Thank you for visiting the website of the Department of Educational Studies at Ball State University. No other department on campus can claim the scope of educational services offered by Educational Studies. Serving students at every point on the educational continuum, the department is home to two doctoral programs: the doctor of education in Adult, Higher, and Community Education and the doctor of philosophy in Educational Studies. In addition, the department offers a master of arts in Adult and Community Education, Curriculum & Educational Technology, Executive development for Public Service, Secondary Education, and Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE). During 2008-9, the SAAHE program was ranked 14^th nationally among 186 programs with membership in the International Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education organization. In addition, U.S. News&World Report ranked the masters program in Secondary Education in the top third in the nation. 

The department also offers Graduate Certificates in the following areas: College & University Teaching, Diversity Studies, Middle Level Education, and Computer Education. The department offers courses via face-to-face, hybrid, and distance education formats.

 At the undergraduate level, the department prepares students for teaching in all grade, junior high/middle, and secondary classrooms. It offers minors in educational technology, multicultural education, and student leadership, and a license addition in computer education. The department is home to the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Initiative, a highly prestigious and selective program to prepare students in STEM (Science, Technology, and Math) fields for Indiana classrooms.

Recently named a Red Carpet Spirit of Service provider, we invite you to explore the possibilities afforded you by the Department of Educational Studies, which is guided by the following vision statement: The Department of Educational Studies is a learning community engaged in the preparation of educators, the discovery of knowledge, and the promotion of social justice.

Jayne R. Beilke, Ph.D
Professor and Chairperson