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Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Graduate)


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Website URL:

https://www.education.purdue.edu/departments/department-of-curriculum-and-instruction/

Department/School Head:

Selcen Guzey, Ph.D.

Academic Programs:

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction provides graduate programs of study in diverse areas encompassing teacher education, higher education, and education for business and industry. The department prepares education professionals for leadership positions in schools, higher education, and the workplace. Faculty members conduct research on the teaching and learning process across a wide variety of educational contexts. The department strives to provide first-rate educational leadership in a diverse, interconnected, and technology-rich world.

Teacher Licensing (graduate licensure programs)

Graduates of accredited universities and colleges who wish to enter Purdue University to complete requirements for an Indiana initial or Advanced License should contact the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure for the appropriate procedures. Graduates who wish to complete licensure requirements may do so on the same basis and criteria as other graduate students. Such applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the department and the Graduate School, as well as obtain permission from the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) to enter the specific licensure program in which they are interested. Students must meet all degree (if applicable), Teacher Education Program, and Indiana licensure requirements prior to being recommended for licensure by the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL).

The only Curriculum and Instruction graduate programs that lead to licensure are listed below.

Online:

  • English Language Learning
  • Transition to Teaching
  • District Administrator: Director of Career and Technical Education

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Clinical Faculty

Research Faculty

Janet Alsup
Laura Bofferding
Lynn Bryan
Brenda Capobianco
Nadine Dolby
James Greenan
Selcen Guzey
Signe Kastberg
Melanie Kuhn
Timothy Newby
Jill Newton
Kathryn Obenchain
JoAnn Phillion
Anatoli Rapoport
Sanjay Rebello
Jennifer Richardson
Allen Talbert
Phillip VanFossen
Bill Watson
Sunnie Watson
Wayne Wright
Paul Asunda
Jake Burdick
Marisa Exter
Chrystal Johnson
Tara Star Johnson
Rachael Kenney
Adrie Koehler-Blair
Stephanie Masta
Muhsin Menekse
Nathan Mentzer
Trish Morita-Mullaney
Hui-Hui Wang 
Rebekah Hammack
Breanya Hogue
Sarah LaRose
Amber Neal
Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada
Ofelia Schepers
Christy Wessel-Powell
Helen Bentley
John Broome
Virak Chan
Janine Duncan
Wanju Huang
Mary Ellen Lennon
Victoria Lowell
Kathy Martin
Fay Mentzer
Stephanie Oudghiri
Virginia Bolshakova
Jennifer Renn

 

Programs

    Master of ScienceMaster of Science in EducationDoctor of PhilosophyPost-Baccalaureate Certificate

    Courses

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