Master of Education: Adult, Professional & Higher Education
Credits: 30
Cost: Current CSU Graduate tuition costs can be found on the Bursar's website.
Learning is a life-long process. Today's rapidly changing world requires adults to learn new ways of doing their jobs or to change careers several times throughout their lives. This new reality requires adults to return to educational institutions for classes, to partake in on-the-job training and development courses, and to attend continuing professional education seminars in order to achieve new career goals. The influx of adult learners into adult education venues has resulted in a demand for qualified adult educators to assist adult learners as they cope with the effects of an ever-changing world.
Adult educators are employed to plan, teach, administer, coordinate, and evaluate programs for adult learners. They work in many different types of settings, such as higher education, business and industry, labor unions, GED/ABLE programs, cooperative extension services, community agencies, professional continuing education programs, museums, health education centers, hospitals, libraries, and correctional institutions.
The purpose of this program is to prepare present and future adult educators with the theories, competencies, and knowledge that will help them plan, teach, and administer programs for a diverse population of adult learners in a variety of settings. The M.Ed. program is committed to providing adult educators with a cognizance of the issues and challenges confronting adult educators in diverse learning environments. Theories, philosophies, history, and practices concerning adult learning and development, teaching adult learners, and program planning and administration are emphasized through a variety of courses throughout the program. Students also gain practical experience through participation in internships.
Three specializations tracks with recommended elective courses for each track are available to students to focus their studies. These three tracks are: Adult Learning and Development, Professional Education and Higher Education. Students may choose an elective graduate course particular to each of these tracks.
Students are required to complete four required courses and one elective course that correspond with their chosen track of specialization.
Course Title Credits EDB 601 Research in Education and Human Services 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 606 Modern Higher Education in a Changing Society 3 Credits ALD 607 Adult Education in a Changing Society 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 605 Adult Learning & Development Theories and Practice 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 663 Planning Programs for Adult Learners 3 Credits
After discussing career goals with a faculty advisor, each student must take all of the five courses that align with their chosen track of specialization. ALD 689 also satisfies the exit requirement (15 credits).
Course Title Credits ALD 603 Lifespan Development 3 Credits ALD 645 Organizational Behavior and Change 3 Credits ALD 664 Teaching Methods for Adult Learners 3 Credits ALD 688 Internship in Adult Learning and Development 3 Credits ALD 689 ALD Portfolio Capstone 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 545 Program Evaluation 3 Credits ALD 600 Issues in Multicultural Foundations of Urban Adult Education 3 Credits ALD 610 Theory and Assessment of Adult Literacy Practice 3 Credits ALD 631 Group Dynamics for Educational Leadership 3 Credits ALD 647 Adult Learning and Workplace Diversity 3 Credits ALD 679 ALD in Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 631 Group Dynamics for Educational Leadership 3 Credits ALD 645 Organizational Behavior and Change 3 Credits ALD 646 Human Resources Development for Adult Educators 3 Credits ALD 664 Teaching Methods for Adult Learners 3 Credits ALD 689 ALD Portfolio Capstone 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 545 Program Evaluation 3 Credits ALD 600 Issues in Multicultural Foundations of Urban Adult Education 3 Credits ALD 603 Lifespan Development 3 Credits ALD 610 Theory and Assessment of Adult Literacy Practice 3 Credits ALD 647 Adult Learning and Workplace Diversity 3 Credits ALD 679 ALD in Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits ALD 688 Internship in Adult Learning & Development 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 645 Organizational Behavior and Change 3 Credits ALD 653 Community Colleges in a Changing Society 3 Credits ALD 664 Teaching Methods for Adult Learners 3 Credits ALD 665 Student Affairs for Adult Educators 3 Credits ALD 689 ALD Portfolio Capstone 3 Credits
Course Title Credits ALD 545 Program Evaluation 3 Credits ALD 600 Issues in Multicultural Foundations of Urban Adult Education 3 Credits ALD 603 Lifespan Development 3 Credits ALD 607 Adult Education in a Changing Society 3 Credits ALD 631 Group Dynamics for Educational Leadership 3 Credits ALD 647 Adult Learning and Workplace Diversity 3 Credits ALD 679 ALD in Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits ALD 688 Internship in Adult Learning & Development 3 Credits CNS 524 Career Development & Information Services 3 Credits
One of the options must be selected.
If thesis is chosen, the thesis credits will be in addition to the degree total of 30 credits.
Course Title Credits Thesis 3 credits ALD 689 ALD Portfolio Capstone 3 Credits
Applicants must apply to Cleveland State University. Applicants need an undergraduate degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA. If their degree is older than 6 years, then the GPA minimum is 3.0.
Applicants who are outside of this requirement can do either of the following:
- Submit a recent score from the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) along with their application.
OR- Apply as a non-degree seeking student. Then after earning 12 credit hours of graduate credit with a “B” or better, they can reapply as a degree-seeking student.
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Interested students should fill out the Request Information form and indicate their preference for Master of Education in Adult, Professional & Higher Education.
For more information, see https://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/casal/programs-0.
For additional information, contact:
Dr. Rachel Wlodarsky
CASAL Department
Cleveland State University
College of Education and Human Services
2121 Euclid Avenue, Julka Hall 266
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-687-5424
r.wlodarsky@csuohio.edu
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