Pictured | Kwadwo A. Okrah, PhD | Ohio University, 1999 | Professor and Chair, Department of Secondary Education and Foundations Education; Director, Center for Global Education
Department of Secondary Education and Foundations Education
Kwadwo Okrah, PhD | Chair
Education Advising Office | Education and Arts 2200 |
(574) 520-4845 | education.iusb.edu
About the Department of Secondary Education and Foundations Education
The Department of Secondary Education and Foundations Education comprises undergraduate and graduate programs leading to licensure in Secondary Education and Foundations Education. It also includes Transition-to-Teaching programs at the Secondary levels; stand-alone or embedded licensure programs for teaching English Language Learners and the Foundations of Education minor for students interested in exploring education as a discipline without pursuing a license to teach.
Candidates at both the undergraduate and graduate level may seek licensure in the following content areas:
Undergraduate Degree Offered
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth and Space Science
- English/Language Arts
- Life Science (Biology)
- Mathematics
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Social Studies (including Historical Perspectives, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Government/Citizenship, and/or Psychology)
- World Languages
Minor Offered
Graduate Degrees and Programs Offered
The Masters of Science in Education Unified Elementary and Secondary K-12 Program is a contemporary program with a strong focus on literacy and English language learners. This advanced degree is a cohort-based, 30 credit hour, hybrid program. In each of two summers, graduate students will meet on campus to explore topics in education in a seminar of readings and discussions on based on “Best Practices” in the classroom. During the fall and spring semesters, students will take online or hybrid courses. The program is for individuals who are currently teaching and want to advance their professional knowledge and skills to meet the needs of today’s classrooms.
- Master of Science in Education, Unified Track | Elementary and Secondary/Reading and English Learners Focus
- Master of Science in Education, Technology for Learning (Collaborative Online Degree Program)
- Master of Science in Education, Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum (Collaborative Online Degree Program)
- Transition to Teaching Licensure Program