Adult Education, Master of Education (M.ED)
Adult Education M.Ed.-This program is developed to provide advanced opportunities for those persons seeking to work with adults in a variety of settings.
These settings include but are not limited to community college, vocational programs, adult basic skills programs, professional development for business and industry, and military training. It is anticipated that students will come from a variety of backgrounds, most having a bachelor’s degree with some additional work and some having master’s degrees in other areas. No teaching certification is required.
For more information about this program visit our website. For information about internships for this program, visit our internship website.
This is an online accelerated program with 6-week academic sessions.
Admissions Requirements
- Have earned a baccalaureate degree (either a BA or BS) from an accredited institution of higher education.
- Have earned a GPA ≥3.0 on a 4–point-scale during the final 90 quarter credits (or 60 semester credits) of enrolled coursework.
| Required Core | ||
| EDUC 505 | CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 507 | PHILOSOPHY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL | 4 |
| EDUC 520 | METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 522 | TRANSFORMATION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING | 4 |
| Area Specialization | ||
| COIN 571 | SURVEY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| COIN 572 | STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ADULTS | 4 |
| COIN 581 | PRINCIPLES OF COLLEGE TEACHING | 4 |
| EDUC 502 | HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 506 | EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY | 4 |
| EDUC 538 | MEDIA LITERACY FOR TEACHERS | 4 |
| Internship | ||
| COIN 621 | ADULT EDUCATION INTERNSHIP I | 2 |
| COIN 622 | ADULT EDUCATION INTERNSHIP II | 2 |
| Portfolio and Comprehensive Exam | ||
| COIN 623 | ADULT EDUCATION PORTFOLIO | 2 |
| COIN 624 | ADULT EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM | 3 |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
Students who earn an M.Ed. in Adult Education from EWU should be able to:
- articulate a thorough understanding of several strategies and techniques for teaching adults;
- articulate a thorough understanding of the structure, functions, and operational systems of a variety of post-secondary institutions;
- augment your repertoire of post-secondary teaching practices to enhance active learning;
- establish a mental framework of the theories that support the strategies and techniques for teaching adults;
- hone your command of APA style as you complete a variety of research and writing assignments;
- identify and explain the significance of the challenges of post-secondary teaching;
- identify current issues in post-secondary education;
- identify the characteristics of the adult learner.