Academic Departments & Offices
Four University of Northern Iowa College of Education departments. More than 125 faculty. Four undergraduate degrees. Thirteen graduate programs. Certificates and endorsements, too!
In the classroom. In the field. In the community.
One goal: a future more than you ever imagined.
Explore Our Departments
Educational Foundations and Professional Experiences
This department is a partner in teacher education at both the undergraduate and graduate level, from supporting you in your professional education experiences to overseeing the Master of Arts in Teaching for secondary education and the very foundations of teaching, your Educator Essentials coursework. One way or another, the faculty and staff engage with students across all of UNI Teacher Education.
Elementary and Middle Level Education
This department is home to the leading major at University of Northern Iowa: elementary education, which attracts 1 in 8 UNI students. If that's your passion as well, you'll find both on campus and innovative, flexible online pathways. Rounding out the department: a dual major in middle level education and graduate emphases in elementary education and transformative education.
Learning, Leadership & Community
Home to a faculty dedicated to your growth and advancement, whether that's in the area of recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership, philanthropy and nonprofit leadership or a wide range of administrator and professionals roles in K-12 and higher education. Ready to advance? Keep reading.
Literacy, Early Childhood and Special Education
This department's emphases in early childhood education, literacy education, inclusive and special education and school library studies prepare you to to teach and lead with knowledge and purpose. We're here for you, whether your future lies in a child care center, area education agency, PreK-12 classrooms, media centers or administrative setting in school districts across Iowa and beyond.