Degree Requirements

Individualized Focus Area

The Individualized Focus Area features a customized track where each student, with the support of an advisory team, researches and designs a path leading to the attainment of specific, academically grounded objectives in an applied professional field. With the help of their advisory team, students in the Individualized Focus Area integrate graduate level coursework, applied learning activity, academic inquiry, and  professional development. Since the Individualized Focus Area is not limited to a particular academic area with existing professional standards, it is ideal for entrepreneurial students ready to work with leaders in their field to determine the appropriate professional standards for their unique, often cutting edge or hybrid, focus.

Individualized Focus Area Competence Areas

Students in this track may choose from an array of courses and experiential learning activities to create their unique focus. They are guided in their choices by their advisory committees as they select learning activities that address the following list of professional competencies which can be satisfied through a combination of coursework, applied experiential earning activities, and liberal learning seminars from the MAAPS core curriculum: 
 

Educating Adults

The Educating Adults track is designed for students working in diverse settings who are involved in the process and practice of adults’ learning. Grounded in current research and best practices in adult education and learning theory, the Educating Adults track is made up of a set of core courses and learning activities to be applied in the students’ own workplace/practice setting. Participants in this track deepen their knowledge and skills in the areas of assessment, design, facilitation, evaluation, and applied research to improve their repertoire of core and cutting-edge knowledge and skill as educators of adults.

This track is for those who want to expand their knowledge of key theories and best practices in adult learning—including the latest in instructional technology, course and training design, learning facilitation, internet-based practices, and emerging trends. It is for educators of all types: trainers, coaches, managers, and more.

Educating Adults Required Courses

Educating Adults Electives

Students in this track may choose from an array of courses and experiential learning activities, some possible possible course elective options include:

Organizational Leadership

The Organizational Leadership track is designed for students interested in developing and applying effective leadership skills known to be crucial to success in the business world. Completing the Organizational Leadership track will provide opportunities for students to positively impact their organizations. Students will learn to apply relevant leadership theories and models to generate solutions to real world problems within various types of organizations and to advance teams toward a shared corporate vision.

Organizational Leadership Required Courses

Organizational Leadership Electives

Students in this track may choose from an array of courses and experiential learning activities, some possible possible course elective  options include:

Social Change

This track is designed for individuals whose practice involves leading effective social change in communities and organizations. Integral components of this track are ethical decision-making, global and inclusive perspectives, future trends, and mentorship. Learning gained from the track’s core curriculum, as well as the applied capstone project, is essential to unlock each participants’ potential to effectively lead social change. As students collaborate with the other advocates in their Social Change Track cohort and their communities, they have the unique opportunity to practice the creation of responsible action plans to effect constructive social change.

Social Change Course Options

Students in this track may choose from an array of courses and experiential learning activities, some possible possible course electives include: Transformational Leadership, Understanding and Responding to Identity and Intersectionality, Arts for Social Action, Technology for Communication, Tools for Change, Leading and Social Change.

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