Adult and Higher Education Degrees
Graduates from a degree program in adult and higher education work with mature students. They may be teaching at a college or university, or find work in a corporate setting.
Degrees For Adult Education Careers
Some people working in this area see students individually. A degree in adult and higher education will qualify you for the following types of careers:
• Agency Counselor
• Agency Supervisor/Directors
• Benefits Administrator
• Community Activist
• Corporate Training Specialist
• Curriculum and Development Specialist
• Education administrator
• Employee Assistance Program Manager
• Instructor
• Labor Relations Specialist
• Media Organizer
• Program Designer
• Program Planner
Concentrations within an adult and higher education degree program include the following:
• Community Education
• Higher Education
• Human Resource Development
• Instructional Technology
Examples of courses you would take in an adult and higher education program are:
• Adult Development and Learning
• Applied Research
• Developmental Adult Education
• Educational Gerontology
• Foundations of Adult Education
• Foundations of Human Resource Development
• History and Philosophy of Adult Education
• Instructional Design
• Introduction To Workplace Training and Development
• Leadership
• Methods and Techniques For Workplace Training and Development
• Methods In Adult Education
• Organization, Administration & Supervision of Adult Education Programs
• Principles of College Teaching
• Program Development in Community Education
• Program Management in Community Education
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Student Personnel Services
• The Community College
