My HALE MA Curriculum

MA Curriculum for Degree Completion of the
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education Program
Michigan State University

When I was considering the program the HALE masters program required successful completion of 30 credit hours as follows:

15 credits of core classes
6 credits of specialized courses
9 elective credits

Since I had two children and was expecting more during the program, in addition to working 50+ hours a week, I took a gradual pace. When I was admitted the program had taken on a more flexible form and required the pro-seminar and a research methods course and other requirements were decided by the student with help from their advisor. The course courses in the program were largely the same, so this was just gave further advantage to composing a program that was most inline with your interests and need for development.

My interests derived from my professional roles and centered around learning, information technology, distance education, governance, budgets, and leadership.

In fitting with my original goals my course selections and subsequent study and growth focused on the following areas:

• governance surrounding entrepreneurial activities
• teaching and learning with instructional technology and distance education
• leadership and organizational development

Here are the selections that I made...

Transferred in from Lifelong Learning

• EAD 805 Administration in Higher Education
• EAD 802 Building a Learning Organization
• EAD 861 Adult Learning

Fall Semester 2006

• EAD 860 Concept of a Learning Society
• EAD 991B Special Topics in Higher Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE MA Professional Seminar)

Spring Semester 2007

• EAD 876 Budgets and Finance in Higher Education
• TE 891 Educational Inquiry and Research Methods

Fall Semester 2007

• EAD 877 Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Education

Spring Semester 2008

• EAD 801 Leadership and Organizational Development
• EAD 866 Teaching in Postsecondary Education