Adult and Community College Education (MS)
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Degree Requirements
Students may choose from the degree tracks below to complete coursework within a focus area.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Science in Adult and Community College Education" without focus area track specifications.
Adult and Continuing Professional Education Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EAC 730 | Foundations of Adult, Higher, and Human Res Education | 3 |
| or EAC 522 | Foundations of Adult Education | |
| EAC 559 | The Adult Learner | 3 |
| EAC 539 | Teaching in the Online Environment | 3 |
| EAC 538 | Instructional Strategies In Adult and Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 560 | Assessment & Evaluation in Adult & Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 708 | Continuing Education for the Professions | 3 |
| or EAC 700 | Community College and Two-Year Postsecondary Education | |
| Select a minimum of six credit hours of Specialization | 6 | |
| Select a minimum of nine credit hours of Research | 9 | |
| EAC 695 | Master's Thesis Research | 6 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Community College Teaching Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EAC 730 | Foundations of Adult, Higher, and Human Res Education | 3 |
| or EAC 522 | Foundations of Adult Education | |
| EAC 559 | The Adult Learner | 3 |
| EAC 538 | Instructional Strategies In Adult and Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 560 | Assessment & Evaluation in Adult & Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 539 | Teaching in the Online Environment | 3 |
| EAC 700 | Community College and Two-Year Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Select 18-24 credit hours of Academic Discipline Focus | 18-24 | |
| Select six credit hours of Research Methods | 6 | |
| EAC 695 | Master's Thesis Research | 6 |
| Total Hours | 48-54 | |
Health Professions Education Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EAC 730 | Foundations of Adult, Higher, and Human Res Education | 3 |
| or EAC 522 | Foundations of Adult Education | |
| EAC 559 | The Adult Learner | 3 |
| EAC 560 | Assessment & Evaluation in Adult & Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 538 | Instructional Strategies In Adult and Higher Education | 3 |
| EAC 539 | Teaching in the Online Environment | 3 |
| EAC 708 | Continuing Education for the Professions | 3 |
| EAC 532 | Health Care Delivery Systems and Environments | 3 |
| EAC 536 | Issues and Trends In Education For the Health Professions | 3 |
| Select a minimum of three credit hours of Specialization Electives | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of six credit hours of Research Component | 6 | |
| EAC 695 | Master's Thesis Research | 6 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Duane Akroyd
- Tony W. Cawthon
- Mattie Jayne Fleener
- Joy Gaston Gayles
- Audrey J. Jaeger
- Stephen Robert Porter
- Alyssa Nicole Rockenbach
- Paul David Umbach
Associate Professors
- Susan J Barcinas
- James E Bartlett II
- Chad David Hoggan
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Diane D Chapman
Emeritus Faculty
- George A Baker III
- Paul F. Bitting
- Joseph Conrad Glass Jr
- Carol Edith Kasworm
- George B Vaughan