understand how adults develop and learn.

• Introduction to Adult Learning and Leadership
• Characteristics of Adult Learners
• Critical and Social Issues in Adult Learning
• Program Planning
• Research Methods

The remaining 18 credit hours are electives, providing an opportunity to specialize in a content area most applicable to your goals. A variety of electives are available, or you can choose a Graduate Certificate Program in an area like Adult Learning or Leadership Dynamics.

This broad degree is applicable in many professions. Our students and alumni work in a variety of fields and have attained leadership positions in:

No. Students in the adult learning and leadership program have a wide variety of bachelor’s degrees. Most have found themselves working with and/or teaching and leading adults in some capacity and have decided they want to learn more about how adults learn.

Because our courses are eight weeks long, most students take two courses each semester and finish the degree in about two years.

To apply, you'll need:

• Graduate School Application
• Official Transcript from bachelor's degree institution
• Official Transcript from each institution you have completed any post-baccalaureate course work or degrees
• Statement of Objectives: 1-2 page statement of career and professional goals and relevant professional experience
• See more information from the College of Education
• Admissions requirements checklist

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