Explore and Engage
Welcome to the College of Education and Social & Behavioral Sciences – home to a variety of exciting programs in Child and Family Studies, Criminology, Education, Global Studies, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology. Form an understanding of education, human behavior, and society that will prepare you for a career in education, government, law, business, non-profit organizations, mental health settings, and many more, right outside your front door or on the other side of the world.
We have a long history of providing undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate programs leading to Initial and Professional educator licensure in Massachusetts. We are extremely proud to have been the first public teacher’s college in the nation when we were founded in 1839. We are still among the best in preparing teachers, according to the United States Department of Education.
There are myriad ways to think, engage, and contribute to major social institutions. Examine how people interact in and experience families, the economy, and more. Prepare yourself to heal clients in a clinical practice or shape learners of all ages online or in a classroom. Identify lithics, or stone tools, and rock art on an archaeological dig in New Mexico; intern at an NGO in Brussels; or learn side-by-side with an incarcerated student at MCI Framingham through our Inside-Out Program. Our Social and Behavioral Science programs make these paths possible.
Stephanie Logan
Dr. Stephanie R. Logan serves as the dean for the College of Education and Social & Behavioral Sciences at Framingham State University. Previously, she was a professor of elementary and multicultural education at Springfield College, where she also serves as the chair of the Department of Education. She represented the department's interest in the Western Massachusetts Diverse Teacher Workforce Coalition and was also a charter school board trustee for Baystate Academy Charter School. Previously, Dr. Logan was an assistant and associate professor of elementary and multicultural education and briefly served as the elementary division program coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa. While serving at the University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Logan was responsible for initiating professional development and faculty support for multicultural education and advising the Multicultural Teaching Alliance.