Adult education, counselling and human resources development, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's program in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development

With your Bachelor's degree in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development, you can work as a Pedagogical Staff member, as a Trainer in Personnel Development, or in Educational Counseling.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development at IU International University if you can present either a high school diploma (general qualification for university entrance), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a State-certified Business Administrator, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing that training.

These are the study contents in the online course Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development

This bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 29 modules that you will take and complete over 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course progression plan for full-time study in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Introduction to academic work, Pedagogy, Social conditions of pedagogy, Introduction to lifelong learning, Concepts and fields of work in pedagogy, History and theories of lifelong learning
• Semester 2: Quantitative research methods, Qualitative research methods, Exploration of professional fields in lifelong learning, English as a foreign language, Personality and differential psychology, Human resources
• Semester 3: Adult learning, Planning educational processes for adults, Sociology, Quality management in lifelong learning, Institutions and organizations in lifelong learning, Social psychology
• Semester 4: Practical project: Pedagogy in the education sector, Event planning and implementation of teaching-learning processes, Basics of counseling, Diversity management
• Semester 5: Personnel marketing and development, Elective module A, Seminar: Current developments in education, counseling, and personnel development, Conflict management and mediation, Elective module B
• Semester 6: Practical project: Pedagogy in the service sector, Bachelor thesis

What sets the Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development bachelor's program at IU apart are the numerous opportunities to specialize in specific topics according to personal interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Counseling, Personnel Development, Digital Education, Counseling and Coaching (systemic), Company Education.

For the second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Advanced Leadership, Labor Law, Counseling, Personnel and Organizational Psychology, Personnel Development, Human Resources Specialization, Project Management Specialization, Quality Management, Organizational Development and Change Management, Company Education, Digital Education, Counseling and Coaching (systemic), Business Start-up, Social Entrepreneurship, General Studies.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from one of 3 study models:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time study in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development is particularly suitable for those who are not working or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning studies.

By the way, during your studies, you can also take a semester off at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the distance learning program Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, at the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can generally create your study plan and semester schedule flexibly on your own.

Central to IU's distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you have access to the scripts for your studies in Adult Education, Counseling, and Personnel Development as well as scripts from all other distance learning courses at IU.

Additionally, through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you have access to additional materials such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students in virtual live formats, such as interactive sessions.

And exams? You can choose to take online exams. You can take an online exam at any time, once you feel adequately prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous IU exam centers throughout Germany.