Department of Educational Studies (Graduate)

Website URL:

https://www.education.purdue.edu/departments/department-of-educational-studies/

Department/School Head:

Ala Samarapungavan, PhD

Academic Programs:

The Department of Educational Studies enjoys the expertise of nationally known faculty who are engaged in the discovery, application, and dissemination of new knowledge centered on three key themes: Educating Diverse Learners, STEM Learning, and Effective Teaching and Leadership. We pride ourselves in preparing students for positions as university professors, researchers, special education professionals, counseling psychologists, educational leaders and supervisors for schools and universities, and testing/measurement/evaluation specialists. Our graduates work in schools, higher education, public agencies, and private industry. 

Graduate Certificates:

• Online:
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
• Online or Residential:
  • Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies
• Residential:
  • Applied Helping Skills
  • Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation

Master’s, Educational Specialist, and PhD Programs:

• Online:
  • Master of Science in Education with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Master of Science in Education with a concentration in Special Education
    • MSED with or without licensure
    • Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, or both
    • Initial licensure or Additional licensure
  • Master of Science in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Hybrid:
  • Cohort Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education
  • Educational Specialist with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Residential:
  • Accelerated 4+1 Bachelor’s & MSED in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Master of Science in Education in Educational Psychology & Research Methodology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology & Research Methodology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Gifted Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education

Teacher Licensure Programs:

• Online:
  • Special Education
    • Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, or both
    • Initial licensure or Additional licensure
  • Building Level Administrator
• Online or Residential:
  • High Ability

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor:

Hua Hua Chang
Eric Deemer
Christine Kiracofe
Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Youli Mantzicopoulos
F. Richard Olenchak
Helen Patrick
Ala Samarapungavan
Heather Servaty-Seib
Yan Ping Xin

Associate Professor:

Marilyn Hirth
Yukiko Maeda
Nielsen Pereira
Toni Kempler Rogat
Anne Traynor
Denise Whitford

Assistant Professor:

Amanda Case
Lisa Lambert Snodgrass
David Stanley, Jr.
Xiang Zhou

Clinical Faculty:

Juliana Aguilar
Jasmine Begeske
Emily Boswell
Alissa Cress
James Freeland
Kharon Grimmet
Angela Holtsclaw
Alice Johnson
Erica McClure
Terron Phillips
Kristen Seward
Jennifer Smith
LaMonica Williams

Programs

• Educational Studies, PHD

• Applied Behavior Analysis - Accelerated Professional, Concentration, (Graduate)
• Educational Studies, MS
• Educational Studies, MSED
• Special Ed Add Intense Only Lic, Concentration, (Graduate)
• Special Ed Add Mild Only Lic, Concentration, (Graduate)
• Special Ed Add Mild/Intense Lic , Concentration, (Graduate)
• Special Ed Initial Mild Only Lic, Concentration, (Graduate)
• Special Ed Non-Licensure, Concentration, (Graduate)

• Applied Behavior Analysis, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Applied Behavior Analysis, Post Baccalaureate Certificate (OL)
• Applied Helping Skills, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Gifted Creative & Talented Edu, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Gifted Creative & Talented Edu, Post Baccalaureate Certificate (OL)
• Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation, Post Baccalaureate Certificate (HY)
• School Administration, Postmaster Certificate

