Adult Education provides an online master's degree program offered from the Bloomington campus. Graduates of the master's programs work with adult learners as teachers, facilitators, program administrators, and advisors in a wide variety of fields. Adult educators are found in such diverse areas as continuing professional education, workplace education, health education, adult basic education, post-secondary education, distance education, volunteer education, correctional education, learner support services, and the military.

As the program is completed at a distance, students entering the adult education program are expected to exhibit basic skills with common computer applications.

Degree Requirements (36 cr.)

Major Requirements (21 cr.)

• D500 Introduction to Adult Education Theory (3 cr.)
• D505 Adult Learning through the Lifespan (3 cr.)
• D506 Adult Education Planning and Development (3 cr.)
• D512 Seminar in Forms and Forces of Adult Education (3 cr.)
• D521 Participation Training (3 cr.)
• D525 Introduction to Distance Education Systems in Adult Education (3 cr.)
• D640 Capstone Seminar in Adult Education (3 cr.)

Elective Courses (15 cr.)

Required Electives (9 cr.)

• Y520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
• At least 6 credit hours in addition to Y520 must be from outside Adult Education

Additional elective (6 cr.)

Choose from additional Adult Education courses and other related fields to support your overall career goals. Elective courses need to be selected in consultation with your academic advisor. Core and elective courses should form an integrated program to support your professional goals.