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

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

EDST 144 / SOCY 144 / ER&M 211 / EVST 144 | Race, Ethnicity and Immigration (fall) 

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

EDST 205 | Principles of Effective Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (spring) (also counts for Individuals in Society requirement)

EDST 209 / WGSS 202 / AFAM 239 / AMST 461 / ER&M 292 | Identity, Diversity, and Policy in U.S. 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 235 / WGSS 239 | Education and the Culture Wars (fall)

EDST 263 / AFAM 261 / AMST 263 | Place, Race, and Memory in Schools (fall)

EDST 270 / AMST 447 / ER&M 367 | Contemporary Native American K-12 and Postsecondary Educational Policy (spring)

EDST 271 / ECON 171 / AFAM 146 | Urban Inequalities and Educational Inequality (spring)

EDST 274 | College in Prison (spring)

EDST 282 / PLSC 417 | 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 361 / THST 361 | Production Seminar: Theater in Education (fall)

CSJE 210 | Public School Policy Reform in the United States (fall)

 

Individuals in Society

EDST 065 / HUMS 065 | Education and Life Worth Living (fall)

EDST 125 / CHLD 125 / PSYC 125 | Child Development (fall)

EDST 127 / CHLD 127 / PSYC 127 | Theory and Practice of Early Childhood Education (spring)

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

EDST 140 / PSYC 140 | Developmental Psychology (fall)

EDST 160 / PSYC 150 | Social Psychology (fall)

EDST 205 | Principles of Effective Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (spring) (also counts for Social Contexts & Policy requirement)

EDST 237 / LING 217 / LING 617 / PSYC 317 | Language and Mind (fall)

EDST 350 / CHLD 350 / PSYC 350 | Autism and Related Disorders (spring)

MATH 482 | Senior Seminar: Math Education Topics (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.