Academic Departments

Study in the College is broken out across six academic departments, each featuring different curriculum, faculty and degree opportunities. While all six departments teach a large number of undergraduate courses, only Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction offer undergraduate degrees for teachers. Master's and doctoral study is offered in all of our academic programs. The departments, with the degrees offered and areas of specialization are listed here.

Curriculum and Instruction

Degrees: B.A., Ed.M, M.A, M.S., Advanced Certificate, Ed.D., Ph.D.,

Specializations: Aesthetic education, Curriculum Theory, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Social Studies Education, Secondary Education, Teacher Education, Bilingual Education and Linguistic Diversity, Language and Literacy Education, Technology Studies, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Interdisciplinary study in Multicultural Education/Cultural Diversity

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Curriculum & Instruction Faculty and Staff

Educational Organization and Leadership

Degrees: Ed.M., Advanced Certificate, M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Specializations: Educational administration, Higher education, Community College Leadership

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Educational Organization and Leadership Faculty and Staff

Educational Policy Studies

Degrees: A.M., Ed.M., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Specializations: Philosophy of Education, History of Education, Social Sciences, International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy Analysis

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Educational Policy Studies Faculty and Staff

Educational Psychology

Degrees: A.M., Ed.M., M.S., Ph.D.

Specialization: Child and Adolescent Development; Cognition, Learning, Language, Instruction and Culture; Counseling Psychology; Quantitative, Qualitative, and Evaluative Research Methodologies; Technology and Education (through CTER online master's program)

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Curriculum Technology, and Education Reform Online Program

Educational Psychology Faculty and Staff

Human Resource Education

Degrees: Ed.M., Ed.M./M.B.A., M.A., M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Specializations: Community College Teaching and Learning; Human Resource Development

With concentrations in Training and Development; Instructional Technologies; and Organization Development

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HRE Online master's degree option

Human Resource Education Faculty and Staff

Special Education

Degrees: B.A., Ed.M., Ph.D.

Specializations: Doctoral Program in Special Education; Bachelors and Master's degrees leading to Learning and Behavioral Specialist I certification; Master's degree programs in Infancy and Early Childhood as well as other certification programs (such as Learning and Behavioral Specialist II)

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Special Education Faculty and Staff