Masters for Teaching College Courses

[natshar]

My guess is, for courses like this, you can get a master's degree in literally anything.  You're not specializing in a course, you're teaching an entry-level orientation course.

My advice (in addition to the stuff already given): look for jobs at nearby schools and see what they ask for.  Then, call the school and ask someone there.

Finally, if you get a master's degree in something that interests you already, you'll be ahead of the game in terms of job qualifications.  If you can find a cheap fast one, all the better (I'm thinking UMPI or Brandman's MAOL, WGU's MS in Mgmt/Leadership, or Capella's MEd in Teaching & Learning).

See that's kind of what I wanted to know. I was thinking of doing a masters in leadership. My undergrad is management so the course work is familiar and I know it can be done quickly and cheapily. But I just want to waste the time and money on a degree if it doesn't help me reach my goals.


I know wgu has 2 Med degrees that don't require teacher certificate and I hear they aren't too difficult either. The issue is I think I'd enjoy the leadership courses more. Also there is a project where you have to access to 20 students which is more difficult if I don't have a classroom. Plus organizational leadership could carry weight outside higher ed circles.

[cacoleman1983]

In general, any Masters degree would work provided that you have 18 hours in the content area you want to teach. For college orientation level courses, most usually have a Masters in Education with an emphasis in Adult Education, Higher Education, or Leadership.