Master of Education Curriculum
This 52-credit graduate program combines 36 credits of required (core) courses and 16 credits of elective courses. View Course Descriptions.
Required Courses (36 credits)
AHE Prerequisites for Required (Core) CoursesThe following required (core) courses have prerequisites you need to plan for:
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AHE | 501 | Understanding Educational Research | 4 |
IT | 546 | Instructional Technology and Digital Literacy | 4 |
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Foundations of Adult Education and Diversity - OR - Foundations of Higher Education and Diversity (Choose either AHE 554 or AHE 555) |
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AHE | 571 | Research and Evaluation Methods | 4 |
AHE | 576 | Leadership and Management of Educational Programs | 4 |
AHE | 577 | Learning in Adulthood | 4 |
AHE | 580 | Teaching and Instructional Design | 4 |
AHE | 588 | Portfolio and Applied Research Proposal | 4 |
AHE | 592 | Field Experience - This course is NOT eligible for tuition waivers | 4 |
This is a Non-Thesis program. Students must pass AHE 588 at the end of their program to fulfill the non-thesis requirement. |
Elective Courses (16 Credits)
Electives selected from the following or from other relevant courses (other courses require advisor approval).
AHE Prerequisites for Elective CoursesThe following elective courses have prerequisites you need to plan for if you will be taking them:
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AHE | 518 | Current Issues in Education | 4 |
AHE | 556 | The Community College | 4 |
AHE | 570 | Issues in Adult Literacy | 4 |
AHE | 574 | Experiential Learning | 4 |
AHE | 578 | Program Development | 4 |
AHE | 579 | Power, Politics and Policies | 4 |
AHE | 581 | Readings in Adult and Higher Education | 4 |
AHE | 584 | Fund Development and Grant Writing | 4 |
AHE | 585 | Organizational Change in Educational Settings | 4 |
AHE | 586 | Teaching in E-Learning and Blended Environments | 4 |
AHE | 590 | Global Perspectives In Education | 4 |
AHE | 691 | Research Seminar | 1-6 |
This is a Non-Thesis program. Students must pass AHE 588 at the end of their program to fulfill the non-thesis requirement. |
Non-Thesis Requirement
The Adult and Higher Education non-thesis requirement is satisfied when the student successfully completes AHE 588 Portfolio and Applied Research Proposal (4) at the end of their program. Students may register for this course after a) completing all other required (core) courses or b) with permission from the instructor. For details about this, check with your advisor.
Field Experience
What is a Field Experience? A field experience is an experiential learning opportunity in which each student designs and implements a learning experience of value to one's professional and academic goals. The structure of the field experience ranges from a structured internship in an organization, to a focused project such as the development of a manual or curriculum, to an in-depth experiential examination of a topic of special interest. Like an independent study, the field experience is self-directed. The learning experience is given direction and clarity through the development of a learning contract at the outset of the field experience. Students work closely with faculty to plan the field experience which is usually done in the latter part of the program.
The field experience has several purposes:
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to learn about education and administration within a work setting,
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to augment and give depth to learning gained from coursework by applying it to an actual project,
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to design and implement a learning project to expand knowledge and skills in a new area, and/or
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to link theory and practice in order to strengthen oneself as an adult educator.