Adult & Higher Education Program
Welcome to the Adult & Higher Education Program!
Earn your Master's of Education in Adult and Higher Education (M.Ed.ADHE) in our 100% online program.
Develop your professional leadership roles and advance your career goals as you apply knowledge and skills.
This fully online program is designed to prepare new, emerging, and current professionals to become effective educators meeting the needs of college, university, and adult learners. Complete your Masters in a little as 1 and a half years in our 36 hour credit program. This graduate program will prepare you with strategies and methods to apply research-based effective practices to engage and lead in your field.
All Online
You will earn a Masters of Education in Adult and Higher Education in a fully online learning environment.
The TAMUK ADHE M.Ed. is a 36-credit hour, completely online program, promotes the professional development of students with a focus on adult, higher education, and life long learning.
Classes are taught through asynchronous instruction. Classes do not meet live and are deadline driven. There is no in-person or residency requirement for the program. This program is designed with the working student in mind regardless of your geographic location. We accept applications for fall, spring or summer start; whichever fits best for you.
Meeting Your Needs
You will have support from your program advisor to tailor your electives in the program to fit your professional interests, needs, and goals.
Faculty instruct, support, and mentor you in your classes to widen and further develop your knowledge and skills in the field.
Students may be admitted to the program from a variety of academic backgrounds. Students who enroll in the graduate program in Adult & Higher Education must meet the general graduate admission requirements for TAMUK. We accept applications for fall, spring and summer.
Cost of Attendance
You can visit the Business Office website for information on the cost of attendance.
Admission to the University
You must submit an application to the University through ApplyTexas.
All prospective students should access the Graduate Admissions page on the TAMUK website for the processes and procedures related to admissions.
Program Admission Requirements
To be accepted into the program, students must have:
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- A Bachelors Degree
- Transcripts submitted to Graduate Studies
Questions Regarding Admission Status
Once you submit your application, you may check the status of your application by logging into your Blue & Gold Connection using your applicant ID and your password, which is your birth date. You will use your birth date using six digits with no dashes (mmddyy). For example, if your birth date is December 15, 2001, you will use 121501.
The Online Adult Education Masters Degree Program has two components:
- Courses (Core and Electives)
- Comprehensive Examinations
Please see the ADHE Handbook for more detailed information about the program.
Our courses in the M.Ed. Adult & Higher Education program prepare you by:
- Learning from instructors who are professionals in the adult and higher education field
- Gaining knowledge to apply in the field through developing critical thinking and research and writing skills
- Examining the foundational principles to apply in real-world practice
- Exploring issues facing adult education and higher education today
You may refer to the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions:
Core Courses:
5319. Methods of Adult and Higher Education
5379. Adult Learning and Development
5388. Introduction to Adult Education
5389. Evaluation and Measurement in Adult and Higher Education
5391. Curriculum and Program Planning in Adult and Higher Education
5392. Adult and Higher Education Research Practicum
Elective Courses:
5301. Selected Topics in Adult and Higher Education
5320. Community College Teaching
5324. Community College Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation
5326. Community College Administration & Leadership
5330. Administration of Adult Education Programs
5340. Adult Education in Aging Populations
5370. Online Teaching Adult Learners
5372. Emerging Technology in Adult and Higher Education
5390. Community Education
5393. Counseling Adults
An M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education program can support educators with furthering their options for careers and income potential.
What you can do with an adult and higher education degree:
In this M.Ed. program you will be prepared to teach in adult education settings, to develop curriculum and program planning, to administer and evaluate programs, effective practices and methods for teaching community college and adult learner populations, adult learning theory, effective practices for online teaching and learning, and more.
This program is for entering professionals and experienced professionals who intend to or currently work in or at:
- Continuing adult education institutions
- Student personnel, student affairs, and student service personnel
- Community college, four-year college, and university staff, faculty, and administrators
- Corporate, private industry, and non-profit agency trainers
- Curriculum and program developers and employee trainers
- Human resource personnel
- Program managers
- And more!
Some examples of careers for students who earn an M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education include:
- Higher education leadership
- Student affairs/services
- Higher education faculty
- Trainer
- Educational coach
- Curriculum developer
- Educational tester
- K12 Education for GED
- Correctional facilities
- Museum director
- Library education coordinator
- Program planner
- Program manager
- Non-profit organizations
Hello from Dr. Angela Gibson
Thank you for your interest in our program!
Our Masters of Education in Adult and Higher Education is a fully online graduate degree which prepares you to work with adult learners and learners in institutions of higher education.
Courses further your knowledge and skills in working with adult learners in a variety of environments including professional development and workplace learning, community education organizations, human performance and human resources. Content learned in this program will prepare you for a career as a higher education professional in a community college, college, or university.
The Texas A&M University – Kingsville Adult & Higher Education program is designed for those who intend to or further develop knowledge and skills to instruct, mentor, consult, and or administer education programs. This graduate degree will prepare you to teach in a variety of organizations including corporate settings, community-based organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit systems.
Contact me for more information and to discuss how we can support you reaching your educational and professional goals!
