Introduction

24 full-time faculty

330 full-time undergraduate students

Training tomorrow's teachers is only a fraction of what the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) aims to accomplish. As the world changes, so must the way people think about the facets of that world. SESP encourages not only learning, but development — development of its students into adults who shape our community, families, neighborhoods, organizations, schools, and society. The school's four undergraduate programs are tailored to individual interests and career goals.

The learning and organizational change program explores how organizations and the individuals within them use knowledge and learning to create and respond to change within their environments.

Undergraduates in human development and psychological services investigate how human development affects and is affected by family, schools, communities, and the workplace.

The social policy program examines the development of public policies in such fields as education, social welfare, health care, poverty, urban systems, immigration, child care, and aging.

The secondary teaching program allows students to explore how schools function in their community and examines learning, learners, and teaching as interdependent and ever-changing. In addition to a degree, students earn an entitlement for certification to teach grades 6-12 in the chosen subject area.

All undergraduates have the chance to participate in several programs to put their education and skills to use. They can work with faculty on various projects through research apprenticeships. Students can also create student-organized seminars, designing a course with a member of the faculty and offering it throughout the University. Thus the School of Education Undergraduate Student Association (SEUSA) works with deans and faculty to provide a student voice in curricular development. Seniors with a 3.5 cumulative GPA may do an honor thesis, during which they collect and analyze data and present their findings to the faculty.

SESP also offers the Certificate in Service Learning (CSL). A two-year program, CSL connects students' volunteer efforts in the local community with the classroom through facilitated discussions, research, and completion of a capstone project.

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