Adult Education (M.Ed.)
An NLU Online Degree Program
Program Description:
The NLU graduate program in Adult Education is designed to provide the vision and skills you need to facilitate the education and development of adults in a variety of settings, including business and industry; higher education, law enforcement; and social service, community-based and health care organizations. The M.Ed., an accelerated, non-traditional program using adult learning theory and principles, is offered with two tracks: Adult Education Leadership and Adult Literacy/Developmental Studies.
How You Will Learn:
Adult Education is taught using a cohort model, which means you will go through the program with the same group of 12-20 students. NLU graduates like the cohort model because of the support and friendships provided by their fellow students throughout the program. The degree program is also available online.
What You Will Learn:
- How to design curricula to meet the needs of adult learners in a variety of educational settings.
- How to develop and manage programs related to learning assistance and developmental education.
- How to utilize technology in the education of adults in the 21st century.
- How to profit and encourage both collaborative and independent study.
- How to apply research design and methodology to adult and literacy education issues.
- How to analyze and assess learning abilities in reading and writing.
Where You Can Take the Program:
Online, at the NLU
Chicago campus, or at your
business.
