Online Graduate Certificate in Adult Learning in Professional Settings
Adult Learning in Professional Settings
Program Overview
Are you a graduate student looking to expand your Adult Education knowledge and expertise? Add on an online graduate certificate!
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers an online Graduate Certificate in Adult Learning in Professional Settings. This distance learning program is offered to graduate students via the College of Education, Health & Human Sciences. Online students will acquire and develop skills in adult education for various settings, such as healthcare, corporate, military, and government environments.
Expand Your Knowledge of Adult Learning
The graduate certificate in Adult Learning in Professional Settings is intended for new and currently admitted graduate students wishing to acquire knowledge and develop skills to plan, design, implement, and evaluate principles of adult learning in various postsecondary and professional settings such as healthcare, corporate, military, continuing education, continuing medical education, higher education, human resources, and governmental settings. As adults continuously engage in learning that lasts for one’s lifetime and occurs in various social contexts, understanding how, why, what, and where adults learn is essential for professionals. This graduate certificate will prepare learners to be able to apply and advance their knowledge in the education and training of adults in professional settings.
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Featured Courses
The Adult Learning in Professional Settings Graduate Certificate requires the completion of the following courses:
Theories and methods from research and practice in planning and operating educational programs. The focus is on the practice of planning educational programs. Concepts can be applied in a variety of contexts, such as professional development, health education, training in the workplace, or parent education.
Examining the social contexts of adult education, and the role of adult education in society, including race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity analyses. Addressing relevant historical, sociological, political, and economic factors influencing adult education theory, practice, and research.
Theories and concepts supporting the design and management of learning activities for adults in the workplace.
Key characteristics of adult learners, current theory and research on adult learning, and implications for teaching and learning concepts.
