Master of Science
in Adult and Community College Education

Specialization: Adult and Continuing Professional Education

Student Advisory Worksheet

Overview

The Master of Science (M.S.) program with a specialization in Adult and Continuing Professional Education is a thesis-based program. The program is designed for entering and experienced educators who seek to foster change in individual adults, as well as through groups, communities, organizations, and society. This program offers several unique opportunities to engage in a core body of knowledge and process, as well as advanced study in specific adult and continuing education programs and institutional settings. It also offers integration of adult education knowledge and expertise with the learner's professional experience. To meet the needs of full- and part-time students, most courses are offered once a week during late afternoon or evening hours. Some courses are regularly available during summer sessions and weekends, and through distance education technologies. (The MEd with a specialization in Adult and Continuing Professional Education is also available.)

Course of Study

The MS program reflects a minimum requirement of 39 hours of course work including a thesis, effective August, 2003. In addition, all graduate students are expected to pass the AHE technology competencies through a testing out procedure. Further information is noted on the department's technology web page.

Any course work taken prior to admission is subject to approval by the student's advisor for inclusion in the program. Within the 39 minimum hours, the following should be included:

1. Core Courses (9 hours - to be taken at the beginning of the program)

EAC 595 - Special Topics: Foundations of Adult Education (3 hrs)
EAC 559 - The Adult Learner (3 hrs)
EAC 551 - Research in Adult and Higher Education (3 hrs) (To be taken in the first year)

2. Specialization (9 hours minimum)

EAC 703 - Programming Process in AHE (3 hrs)
EAC 712 - Change Process in Adult Education (3 hrs)
EAC 538 - Instructional Strategies in AHE - OR -
EAC 711 - Reflective Practice and Research Inquiry (3 hrs)

3. Research Component (6 hours) - Choose one course each from A and B in consultation with your advisor.

A. Statistics (3 hours minimum) (Required)

ST 507 - Statistics for Behavioral Science I, or equivalent (3 hrs)

B. Research Course (3 hrs) (Select among these options.)

EAC 785 - Qualitative Research in AHE (3 hrs)
PA 515 - Research Methods and Analysis (3 hrs)
EAC 720 - Use of Secondary Survey Data in AHE (3 hrs)

4. Thesis Component (6 hours)

Thesis - EAC 695 (6 hrs)

5. Electives or Minor (9 hours minimum)

Selection of three courses in consultation with your advisor

Program Completion: 39 Hours Total (minimum requirement)

Contact

Susan Bracken, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Adult Education
Department of Adult and Higher Education
300-J Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
Phone 919.515.6298
susan_bracken@ncsu.edu

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADDRESS &
CONTACT INFO

Dept. of Adult & Higher Ed

Poe 300, Box 7801

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, N.C. 276195-7801

919.515.6241