Education and Public Policy (EPP) EPP is an undergraduate major in the Department of Education Policy Studies for students who are interested in an education/ policy related occupation but not necessarily teaching or administration jobs.
Our degree programs include ... • Education and Public Policy Bachelor of Science (B.S) • Graduate degrees in Educational Leadership, Educational Theory and Policy, Higher Education, and Comparative and International Education (dual degree)
About our undergraduate programs ... • We provide a lot of flexibility in curriculum, allowing students to pursue interdisciplinary interests. • We offer many opportunities to engage with faculty. • Our department is populated with discipline-based scholars who study the organization of education in the U.S. and/or internationally. • Students are encouraged to use the major’s flexibility to create a coursework concentration built on their interests. • EPP’s student organization, Students Together in Educational Policy (STEP) provides support to EPP majors in their academic and professional endeavors. • Students have the opportunity to live with other first-year students studying within the College of Education through the Special Living Options offered by the Housing Office. • Students complete a supervised internship to gain workrelated experience that helps focus their career goals and builds professional networks. • EPP offers a study abroad opportunity in Eastern Europe. Students also are encouraged to explore study abroad opportunities from other departments.
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