Graduate Programs

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Devote your learning experience to the critical examination of the relationships among education, society, culture, and government, with special emphasis on problems of race, gender, sexual diversity, social class, and multiculturalism.

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Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Explore language and literacy development, school culture, language policies, and the social and political context of schooling for emergent bilingual children and students with disabilities. We are devoted to the critical examination of theory, practice, and policy in: the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students and the education of exceptional children.

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Learning Sciences & Human Development

Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of learning, teaching, and youth development in schools and community contexts. Our program is on the leading edge of efforts to understand and address issues of social justice, power, and culture in learning.

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Literacy Studies

Develop a greater understanding and expertise in the teaching and learning of literacy. We explore the dynamics of literacy learning from childhood through adulthood, examine literacy practices both in and out of school, and study literacy needs across change.

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Research & Evaluation Methodology

This is a place for intellectually curious, academically motivated students who want to learn quantitative research methods for analyzing education policy and practice with the goals of facilitating learning and increasing equity, particularly for marginalized groups.

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STEM Education

兔子先生传媒文化作品 is a proud national leader in STEM education, and we offer STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education tracks to support educators who are interested in developing a greater understanding and expertise in the teaching and learning of mathematics and science.

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Teacher Learning, Research, and Practice is a doctoral program area focused on how scholars conduct research into how preservice and practicing teachers learn, how university-, school- and community-based teacher educators learn, how we design and facilitate teacher learning experiences, and how we work to transform teaching and teacher education toward equity and justice. 

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Online Program in Teacher Leadership

Make a difference in your classroom, district and community with certificates and a Master's degree in teacher leadership. Affordable, accessible, and designed with instrumental input from teachers, the new Teacher Leadership program is offered entirely online and features stackable graduate certificates that can lead to a full Master's degree.

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Master's Plus Teacher Licensure

The MA + Teacher Licensure program leads to a Colorado initial teacher licensure in secondary education (grades 7th-12th) in English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, or Music plus a Master鈥檚 of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. Most of the MA+ tracks are designed to be completed in one year with a summer start and finish, and you'll gain experience in K-12 classrooms throughout the program. Earn a master's degree and teacher licensure in just one year.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

Recruiting a diverse student body is at the center of our mission as a school of education located in a public university. We understand that to be a ground-breaking and excellent school of education, we must prioritize racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, language, gender and sexuality diversity, among other types of diversity. Learn more.

Doctoral Mentorship Pathways  Miramontes Doctoral Scholars  Education Diversity Scholars  Multicultural Leadership Scholars 

Student News

 

#1

Best College Town in America. 
American Institute for Economic Research 2017

 

 

# 14

in Education Policy among more than 300 private and public graduate schools of education nationwide.
US News & World Report

 

 

# 1

graduate education program in the state.
US News & World Report

   

Most Diverse

% of students of color than any other graduate program on campus