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This master’s degree is intended for educators of adults in: vocational training, community services, GED centers, continuing education programs, health professions, religious education settings, and in community colleges. Courses focus on the importance of acknowledging the life experience of the adult learner, ways to promote autonomy and self-direction, and means of establishing an “adult” teacher-learner relationship. The growing demand to meet the learning needs of adults in diverse settings attests to the value of this degree.

For Information, contact:
Kurt Smith
MC Bldg., Rm. 310
Phone: (313) 927-1466
E-mail: ksmith@marygrove.edu

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Master of Education, Adult Learning

Educators of adults recognize the importance of acknowledging the life experience of the adult learner.

The growing demand to meet the learning needs of adults in diverse settings for purposes ranging from basic math skills to young retirees has created many teaching opportunities, especially in the areas of vocational training, community services, GED centers, continuing education programs, health professions, religious education settings, and community colleges.

This program helps educators establish an "adult" teacher-learner relationship that responds to the particular needs of this emerging population.

This is not a teacher certification program.

The Marygrove College Education Unit:
Marygrove’s education programs range from Early Childhood Education through Adult Learning. Our goal is to prepare compassionate, reflective teachers who are academically, socially, and technically competent to communicate with all learners in a diverse world.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT
Before admittance to the program, students must schedule a personal interview with the program coordinator and fulfill all Marygrove College graduate program admission requirements, which include:

1. An application with the required fee
2. Official transcript(s) of all undergraduate/graduate courses sent directly from the college attended (3.0 cumulative GPA required)
3. Your career plan

ADULT LEARNING CORE COURSES (required):
27 credits
EDU 590 The Adult Learner
EDU 625 Psychology of Learning
EDU 594 Learning Differences
EDU 610 Group Dynamics for Facilitators of Adult Learners
EDU 648 Assessment to Improve Student Learning
EDU 665 Educational Research
EDU 530 Technology in Today’s Classrooms
EDU 685 A, B, C Practicum in Adult Learning.

Each part is 2.0 credits. Certification as a Literacy Volunteer is earned as part of the practicum.

Core courses are held Fridays 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Students take one course at a time for three
weekends, two courses each semester.
Following this sequence can lead to completion of the 36-hour degree in six consecutive semesters.

Electives may not be offered in the weekend format. Certifications also can be earned in other areas of specialization.

Electives (3.0)
EDU 575 Foundations in American Education
EDU 547 General Secondary Methods
EDU 576 Writing Process in Literacy Development
EDU 559 Literature Based Approaches to Reading Instruction
EDU 550 Education of the Exceptional Learner
EDU 537 Curriculum Theory and Development
EDU 545 Methods of Teaching Writing and Speaking
EDU 688 Issues in Education
EDU 691 Independent Study
PM 564 Ministry with Older Adults
PM 574 Introduction to Christian Education
PM 669 Health, Wholeness and Ministry
SOC 593 Urban Social Issues
or
Approved selected courses in any of the Criminal Justice, Educational Leadership, or Organizational Studies sequences.

Gerontology Certificate
Students are required to take 27 credits in prescribed courses and the following elective credits:
SW 537 Physical aspects of Aging (2.0)
SW 578 Policies and Services for Older Persons (2.0)
SW 610 Working with Older Adults (2.0)
PSY 546 Aging Individual in Society (3.0)