Education Studies and Recreation

Department Chairperson: Inna Dolzhenko

Phone: (773) 995-2191

Location: ED 321

Department Overview

The Department of Education Studies and Recreation offers graduate and undergraduate programs. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Physical Education, and a Bachelor of Science in Recreation.

The Department of Education Studies and Recreation provides our diverse student population with a rigorous broad curriculum that prepares students for professional career opportunities in teaching, coaching, health education, and driver education, graduate work or employment in public and private school and non-school educational settings.

At the graduate level, the Department of Education Studies and Recreation offers a post-baccalaureate non-degree licensure program and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree with licensure. Additionally, candidates with a professional educator license may also pursue a Master of Science in Education degree. The Recreation Program offers emphasis areas in parks, recreation, sport administration, and therapeutic recreation. The Recreation Program at Chicago State University serves an urban community traditionally underrepresented in parks, recreation, and the leisure profession. The Recreation Program provides quality undergraduate education and collaborates with a wide variety of recreation and leisure providers within the Chicago Metropolitan Area.