• Educational Studies, EDS

Courses

• EDPS 50000 - Group Counseling Theories And Techniques
• EDPS 50001 - Foundations Of Online Learning
• EDPS 50002 - Foundations Of Licensure
• EDPS 50100 - Introduction To School Counseling
• EDPS 50500 - Foundations Of Career Development And Assessment
• EDPS 50700 - Counseling Multicultural And Diverse Populations
• EDPS 50701 - Foundational Techniques For Telemental Health Providers
• EDPS 50702 - Addressing Demographic Health Disparities In Telehealth
• EDPS 50703 - Introduction To Telemental Health Assessment And Intervention
• EDPS 50800 - Cultural And Linguistic Diversity In Special Education Programs
• EDPS 51500 - Foundations Of Applied Behavioral Analysis In School Settings
• EDPS 52000 - Characteristics Of Students With Intense Intervention Needs
• EDPS 52400 - Effective Instruction For Students With Significant Reading Difficulties
• EDPS 52700 - Literacy Curricula For Learners With Exceptionalities
• EDPS 53000 - Advanced Educational Psychology
• EDPS 53100 - Introduction To Measurement And Instrument Design
• EDPS 53300 - Introduction To Educational Research I: Methodology
• EDPS 53400 - Introduction To Educational Research II: Measurement Consideration
• EDPS 53600 - Achievement Motivation And Performance
• EDPS 54000 - Gifted, Creative And Talented Children
• EDPS 54100 - Identification And Evaluation In Gifted Education
• EDPS 54200 - Curriculum And Program Development In Gifted Education
• EDPS 54500 - Social And Affective Development Of Gifted Students
• EDPS 54700 - Foundations And Principles Of Applied Behavior Analysis
• EDPS 54800 - Ethics And Professional Practice Of Applied Behavior Analysis
• EDPS 54900 - Verbal Behavior And Social Communication
• EDPS 55000 - Behavioral Consultation And Systems Change
• EDPS 55100 - Practicum In Applied Behavior Analysis
• EDPS 55200 - Basic Concepts Of Applied Behavior Analysis
• EDPS 55300 - Application Of Applied Behavior Analysis To Manage And Support Personnel
• EDPS 55400 - Positive Learning Environments And Classroom Management
• EDPS 55600 - Introduction To Quantitative Data Analysis Methods In Education I
• EDPS 55700 - Introduction To Quantitative Data Analysis Methods In Education II
• EDPS 55800 - Transition Education And Services
• EDPS 56010 - Clinical Practice I Experience: Practicum
• EDPS 56300 - Data-Based Decision Making For Learners With Exceptionalities
• EDPS 56400 - Mild Mental Handicaps: Historical Perspectives, Etiology, And Characteristics
• EDPS 56500 - Math Curricula For Learners With Exceptionalities
• EDPS 56510 - Collaboration And Transition Practices In Special Education
• EDPS 56600 - Graduate Supervised Teaching Special Education
• EDPS 56601 - Clinical Practice Experience II (Student Teaching)
• EDPS 56800 - Social, Legal, And Ethical Issues Across The Lifespan
• EDPS 57100 - Advanced Assistive Technology
• EDPS 57300 - Medical And Physical Management Of Learners With Disability Or Chronic Illness
• EDPS 57600 - Curricula For Learners With Intense Intervention Needs
• EDPS 57701 - Development Of Learners With Mild Intervention Needs
• EDPS 58900 - Special Topics For Teachers
• EDPS 59000 - Individual Research Problems
• EDPS 59100 - Special Topics In Education
• EDPS 60000 - Counseling Theories And Techniques
• EDPS 60100 - Counseling Theories And Techniques Laboratory
• EDPS 60400 - Advanced Counseling Theories And Techniques
• EDPS 60700 - Mixed Methods Research Designs And Applications
• EDPS 61000 - School Counseling Practicum
• EDPS 61100 - School Counseling Seminar
• EDPS 61200 - Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis
• EDPS 61400 - Advanced Counseling Practicum
• EDPS 61500 - Theories Of Counseling Supervision
• EDPS 61700 - Professional Issues, Ethics, And History Of Counseling Psychology
• EDPS 61801 - Intellectual & Neuropsychological Assessment
• EDPS 61900 - Counseling Psychology Research Practicum
• EDPS 62000 - Counseling Seminar
• EDPS 62100 - Advanced Multicultural Counseling Theory And Practice
• EDPS 62200 - Systems Concepts In Counseling And Development
• EDPS 62300 - Personality Assessment
• EDPS 62400 - Advanced Off-Site Counseling Practicum And Supervision Theory
• EDPS 62500 - Human Growth And Development
• EDPS 62800 - The Behavior Analyst As Supervisor
• EDPS 63000 - Research Procedures In Education
• EDPS 63100 - Applied Educational Research Design Seminar
• EDPS 63200 - Seminar In Research Procedures In Education
• EDPS 63300 - Seminar In Educational Psychology
• EDPS 63500 - Psychometric Theory And Application
• EDPS 63600 - Item Response Theory
• EDPS 63800 - Factor Analytic Procedures
• EDPS 65000 - Critical Issues In Special Education
• EDPS 65300 - Collaborative Learning
• EDPS 66100 - Review And Implications Of Research In Special Education
• EDPS 66300 - Organization And Administration Of Special Education
• EDPS 66400 - Seminar In Special Education
• EDPS 68800 - Single Subject Research Design
• EDPS 69500 - Internship In Education
• EDPS 69600 - Internship In Counseling Psychology
• EDPS 69700 - Education Specialist Project-Research
• EDPS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• EDPS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

• EDST 51200 - Foundations Of Educational Policy
• EDST 51300 - Educational Facilities Planning
• EDST 51400 - Economics Of Education
• EDST 51600 - School-Community Relations
• EDST 58900 - Special Topics For Teachers
• EDST 59000 - Individual Research Problems
• EDST 59100 - Special Topics In Education
• EDST 60000 - Seminar In The Foundations Of Education
• EDST 60200 - Seminar: The School Principalship
• EDST 60700 - Administration Of Educational Systems
• EDST 60800 - Business Management In Education
• EDST 60900 - Legal Aspects Of American Education
• EDST 61000 - Supervision Of Instruction And Instructional Personnel
• EDST 61200 - Seminar In Educational Administration And Curriculum
• EDST 61300 - Clinic For Educational Leaders