The Master of Arts in Adult and Community Education provides learners with the skills and supporting theory to design, implement, and evaluate educational programs for adults in formal, nonformal, and informal settings. Adult and community education is a wide umbrella field that embraces learning in multiple contexts. We follow the individual as they learn and teach in various settings throughout their life. Our program is learner-centered and provides learners with an understanding of how educational, social, political, and economic systems interface within communities. The program seeks to develop leaders who are committed to fostering learning as a lifelong process and in creating learning organizations and societies. All of the courses for the Master of Arts in Adult and Community Education are offered via distance education or online options.
Degree requirements
The MA degree requires completion of at least 30 credits of graduate course work. A minimum of 18 credits must be completed in the major, supplemented by a research course and electives from the major or related subjects. Students must maintain GPAs of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. An exact program is designated to fit students’ needs and meet degree requirements.
This program can align with certificate programs or the MA in Executive Development for Public Service to have a double major with one additional class. Learners work with their advisor closely to meet their personal and professional goals.