This minor provides knowledge to maximize adult learning in training, consulting, or instructional environments. Students will develop an understanding of the unique qualities, motivations, and capabilities of the adult student.

Students will have the opportunity to:

1. Develop sufficient understanding of adult learner behaviors and capacities to enable the student to respond effectively to possible professional scenarios.
2. Apply knowledge of adult development and learning to solving problems in the context of the student’s professional field.
3. Ask critical questions about information and research in the field.

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
INST 605	Teaching and Learning in Adulthood	4
INST 650	Program Development and Learning 1	4
PSY 615	Psychology of Adulthood 1	4
PSY 616	Psychology of Occupational Stress 1	4
INST 607	The Learning Workplace	4
or INST 610	Instructional Design and Interactive Learning
Total Credits		20

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These courses have prerequisites.