Department of Educational Foundations, Organization, and Policy

Programs within the Department of Educational Foundations, Organization, and Policy (EFOP) prepare graduates for careers in educational institutions and organizations. Our graduates work in formal and non—formal educational settings, including schools, highed ducation institutions, community agencies, policy organizations, and non-profit organizations. In our most advanced programs, students are prepared for research and teaching careers in colleges and universities, and for research and policy study careers in local, state, national, and international agencies.

The EFOP program faculty are grouped in several overlapping areas: (1) Higher Education, (2) Urban Education, (3) Education Policy, (4) Comparative and International Education, and (5) Research Methodology. The department is home to multiple degree programs: (1) Master of Education in Higher Education; (2) Master of Arts in Education Policy, with optional areas of concentration in Comparative & International Education and Higher Education Policy; (3) Doctor of Education in Education Policy & Social Change, Higher Education, and Urban Education; and (4) Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education; Urban Education; and Education Policy, with optional area of concentration in Comparative & International Education. EFOP also provides service courses for students from other departments and schools at the master’s and doctoral levels in sociological perspectives in education and research methodology.

Detailed program information appears below.

General Contact Information

Chair: Michael G. Gunzenhauser
Email: mgunzen@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-2119

Associate Chair: Lori Delale-O’Connor
Email: loridoc@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-1332

Department Address: 5900 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Please note: In the Fall of 2021 the Administrative and Policy Studies MA, MEd and PhD degree programs were terminated. Students already admitted to these programs may continue to complete these programs at a normal pace. All students must complete the MA and MEd degree programs by Summer 2027. All students must complete the PhD degree program by Summer 2032.

Programs

Doctoral

Master’s

Courses

Ed Foundations, Org, & Policy

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