MIND, BRAIN AND EDUCATION
Provides an overview of methods and findings at the interface between education and neuroscience. Findings on brain development from birth to adolescence, brain changes in response to learning and how individual differences in brains relate to individual differences in learning. Educationally relevant domains including language acquisition and bilingualism, the brain basis of reading and mathematics and executive functions like memory, attention and emotion will be highlighted.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize and apply research that bridges neuroscience and education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate ability to work in cross-disciplinary student teams Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize and apply research that bridges neuroscience and education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate ability to work in cross-disciplinary student teams Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027