Adult Education and Training (AET)

Degree Overview

What if you could advance your adult education or training career, gain the confidence to succeed in the ever-changing world of education, and earn a graduate degree without sacrificing your job and family commitments?

Colorado State University's Denver-based Adult Education and Training (AET) master's degree program is designed for working professionals interested in aligning corporate learning and development with business goals and objectives.

You will gain skills to successfully administer and deliver a wide range of adult training and educational programs. Course work focuses on program development and evaluation, adult learning theory, and instructional methods, with electives designed to build upon your areas of expertise and interest. With project-based work that ensures real-world knowledge and immediate application on the job, you will learn to think more strategically about:

• Training
• Program Development
• Learning Transfer
• Program Assessment
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• Learning Technologies

Degree Benefits

You will benefit greatly from the cohort-based educational model in the Adult Education and Training graduate degree. This master's degree is also an advanced credential for the promotion or new job that you want.

• You will have immediate, on-the-job application of the knowledge gained throughout this program.
• Classes meet only one Saturday per month in Denver, supplemented by online instruction.
• Designed for working professionals, this program can be completed in just two years.
• Cohort-based program encourages individual and professional growth through networking and collaboration.
• Prepares professional corporate and business training facilitators to work in a variety of corporate learning environments within a culturally diverse global context.
• Assists you in becoming critically reflective practitioners, capable of conducting and communicating workplace research as it relates to and informs the field of adult learning and training.
• Instills in you the qualities of corporate and business training professionals and the lifelong learning aspects of the profession.

There are many other benefits to earning your Adult Education and Training master's degree from Colorado State University:

• Earn an accredited master's degree at CSU, a "Top Tier" University, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges and Universities."
• Faculty have both real-world and academic experience to ensure the curriculum is leading-edge and applicable.
• Attend the CSU graduation ceremony in person and participate in the on-campus graduation ceremony. You can also view a live online streaming video of the graduation ceremony.