Department of Educational Studies (Graduate)

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

Department/School Head

Christine Kiracofe

Faculty by Rank

Academic Programs

The Department of Educational Studies aims to develop innovative, engaged, and skilled professionals through high-quality graduate programs. The department prepares students for positions as university professors, researchers, special education professionals, counseling psychologists, and testing, measurement and evaluation specialists. Our graduates work in schools, higher education, and private industry.

Teacher Licensing (graduate licensure programs)

For information on which Graduate programs lead to an Instructional or Administrative State of Indiana Educator License, and the obligations therein, visit the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) Graduate Programs website.

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).

Programs

• Educational Studies: Counseling Psychology Concentration, PHD
• Educational Studies: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Concentration, PHD
• Educational Studies: Educational Psychology and Research Methodology Concentration, PHD
• Educational Studies: Gifted Education Concentration, PHD
• Educational Studies: Higher Education Concentration, PHD
• Educational Studies: Special Education Concentration, PHD

• Educational Studies: Applied Behavior Analysis Accelerated Professional Concentration, MSED
• Educational Studies: Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration, MSED
• Educational Studies: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Concentration, MSED or MS
• Educational Studies: Educational Psychology and Research Methodology Concentration, MSED or MS
• Educational Studies: Gifted Education Concentration, MSED or MS
• Educational Studies: Higher Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership Concentration, MSED
• Educational Studies: Special Education Concentration, MSED or MS

• Applied Helping Skills, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

• Educational Studies: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Concentration, EDS

Courses

• 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
• EDST 61400 - Leadership For Community Collaboration And Development
• EDST 61500 - Educational Policy And Decision Making
• EDST 61600 - Analytical Techniques In Educational Management
• EDST 64000 - Higher Education Law
• EDST 64100 - Organization And Adminstration In Higher Education
• EDST 64200 - Cultural Engagement In Higher Education Communities
• EDST 64300 - Higher Education Economics And Finance
• EDST 64400 - Policy And Politics In Higher Education
• EDST 64500 - Higher Education Leadership And Management
• EDST 64600 - Assessment And Evaluation In Higher Education
• EDST 64700 - History Of American Higher Education
• EDST 64800 - International And Intercultural Higher Education
• EDST 66300 - Organization And Administration Of Special Education
• EDST 69400 - Intern In Educational Administration: Building Administrator
• EDST 69500 - Internship In Education
• EDST 69700 - EdS Project-Research
• EDST 69900 - Research PhD Thesis