Courses

Courses in Education Studies are offered by Yale Faculty whose courses in Yale college are foundational or closely linked to education and by clinical faculty with leadership expertise in the field of education.

The following courses are offered & cross-listed with Education Studies, although annual offerings will vary. For more information please see https://courses.yale.edu
 
Introductory Course: EDST 110/SOCY 112 Foundations in Ed. Studies (fall)
 
New Scholar Seminar: EDST 261 Colloquium: Readings in Education Studies (spring)

 

Social Contexts & Policy

MB&B 107 / PHYS 107 / EDST 107 | Being Human in Stem (spring) 

EDST 144 | Race, Ethnicity and Immigration (fall) 

EDST 162 / SOCY 162 | Methods in Quantitative Sociology (fall)

EDST 177 | Propaganda, Ideology and Democracy (spring) 

EDST 201 / ECON 210 | Economics of Education (spring) 

EDST 205 | Principles of Effective Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (spring)

EDST 209 / WGSS 202 | Identity, Diversity, and Policy in U.S. Education (fall) 

EDST 211 | Latinx Communities and Education in the United States (spring) 

EDST 223 / PSLC 223 | Learning Democracy: Civic Education (spring)

EDST 225 | Child Care, Society, and Public Policy (spring)

EDST 230 | American Education and the Law (spring)

EDST 232 / PLSC 232 | U.S. Federal Education Policy (fall)

EDST 238 / PLSC 238  | The Politics of Public Education (fall)

EDST 255 / AFAM 259 | Education and Empire (spring)

EDST 263 | Place, Race, and Memory in Schools (fall)

EDST 271 / ECON 171 | Urban Inequalities and Educational Inequality (spring)

EDST 274 | College in Prison (spring)

EDST 281 | What is the University? (fall)

EDST 282 | Comparative International Education (spring)

EDST 285 | Educational Design: The Form and Function of Schooling and Learning (spring)

EDST 290 | Leadership, Change, and Improvement in Education (fall)

EDST 340 | Anti-Racist Curriculum and Pedagogy (fall) 

Individuals in Society

EDST 065 | Education and Life Worth Living (fall)

EDST 115 / ENGL 115 | Children and Books (fall)

EDST 125 / PSYC 125 Child Development (fall)

EDST 127 | Theory and Practice of Early Childhood Ed (spring)

EDST 128b / PSYC 128b | Language, Literacy, and Play (spring)

EDST 140 / PSYC 140 | Developmental Psychology (fall)

EDST 160 / PSYC 150 | Social Psychology (fall)

EDST 180 / PSYC 180 | Clinical Psychology (fall)

EDST 205 | Principles of Effective Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (spring)

EDST 228  | Contemporary Topics in Social and Emotional Learning (fall)

EDST 237 | Language and Mind (fall)

EDST 241 | Disability Studies and Special Education: Science, Policy, and Practice (fall)

EDST 283 | Children’s Literature in Africa (fall)

EDST 436 | Translating Developmental Science into Educational Practice (fall)

Senior Capstone

EDST 400 | Advanced Topics in Education Studies (fall)

EDST 410 | Senior Capstone or EDST 490 Senior Essay Independent Study (spring)

This list of courses eligible for Education Studies elective credit will be reviewed annually by the program’s Director and Advisory Committee.  The Director, in consultation with the Advisory Committee or individual faculty advisors, may approve courses beyond those listed here that meet the objectives of the Education Studies program or the particular interests of a student.