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Movement Science and Education        Full Program Website


A pioneer in research and application related to physical activity in the sub-disciplines of Kinesiology, including Applied Exercise Physiology, Motor Learning and Control, Occupational Therapy and Physical Education.

In 2010 our doctoral program was ranked 4th in the United States by the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and we were ranked #1 in placement of doctoral students in higher education positions.

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Neuroscience and Education        Full Program Website

The Neuroscience and Education program at Teachers College was the first graduate program in the United States to offer multidisciplinary training focused on the intersections of neuroscience and education. The program is designed to prepare a new kind of specialist: a professional with dual preparation able to bridge the gap between research underlying brain, cognition and behavior, and the problems encountered in schools and other applied settings.

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Speech & Language Pathology         Full Program Website

The M.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degree programs in Speech-Language Pathology prepare graduates for positions in a variety of professional settings. The master’s program is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Students in the program come from a variety of backgrounds.  Some have undergraduate degrees from departments that have focused on normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing; others have degrees in such varied fields as linguistics, psychology, education, biology, theater, Spanish.

News from Biobehavioral Sciences

  • Space Shuttle Enterprise Flyby (4/27/2012)
    Space Shuttle Enterprise Flyby

    The space shuttle enterprise flew by Teachers College on April 27. The video was taken from the Neurocognition of Language Lab on the 11th floor of Thorndike Hall.

  • Andrew Gordon Wins NSF Grant to Study Brain-Hand Connections (3/23/2012)
    Andrew Gordon Wins NSF Grant to Study Brain-Hand Connections

    Gordon and Marco Santello will receive $640,000 from the National Science Foundation for their research on neurological disorders and prosthetic hands.

  • SLP Faculty, TC Administrators Receive Humanitarian Award for Work in Ghana (3/12/2012)
    SLP Faculty, TC Administrators Receive Humanitarian Award for Work in Ghana

    The TC Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Ghana program is in its fifth year. Each year since 2008, Crowley and Baigorri have brought 18 master's students in the SLP program to Ghana to provide free services for children and adults with communications disorders, and to provide professional development for their Ghanaian colleagues.

  • 26th Arabic Linguistics Symposium (2/28/2012)
    26th Arabic Linguistics Symposium

    March 1-3, 2012 Milbank Chapel, Teachers College, Columbia University An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic.

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