- University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Infobox University
name = University of Pittsburgh School of Education
image_size =150
established = 1910
type = Public
head_label = Dean
head =Alan Lesgold
city = Pittsburgh
state =Pennsylvania
country = USA
campus = Oakland (Main)
undergrad = 149
postgrad = 1,293
faculty = 132
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homepage = [http://www.education.pitt.edu]The University of Pittsburgh School of Education consists of four academic departments Administrative and Policy Studies, Health and Physical Activity, Instruction and Learning, and Psychology in Education. The school is primarily located in
Wesley W. Posvar Hall although the school has facilities in thePetersen Events Center , Trees Hall, the Learning Research and Development Center,Falk School , and other locations. [http://www.education.pitt.edu/about/location.aspx] As of the 2006-2007 academic year, the student body consisted of 450 full-time and 514 part-time students. [http://www.education.pitt.edu/about/rankings.aspx] The school is currently ranked 35th in graduate education according to US News. [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/edu/brief/edurank_brief.php] As of 2005, $15.5 million in funded research was undertaken in the school. [http://www.education.pitt.edu/about/profile.aspx]History
A school of education at the University of Pittsburgh has roots as far back as 1843 when attempts were made to organize a Teacher's College. However, plans were disrupted by an 1894 fire that destroyed the University's facilities. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=TPUMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA364,M1 George Thornton Fleming, History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning, 1922, American Historical Society, New York, pg 364] ] The current School of Education grew out of the Department of Psychology and Education established in 1904. As the department grew, and the demand for local education training increased, the Trustees of the University adopted a plan on February 3, 1910 for the organization of the School. [http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittcatalogs;cc=pittcatalogs;g=documentingpitt;xc=1;xg=1;q1=school%20of%20education;rgn=full%20text;idno=1910a754541;didno=1910a754541;view=image;seq=234;node=1910a754541%3A22;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset;] The first term of the School of Education began on September 26th, 1910 and it shared space with the Schools of Mines and Engineering. [http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittcatalogs;cc=pittcatalogs;g=documentingpitt;xc=1;xg=1;q1=school%20of%20education;rgn=full%20text;idno=1910a754541;didno=1910a754541;view=image;seq=235;node=1910a754541%3A22;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset;] Will Grant Chambers served as its first Dean and Head Professor. [http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittcatalogs;cc=pittcatalogs;g=documentingpitt;xc=1;xg=1;q1=school%20of%20education;rgn=full%20text;idno=1910a754541;didno=1910a754541;view=image;seq=233;node=1910a754541%3A22;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset;]
Programs
Through the four departments of the School of Education, the school offers five undergraduate degrees, 64 graduate degrees, 29 certificate programs, and five minors. [http://www.education.pitt.edu/programs/]
Administrative and Policy Studies (ADMPS)
*Higher Education Management (Master's Degree and Doctorate Degree)
*School Leadership (Administrative Certificate, Supervisory Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
*Social and Comparative Analysis in Education (Master's Degree and Doctorate Degree)Health and Physical Activity (HPA)
*Developmental Movement (Master's Degree)
*Exercise Physiology (Doctorate Degree)
*Exercise Science (Bachelors Degree)
*Health and Fitness (Master's Degree)
*Health, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease (Master's Degree)
*Wellness (Bachelors Degree and Minor)Instruction and Learning (IL)
*Cognitive Studies (Doctorate Degree)
*Early Childhood Education (Teaching Certificate and Master's Degree)
*Elementary Education (Teaching Certificate and Master's Degree)
*Reading Education (Teaching Certificate, Supervisory Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)*Secondary Education
**English and Communications Education (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
**Foreign Language Education (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, Professional Certificate, and Doctorate Degree)
**Mathematics Education (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
**Science Education (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
**Social Studies Education (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)*Special Education
**Early Intervention (Master's Degree and Doctorate Degree)
**Education of Students with Mental and Physical Disabilities (Teaching Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
**General Special Education (Supervisory Certificate, Professional Certificate, and Master's Degree)
**Vision Studies (Teaching Certificate, Professional Certificate, Master's Degree, and Doctorate Degree)Psychology in Education (PSYED)
*Applied Developmental Psychology (Bachelors Degree, Master's Degree, Teaching Certificate, and Doctorate Degree)
*Research Methodology (Master's Degree, Doctorate Degree, and Minor)External links
* [http://www.education.pitt.edu/ Website]
* [http://www.pitt.edu/ University of Pittsburgh Website]References
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