This program places emphasis on work that is interdisciplinary, theoretically rigorous, self-reflective, and contextual in the broad fields of language, culture, and pedagogy. Research and courses are often guided by commitments to critical inquiry and educationally and socially transformative practices.
Graduate work is organized around students' professional interests.
Graduate degrees include Ph.D., D.Ed., M.Ed. and M.S., with specialist and supervisory certifications available. Elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers, university instructors, artists, labor organizers, film and television producers, media specialists, journalists, international educators, public service and cultural workers. The Penn State University Libraries constitute a primary resource for all fields of graduate study. They include a central collection at Pattee Library, which houses most of the major research and historical collections in education, and seven branch libraries at other campus locations. The Education branch library holdings represent the applied side of the teacher education field, with major collections in children's literature, school subject curricula, and teaching guides.