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Graduate School of Education - George Mason University

Our Graduate School of Education is the alma mater for one third of teachers and administrators in Northern Virginia’s world-class school systems. Each year, more than 3,000 graduate students enroll in our innovative academic programs, which include advanced study for teachers and school leaders, instructional design and technology, and a renowned PhD in Education program that is among the largest in the country.

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School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism - George Mason University

The School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism (SRHT) offers exciting, career-ready majors in dynamic fields such as athletic training, tourism and events management, health and physical education, kinesiology, sport management, and recreation management. SRHT features renowned faculty, cutting-edge research, six laboratories and centers, and a diverse student body of more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year. Each major requires one or more internship or clinical experiences, ensuring that students graduate not just with a transcript but with a resume that demonstrates their professional aptitude and skills.

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Areas of Study

How will YOU make an impact?

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Our Philosophy

At George Mason University, our aim is not to be the best university in the world, but the best university for the world. We accept our responsibility to serve others, to help our students succeed, to enrich the life of our community, and to contribute to solving some of the most complex problems of our time.

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About CEHD

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) inspires undergraduate and graduate students to promote learning and development across the life span. Innovative, inclusive, and cutting-edge, the college and its two schools prepare professionals who improve lives and make a difference for our community and for the world.

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Students

One of the goals of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is to provide all students with personalized, high-quality experiential learning opportunities, both regionally and globally with multiple pathways and delivery formats that will enable all graduates to pursue meaningful lives and successful careers.

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Research of Consequence
Research

The college’s innovative research and pace of performance has resulted in a research portfolio that has grown dramatically compared to peer institutions, with annual expenditures exceeding $16 million annually. This research of consequence, undertaken by faculty in both schools, advances knowledge in the learning and developmental sciences, benefiting the greater community in Virginia and beyond.

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CEHD Welcomes Six New Instructional Faculty Members

August 22, 2019

Dean Mark Ginsberg announced the addition of six new instructional faculty for the 2019-20 school year. Read more...
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Health, fitness, and recreation resources grad (’16) hired by Buffalo Bills to become just third female coach in franchise history

August 22, 2019

Callie Brownson spent 2018 season at Dartmouth as Division I’s first full-time female football coach. Read more...
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Elementary Education program teams up with Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts

August 22, 2019

Graduate students learn ways to mix music, dance, and drama into curriculum. Read more...
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Fred Bemak leaving major impact on Counseling and Development program that will be felt after his retirement

August 22, 2019

Counselors Without Borders founder reflects on time at Mason. Read more...
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Pop-up traffic garden provides a non-crash course in road safety

August 20, 2019

CEHD faculty, students test data-collection process with ‘dry run’ at Mason’s Child Development Center. Read more...
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Mason students experimenting how to automatically translate sign language into text or speech

August 14, 2019

CEHD, Helen Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities a part of unique research. Read more...
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Sport management major hones her skills at summer internship with Irish pro soccer club

August 7, 2019

Jamie Olsen serving as sports marketing and media relations intern for Shamrock Rovers. Read more...
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Former Mason Athletic Trainer Emily Fortunato Part of Staff for World Cup-Winning USWNT

July 30, 2019

Mason grad served as an assistant athletic trainer for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team during the World Cup this summer. Read more...
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Maria Barrios was named CEHD’s 2019 Exemplary Early Career Teacher

July 19, 2019

Two-time Mason alumnus entering third year at Keene Mill Elementary School. Read more...
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CEHD professor speaks at conference in Turkey on challenges facing Syrian refugee children

July 17, 2019

Counseling professor Fred Bemak recommends culturally responsive model of psycho-social support Read more...