Sample Pathways

Below are sample pathways to help you think about how you can create a coherent course of study that fulfills your educational goals.  You may want to get a broad overview of the important questions related to education or pursue an aspect in education in more depth.

If seeking a broad overview, pathways can include, among other things, coursework related to individual learning, schools as organizations, the role of education in society and educational policy.  Here are two sample course selections that reflect breadth:

Breadth Sample 1

  • ANTHRO 1976 Schools in Culture, Culture in Schools (foundational course)
  • AFRAMER 158X The Key to Making It: Educational Progress and Barriers among Black Americans
  • ECON 1078 Analyzing Education Policy (foundational course)
  • PSY 1355 Adolescent Brain
  • PSY 980JG Academic Success: What is it and what makes it?

Breadth Sample 2

  • ECON 980B Education in the Economy (foundational course)
  • ECON 980F Race in America
  • GOV 1368 Politics of American Education (foundational course)
  • H250 Developmental Psychology (foundational course)
  • HLS 2056 Educational Reform and School Culture

There are numerous possibilities for students who might want to focus in depth on a particular aspect of education.  Here are four sample course selections that reflect depth:

Depth Sample 1 – Social Stratification

  • ECON 1000A Growth, Technology, Inequality and Education
  • USW 35 Dilemmas of Equity and Excellence in American K-12 Education (foundational course)
  • HISTSCI 171V Measuring the Mind: How Psychological Tests are Used to Sort Americans and Why it Matters
  • SOCIOL 135 Education and Culture
  • SOC-STD 98NB Inequality and Social Mobility in America

Depth Sample 2 – Literacy

  • H250 Developmental Psychology (foundational course)
  • H700 From Language to Literacy
  • HIST 1318 History of the Book and of Reading
  • LING 102 Sentence Structure
  • PSY 1651R Language Development: Undergraduate Laboratory Course

Depth Sample 3 – Childhood and Adolescence

  • AFRAMER 186X Childhood in African America
  • ANTHRO 1976 Schools in Culture, Culture in Schools (foundational course)
  • H250 Developmental Psychology (foundational course)
  • H389B Supporting Adolescents in Schools: Integrated Academic and Social-Emotional Supports for Students
  • PSY 1355 Adolescent Brain

Depth Sample 4 – Policy

  • A024 Politics and Education Policy in the United States (foundational course)
  • ECON 1078 Analyzing Education Policy (foundational course)
  • ECON 980B Education in the Economy (foundational course)
  • GOV 1368 Politics of American Education (foundational course)
  • HIST 2450 History of Schooling in the United States (foundational course)