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## Courses

Below are lists of both Foundational and Elective courses that have been approved for program requirements. This page is updated each term to reflect any changes in these courses.



 

###  Approved Foundational Courses 

Students declaring the Secondary Field in Educational Studies are required to take at least one foundational course. Below are the approved foundational courses for AY25-26.

 

 



 ### EDST 102

**Title:** Developmental Psychology

**Term:** Fall 2025

**Faculty:** Paul Harris



 

   ![Paul Harris](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/paul-harris-445.jpg?h=8447c428&itok=IEsKjZc9) 

 

 

 

 ### EDST 103

**Title:** Philosophy of Education

**Term:** Fall 2025

**Faculty:** Catherine Elgin



 

   ![Catherine Elgine](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/catherine-elgin-314.jpg?h=8e200012&itok=lnCi8y3a) 

 

 

 

 ### EDST 124

**Title:** Introduction to Teaching

**Term:** Fall 2025

**Faculty:** Jon Star



 

   ![Jon Star](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/jon-star-2025-square.jpg?h=c2e45227&itok=EvhZWk-Y) 

 

 

 

 ### GENED 1199

**Title:** Learning and Unlearning

**Term:** Fall 2025

**Faculty:** Liao Cheng



 

   ![Liao Cheng](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/liao_cheng_profile.jpg?h=4233ef75&itok=S6CV4_nu) 

 

 

 

 ### GENED 1189

**Title:** U.S. K-12 Schools: Assumptions, Binaries, and Controversies

**Term:** Spring 2026

**Faculty:** Elizabeth City



 

   ![Elizabeth City](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/1500x1000-liz-city-final.jpg?h=08456d4e&itok=b1jjLVGP) 

 

 

 

 ### GOV 1368

**Title:** The Politics of American Education

**Term:** Fall 2025

**Faculty:** Paul Peterson



 

   ![Paul Peterson](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Paul-Peterson-300x300.jpg?h=905f7fe7&itok=Naat4mGO) 

 

 

 

 ### EDST 135

**Title:** Education in the East and West

**Term:** Spring 2026

**Instructor:** Liao Cheng



 

   ![Liao Cheng](/sites/g/files/omnuum7196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/liao_cheng_profile.jpg?h=4233ef75&itok=S6CV4_nu) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

###  All Approved Courses 

[Academic Year 2025-26 Approved Courses for the Secondary Field in Educational Studies](https://hu.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/EdSecondary/EUvQM7AsrptNjRuj9u0VvrUB60Ww1i_BxVFtHaiUSMH_eA?e=WgGSVH)

Courses listed on this PDF have been approved and can apply towards the Secondary Field in Educational Studies. Students should refer to the Harvard University Catalog at [my.Harvard](https://my.harvard.edu/) for confirmation on the status of course offerings.

**Can I petition to have a course approved?** Students may petition for a course to be approved for the Secondary Field in Educational Studies by sending an email with a brief rationale for inclusion along with the course number, title, and description to the [**Assistant Director of the Secondary Field**](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/liao-cheng) and cc the Program Coordinator at [**ed\_secondary@gse.harvard.edu**](mailto:ed_secondary@gse.harvard.edu).



 

###  Course Catalog 

#### [Harvard University Course Catalog](https://my.harvard.edu/)

Confirmed courses are offered by searching the complete and continuously updated course catalog on my.harvard.