GSE Academics

Graduate School of Education Academics

Envision your future with the Graduate School of Education, where our master's, doctoral, and advanced certificate programs empower you to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact in education.

Teaching

  • Develops skills for becoming reflective educators, with a focus on language, culture, and diversity in urban classrooms.
  • Emphasizes collaboration with teachers, administrators, students, and the community.
  • Offers paths to initial teacher certification and advanced/specialist certifications.
  • Career Paths: Classroom Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, Educational Consultant, Instructional Coach, Special Education Teacher, Literacy Specialist, Educational Technology Specialist.
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Educational Leadership

  • Prepares leaders with vision, knowledge of institutional politics/finances, and ethical leadership.
  • Combines mentoring with theory and practice in leadership.
  • Career Paths: School Principal, District Administrator, Superintendent, Educational Policy Maker, Higher Education Administrator, Nonprofit Education Director, Educational Consultant.

Interdisciplinary Research (CLAIR, Ph.D.)

  • Focuses on innovative solutions to global educational challenges.
  • Rooted in Jesuit traditions, promoting rigorous inquiry and reflection.
  • Career Paths: Educational Researcher, University Professor, Policy Analyst, Educational Consultant, Program Evaluator, Curriculum Developer, Data Scientist in Education.

Counseling and Counseling Psychology
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  • Blends theory and practice using the scientist-practitioner model.
  • Strong emphasis on research, intervention, and assessment.
  • Career Paths: School Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Consultant, Rehabilitation Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Career Counselor.

School Psychology

  • Trains psychologists to link psychological science with educational practices.
  • Focuses on the development of children in diverse urban settings.
  • Career Paths: School Psychologist, Educational Diagnostician, Behavioral Specialist, Child Development Specialist, Learning Disabilities Specialist, Researcher in Educational Psychology, Crisis Intervention Specialist.