Texas A&M College of Education and Human Development

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Texas A&M College of Education and Human Development
Image:Texas A&M CEHD.png
Profile
Dean Douglas Palmer
Students 5,352[1]
  •  Undergrad 4,112
  •  Master's 545
  •  Ph.D. 695
Faculty 112[2]
Website
http://www.cehd.tamu.edu/

The College of Education and Human Development is a college of Texas A&M University in College Station. The college has five academic departments: Distance Learning, Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Educational Psychology, Health & Kinesiology, and Teaching, Learning and Culture.

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[edit] About the College

The college focuses on field-based training. It conducts research in areas such as the prevention of heart disease, women’s health issues, minorities and underserved populations.

[edit] Degrees offered

Harrington Tower
Harrington Tower

The college offer undergraduate majors in the following areas:

  • Health (Health Education)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (Early Childhood-4; Middle School)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (Human Resource Development; Technology Management)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (Special Education; Bilingual)
  • Kinesiology (Physical Activity)
  • Secondary Education
  • Sport Management

The college offers minors in the following areas:

  • Coaching
  • Creative Studies
  • Dance
  • Outdoor Education
Harrington Education Center
Harrington Education Center

The college offers graduate programs in the following areas:

  • Agricultural Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Human Resource Development
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • School Psychology
  • Health Education
  • Kinesiology
  • Physical Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction

[edit] Rankings

In the 2008 U.S. News and World Report, the graduate program ranked 34th in the nation.[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Enrollment Profile Fall 2006 (HTML) (English). Texas A&M University Office of Institutional Studies and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  2. ^ Faculty Salary Study (HTML) (English). Texas A&M University Office of Institutional Studies and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  3. ^ Top education schools. U.S. News and World Report (2008). Retrieved on 2007-04-04.