Purdue University College of Education

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name = Purdue University College of Education


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established = 1908
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dean = George W. Hynd
city = flagicon|USA West Lafayette
state = IN
country = USA
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undergrad = 986
postgrad = 519 [ [http://www.education.purdue.edu/news/facts.html College of Education - Purdue University ] ]
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affiliations = Purdue University
website = [http://www.education.purdue.edu www.education.purdue.edu] The Purdue University College of Education is one of eight major academic divisions, or "Colleges", of Purdue University. It offers undergraduate degrees in elementary education, social studies education, and special education, and graduate degrees in these and many other specialty areas of education. [ [http://www.education.purdue.edu/academics/degrees_programs.html College of Education - Purdue University ] ]

Departments

The College of Education contains two minor academic divisions, or "Departments":

* Curriculum and Instruction
* Educational Studies

Location

While education courses meet in many buildings throughout Purdue's campus, the College's administrative offices, as well as those of many staff and faculty members, are located in the Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education. As the building's name suggests, space in Beering Hall is shared between the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts.

History

Purdue University established an Education Department in 1908, in response to a 1907 Indiana state law requiring all new teachers to have at least 12 semester hours of professional education. Later, a Division of Education and Applied Psychology would be created and housed in the School of Humanities, Social Science, and Education. In 1989, Purdue officially created the School of Education. The school was renamed the College of Education in 2005. [ [http://www.education.purdue.edu/about/history_mission.html College of Education - Purdue University ] ]

Rankings

In 2005, the Curriculum and Instruction Department was ranked among the top ten in the United States. [ [http://www.academicanalytics.com/TopEdu2005.html Academic Analytics Error ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.purdue.edu/ Purdue University]
* [http://www.education.purdue.edu/ Purdue University College of Education]