Courses

Provides a strong foundation in the various gender issues in education. Stimulates explorations into the ways the construct of "Gender" affects and is affected by the educational system and process. Presents knowledge and research about contemporary gender-related educational issues and theories of gender in education. Encourages development of well-considered views about the various issues, research, and theories.

Investigates controversies in education from a self-consciously ethical perspective, drawing as appropriate from moral and political theory as well as law. Focuses on public education's role in fostering democratic citizenship and providing equal educational opportunity. Critically evaluates various education reform policies and curriculum policies. Applies method commonly used in medical ethics to make decisions regarding concrete ethically problematic cases.

Explores development of schooling for African Americans in the U.S. and for Latinos in the American Southwest. Emphasizes parallels and points of intersection these groups experienced in their quest to access meaningful educational opportunities. Examines how social, economic, political, and judicial action defined and organized policy and practice for these two groups. EDUC 4240 and 6240 are identical courses.

Introduces students to theoretical and empirical contributions of educational psychology, emphasizing applications to educational practices. Topics include learning, development, cognitive processes, social and cultural context, motivation, assessment, and individual differences. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Applies anthropological perspectives to research in educational settings. Focuses on theories of culture, cultural transmission and acquisition, and cultural reproduction and production for understanding schooling and its outcomes.

Introduces students to recent theoretical and research advances in the study of children and adolescent's cognitive, social and emotional development, with an emphasis on implications for learning in and out of school.

Examines current theory and research on adolescent development, learning, motivation, and academic achievement. Emphasizes how theory and research can inform instructional decisions in the secondary classroom. Restricted to English-Secondary Education (EDEN), Social Studies-Secondary Educ (EDSS), Mathematics-Secondary Educ (EDMA) or Science-Secondary Educ (EDSC) graduate students only. Prerequisites: Restricted to English-Secondary Education (EDEN), Social Studies-Secondary Educ (EDSS), Mathematics-Secondary Educ (EDMA) or Science-Secondary Educ (EDSC) graduate students only.

Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Prereqs., graduate standing or at least one upper-division course in computer science, linguistics, philosophy, or psychology. Same as CSCI 6402, LING 6200, PHIL 6310, and PSYC 6200. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Interdisciplinary reading of innovative theories and methodologies of cognitive science. Share interdisciplinary perspectives through in-class and online discussion and analysis of controversial texts and of their own research in cognitive science. Required for joint PhD in cognitive science. Prereq., graduate standing. Same as CSCI 7762, LING 7762, and PSYC 7765.

Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint PhD in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., CSCI 6402 or EDUC 6504 or LING 6200 or PHIL 6310 or PSYC 6200. Recommended prereq., CSCI 7762 or EDUC 6505 or LING 7762or PHIL 7310 or PSYC 7762. Same as PSYC 7415, LING 7415, PHIL 7415, and CSCI 7412. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint PhD in an approved core disciplineand cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., LING 7415 or PSYC 7415 or CSCI 7412 or EDUC 6506. Same as PSYC 7425, LING 7425, PHIL 7425, and CSCI 7422. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an introduction to recent research into student learning on the conceptual foundations of modern biology, together with pedagogical methods associated with effective instruction and its evaluation. Students will be involved in active research into conceptual and practical issues involved in biology education, methods to discover student preconceptions, and the design, testing and evaluation of various instructional interventions. Same as MCDB 4811 and EDUC 6811. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.