Course Selections
Courses for the master of arts in executive development for public service program may be selected from the following offerings:
Adult Education, Program Evaluation, and Staff Development
| EDAC 629 | Psychology of Adult Adjustment | Online |
| EDAC 631 | Adult and Community Education | Online or the Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 632 | Organizing Adult and Community Education Programs | Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 634 | The Adult as a Learner | Online or the Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 635 | Strategies for Teaching Adults | Online or the Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 638 | Program Planning in Community and Adult Education | Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 644 | Collaborative Learning in Adult, Higher, and Community Education | Greater Indianapolis area |
| EDAC 648 | The Community Educator | Online or the main campus in Muncie, Indiana |
| EDAC 655 | Continuing Education for Professionals | Online |
| EDAC 681 | Managing Community Education | Online |
| EDST 697 | The Grant Process and Research | Online |
| EDST 660 | Ethnographic Research in Education | Main campus in Muncie, Indiana |
| EDCU 680 | Staff Development to Strengthen Curriculum | Greater Indianapolis area |
Business and Related Areas
| ACC 501 | Financial Accounting | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| ECON 509 | Survey of Economics | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| FIN 500 | Corporation Finance | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| ISOM 551 | Operation Management | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| MBA 601 | Entrepreneurial Leadership | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| MGT 500 | Managing Organizational Behavior | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
| MKG 505 | Survey of Marketing | Online: Fixed Meeting Times |
Computer Science and Educational Technology
| CS 500 | Fundamentals of Computing | On Campus |
| CS 514 | Introduction to Programming 1 | On Campus |
| CS 536 | Database Design | On Campus |
| EDTE 520 | Technology and Teaching Practice | On Campus |
| EDTE 552 | Multimedia Web Design and Development for Education | On Campus |
| EDTE 675 | Distance Ed and
Distributed Learning Tech | On Campus |
| TEDU 510 | Technology: Use and Assessment | Online |
Educational Administration
| EDAD 600 | Introduction to Educational Leadership | Online |
| EDAD 630 | Human Resources Development | Online |
| EDAD 640 | The Educational Administrator and
Public Relations | Online |
| EDAD 684 | Educational Finance and Ethics | Online |
| EDAD 686 | School Law | Online |
| EDAD 692 | Residential Leadership Series | Greater Indianapolis area |
Gerontology, Health Science, and Wellness
| GERO 515 | Technology in Aging | Greater Indianapolis area |
| GERO 535 | Aging in Communities | Greater Indianapolis area |
| GERO 540 | Women and Aging | Greater Indianapolis area |
| GERO 605 | Aging Well: A Systems Approach | Greater Indianapolis area |
| GERO 630 | Health, Wellness, and Aging | Greater Indianapolis area |
| GERO 635 | Aging Well: Adaptations in
Later Life | Greater Indianapolis area |
| HSC 571 | Death and Dying | Online |
| HSC 581 | Stress Management | Online |
Political Science and Public Administration
| POLS 537 | Gov and Politics in Indiana | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 545 | National Defense Policy | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 561 | Community Planning and
Its Administration | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 572 | Political Campaigns | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 573 | American Political Parties | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 615 | Western Political Theories | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 625 | Research Methods in POLS | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 633 | The American Judicial System | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 642 | Problems in Public Policy | Greater Indianapolis area |
| POLS 648 | Policy Analysis | Greater Indianapolis area |
Psychology
| EDPS 600 | Advanced Educational Psychology | Online |
| EDPS 603 | Psychology of Human Development | Online |
| EDPS 606 | Behavior Analysis in Education | Online |
| EDPS 611 | Development of Creative Thinking | Online |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational and
Psychological Research | Online |
| EDPS 641 | Statistical Methods in Education and
Psychological Research | Online |
| EDPS 646 | Tests and Measurements | Online |
Public Relations and Communications
| JOUR 601 | Studies in Journalism and Communication Theory | Greater Indianapolis area |
| PR 605 | Public Relations Management | Greater Indianapolis area |
| PR 660 | Public Relations Theories and Applications | Greater Indianapolis area |
Research Requirement
Students must take one research course. The research requirement cannot be a transfer course from another higher education institution.
Select from the following courses:
| EDST 650 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | Main campus in Muncie |
| EDST 655 | Introduction to Mixed Methods Research | Main campus in Muncie |
| EDST 671 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | Online |
| EDST 697 | The Grant Process and Research | Online |
| EDST 660 | Ethnographic Research in Education | Main campus in Muncie |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational
and Psychological Research | Online |
| EDPS 641 | Statistical Methods in Educational
and Psychological Research | Online |
Internship
Students may elect to enroll in a 2- or 3-credit hour internship with a business or not-for-profit firm under the graduate course heading:
EDAC 699 – Internship in Adult and Community Education
This field experience or internship is under joint supervision of the university (supervisor) and an experienced practitioner in an approved business or nonprofit agency setting. Permission of the program director and/or department chairperson is required. 1-6 hours of credit may be earned.