Adult Education
Adult education usually refers to the adult status of students and the concept of a facilitator working with that adult to help them learn material they feel is necessary to improve some part of their lives.
Western Kentucky University offers a Master’s of Arts in Education in Adult Education.
This program serves individuals seeking to learn more about working with and helping adults learn, whether in corporate training, patient education, community education, continuing education, adult basic education, or adult literacy/ESL. Completing the courses enables graduate students to gain hands-on experience and skills to turn theory into practice.
Adult Education – General Concentration
The 30–hour General Concentration in Adult Education consists of a required core of 15 semester hours in Adult Education, a research foundations course, and two 3–hour electives. The student and his or her advisor choose electives relevant to the student’s area of interest. Students complete an additional six hours with either a thesis option or non–thesis option.
Adult Education – Community and Technical College Concentration
The 39-hour Community and Technical College concentration is designed for individuals who work in Community and Technical settings. The program consists of a required core of 12 hours in Adult Education, 18 hours of content-specific graduate courses approved in conjunction with the corresponding discipline, a research foundations course, and two capstone experience courses.
Community College Faculty Preparation Program Certificate
The Community College Faculty Preparation Program will help prepare individuals who want to work/teach within a community or technical college.