General Education: Curriculum and Instruction (non-licensure)

Purdue University in West Lafayette

Focus on educational leadership in today's increasingly interconnected and technology-rich world with a degree in general education. The curriculum and instruction major is for those interested in a career in the field of education but not necessarily classroom teaching. This major is a non-teaching license program.

Learn about collaboration, community, diversity, global perspectives, inquiry, and reflection. Research various aspects of educational practices and focus on theory-into-practice to lead to new discoveries in the teaching and learning process across a wide variety of educational contexts. 

Sample signature areas of discovery include:

• Challenges of acquiring academic language for English language learners (ELLs).
• Study abroad and internationalization efforts by colleges and universities.
• Impact of technology on citizenship and citizenship education.
• Postsecondary learner's development of mathematics content knowledge.