Academics

Earn your master of education degree and a license to teach in elementary classrooms (K-6) in Minnesota in just over a year. Our accelerated program will prepare you to step into your classroom with confidence and solid classroom experience.

Prepare to teach elementary education content to students in both dual language/immersion classrooms and those where English is the language of instruction through our two-year program.

This graduate-level program is designed for experienced English teachers who want to advance their careers and leadership capacity with an advanced degree.

Feel prepared to step into your classroom with confidence. Our accelerated program ensures MN licensure completion (which is highly transferable to other states) in just 12 months.

Work in real-life evaluation cases and get hands-on experience to be able to provide specialized knowledge and skills to all kinds of professional settings, including education, governance, health care, industry, non-profits, and NGOs.

Become an expert in program evaluation. This Evaluation Studies (ES) track program equips you with the knowledge, experience, and resourcefulness needed to be a professional evaluator, evaluation researcher, or educator in a variety of settings.

This online program will prepare you to design, deliver and coordinate family education services. Ideal for professionals with a teaching license in parent and family education or those in fields not mandating a Minnesota teaching license for family work.

Do you have a passion for working with families? This paired master’s and licensure online program will prepare you to design, deliver, and evaluate parent and family education programs that help parents and families navigate today’s changing world.

This program offers you a unique program of study using social science insights and methods to examine individual and family relationships within various contexts and cultures.

This multi-disciplinary undergraduate major will develop your counseling skills and prepare you to understand human relationships across the lifespan. Your coursework will include internships, directed research, or fieldwork.

The minor offers a career-enhancing program of study in theory, research, and practice. You will use the insights and methods of the social sciences to examine how families work within various contexts and cultures.

Designed for aspiring doctoral candidates who do not yet have a master’s degree, this program uses insights of the social sciences to explore human development across the lifespan and familial dynamics within diverse cultural contexts.

Enhance your major with an undergraduate minor that will give you a fundamental understanding of parents, children, and couples from multiple social science perspectives.

Strengthen your educational experience with both a research base and practical skills in preventing family violence. This minor best compliments career paths related to social services, education, health care, and other direct service fields.

Gain expertise in the field of special education to expand its reach in schools and society. This degree does not lead to a teaching license.

For master's and PhD students in another program at the University of Minnesota who are interested in a minor in educational psychology.

This program equips you with professional experience and theoretical knowledge to actively integrate research findings from different sectors in order to create and sustain education that is accessible, beneficial, and pioneering.

This program builds a foundation in higher education's history, philosophy, sociology, and organizational theory. Engage in research and analysis within a diverse community, producing original work to advance the field and sustain institutions.

Acquire skills for workplace training and organizational development in a variety of organizations. Supplement your studies with programs in management, communications, or organizational psychology.

Gain valuable industry experience, learn key models and strategies in training and development, and prepare to enter into a number of research-focused fields and careers.

Prepares you to lead training and development in organizations, assess when development strategies are needed, and implement solutions for organizational change. For professionals seeking advancement in their careers in a variety of settings.

Become an expert in developing individuals and organizations to unleash productivity. This program equips you to conduct research and provide consultation on skill acquisition, social dynamics, and transition to leadership positions.

This certificate will provide skills and knowledge on the practical application of Human Resource Development theory and research.

Our online certificate program prepares students and professionals to address the socioemotional and mental health needs of young children and their families.

 

Gain knowledge of developmental processes related to competence, psychopathology, and resilience. Learn how to apply theory and research to meet the needs of children, families, and communities. All courses are online.

Designed for students who wish to enter careers in research, consulting, administration, teaching, law, public health, public policy, or who desire an international education foundation to supplement their fields of study.

Build a foundation for conducting research on interaction patterns between individuals and the impact of them. You’ll also work with individuals who are actively conducting research on interpersonal relationships.

This certificate offers an individualized program to prepare aspiring administrators as K-12 principals, superintendents, directors of special education, and directors of community education.

Gain knowledge and experience related to physical activity and human movement within contexts such as exercise, health and lifestyle, and sport.

Combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience, this program offers a broad study of physical activity. Topics span exercise science, exercise physiology, movement science, human performance, and social and behavioral sciences.

Explore kinesiology through an interdisciplinary approach across emphasis areas in the life sciences and social sciences. This program will prepare you for a career in academics, teaching, research, or clinical settings.

For international educators and those interested in leadership in intercultural contexts, this program is oriented toward working professionals and is specifically designed to meet the needs of leaders working in highly diverse organizational settings.