Students will explore central themes and issues in the field of learning sciences, which incorporates cognitive and educational psychology, along with neuroscience, to help educators teach better and students learn better. This course also offers a number of exercises to help students become researchers as well as consumers of research.

The study of socialization and education in cross-cultural perspective. Themes include education and language, schooling and nationalism, multicultural education, childhood socialization, literacy, adult learning, and school culture.