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Spring 2027

4,369 courses

Human Rights and Education explores the relationship between human rights and education globally, investigating tensions within the human rights framework to reduce social inequality through educational case studies.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Mary Michaud

Homework involved significant reading, and students were expected to be prepared to discuss these materials in class.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

An interdisciplinary course examining the link between education and global political, economic, and social contexts. It uses a place-based approach to explore topics like migration, marketization, and youth culture.

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Past student reviews · Elise Ahn

Readings were dense and long, with grades based on a case study built over the semester.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines conceptions of teaching and learning in classical philosophical works and contemporary literature on the philosophy of education.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Examines American schools through a sociological lens, focusing on social inequality and the intersection of class, race, and gender in student experiences.

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Past student reviews · Sara Goldrick-Rab

Readings were numerous but considered relevant and interesting. The student who provided this feedback rated the course difficulty as moderate.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Intensive, practice-oriented seminar exploring one qualitative research method, including its logics of inquiry, data analysis, and uses.

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Past student reviews · Alice Goffman

Students found the class challenging, noting that it pushed them to do more in their academic pursuits.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample

An introduction to psychological theories of learning, covering cognitive, social, and affective aspects, individual differences, and practical applications.

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Past student reviews · Joel Beier

One student reported that exams were easy because they allowed notecards, but emphasized that an analysis paper was required during the semester. The same student noted that grading took a long time.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Human Development in Infancy and Childhood covers normative processes and individual differences in physical, mental, social, and emotional development and behavior from infancy through late childhood.

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Past student reviews · Ferrine Spector

The course involved short quizzes, mandatory participation in research, and a final paper, with attendance required.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines physiological, social, and cognitive changes characterizing the transition from childhood to adult life.

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Past student reviews · Julie Hunt, Amy Bellmore

The course included five online quizzes, four tests, two paragraph papers, and one research paper. One student noted that extensive textbook reading was required to earn high grades, while another found the overall workload easy.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Overview of methods and findings at the interface between education and neuroscience, covering brain development and learning.

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Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

The workload typically includes three exams and one group paper. Exams are considered fair, though they require studying, especially for students with less neuroscience background. Study guides are provided but can be lengthy.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Explores social and psychological aspects of human development from early childhood through adolescence, focusing on implications for education.

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Past student reviews · Judith Korn

The course is described as easy to follow, with many examples provided to aid understanding and numerous extra credit opportunities available.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Research experience under the supervision of a faculty member in Educational Psychology. Develop an understanding of research in a topic area and participate in team-based research. Reading includes published research studies relevant to the selected topic, and evaluation includes presentations in group meetings or a paper based on the research conducted.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Contemporary Issues in Educational Psychology examines the influence of educational psychology upon issues and innovations in education.

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Past student reviews · Haley Vlach

Workload included one presentation, weekly readings, and a final paper, with mandatory attendance factored into the grade. One student noted it was easy to earn an A if all assignments were completed.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

An interdisciplinary course exploring embodied, enacted, extended, and embedded cognition theories and their applications to education, learning, and teaching practices.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Learning Analytics Theory and Practice applies data mining to large educational datasets to gain insights into how people learn.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Quantitative Ethnography explores theoretical foundations and practical use of quantitative ethnography, focusing on cognitive modeling and automated coding for applied fields like anthropology, education, and market research.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explore multiple assessment types and data sets to conduct analyses informing instructional practice. Engage in coaching conversations with teachers to design and use assessment data for enhancing student learning outcomes.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Practicum integrating prior coaching coursework to apply concepts, reflect on practices, and engage in collaborative inquiry within an online professional learning community.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

A capstone course where students pair with a learning organization to design, analyze, and present a consulting report on learning analytics applications.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Seminar in Research in Educational Psychology II involves planning and conducting an empirical research project with assistance from a faculty advisor and course faculty.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Current Topics in Educational Psychology covers current issues in the field of educational psychology.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Seminar applying educational psychology principles to diversity in human learning and development through readings, events, and class discussions.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Covers individual differences and contextual influences on physical, cognitive, social, and personality development during adolescence.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Covers theoretical foundations, procedures, instruments, and diagnostic criteria for assessing social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties in youth.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Covers assessment methods and intervention strategies for children with academic skill problems, including practice applying these approaches to case studies.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Graduate course on designing and analyzing single-case intervention research, focusing on methodological credibility, visual analysis, and statistical analysis.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Covers designing and managing learning environments, focusing on classroom management, student self-regulation, motivation, and positive behavior support to support academic and social-emotional growth.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Covers analysis of variance and covariance, multiple linear regression, chi-square, and nonparametric techniques in educational statistics.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Applied introduction to regression techniques including nonparametric, multiple linear, and logistic regression, with all analyses conducted in R.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

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