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Adult Education Graduate Diploma

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
  • Active involvement in some area of adult education or the equivalent of one year’s experience in the field (e.g., as group leader, trainer, nurse educator, volunteer worker or administrator in an academic institution, business, industry, government or community organization).
  • Proficiency in English. Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate that their knowledge of English is sufficient to pursue graduate studies in their chosen field. Please refer to the English language proficiency page for further information on requirements and exemptions.

Degree Requirements

Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits.

Please see the Education Courses page for course descriptions.

Adult Education Graduate Diploma (30 credits)

9

credits:

ADIP 500 Adult Education in Québec as a Field of Study (3.00)
ADIP 585 Integrative Internship I (3.00)
ADIP 586 Integrative Internship II (3.00)

3

credits chosen from:

ADIP 511 Educational Problems in Philosophical Perspective (3.00)
ADIP 512 Educational Problems in Historical Perspective (3.00)
ADIP 535 Studies in Educational Change (3.00)

3

credits chosen from:

ADIP 513 Anthropological Concepts and Methods in Education (3.00)
ADIP 514 Social Psychological Foundations of Education (3.00)
ADIP 515 Research Issues and Methodologies in Education (3.00)
ADIP 544 School and Society (3.00)

9

credits chosen from:

ADIP 510 Adult Education in Québec and Canada (3.00)
ADIP 520 Adults as Learners (3.00)
ADIP 530 Roles and Competencies of Adult Educators (3.00)
ADIP 533 Facilitating Adult Learning (3.00)
ADIP 540 Introduction to Research in Adult Education (