Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)

Public education has long strived to be society’s “great equalizer.” Yet, throughout its history, the American education system has failed to deliver on this promise. In this course, we will examine specific high-profile and popular system-level reform...

*Lottery-Based Enrollment* In this course, we will examine the immigrant origin child and youth experience through intersecting and interdisciplinary lenses. Over one quarter of students in the U.S. have immigrant parents. The goal of the course is to...

Nearly one in three residents of the United States lives close to the poverty line, and a growing number of people live in deep poverty, subsisting on less than $2 per day. This course examines the social world of poverty in the US today. It pays...

What does it mean to be a child? What is it like to be a child? Drawing on the tools of sociology, we will see how children’s lives and life chances are shaped by their social position, their social contexts, and the broad social structures in their...

Some kids break the rules. Others don’t seem to care they exist. Why do some grow into empathetic, socially responsible adults while others develop traits like manipulation, fearlessness, and a lack of remorse? This seminar dives into one of the most...

This is a laboratory methods course that provides students with hands-on experience in a cognitive development lab. The aim of the course is for students to engage in all aspects of the scientific process - from experimental design to data collection and...

Students participate in research on language acquisition, language comprehension, and language production. Each student has responsibility for a project. Weekly meeting to discuss student projects and readings that are relevant to them. Ten hours a week...

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22! Over the past fifty years or so, the typical experiences of people aged 18-29 in developed countries have undergone significant changes. Many now delay marriage and parenthood, while dedicating more time to...

What obstacles do single, low-income fathers face to becoming and staying involved in the lives of their children? Why are students in poor schools at increased risk of entering adulthood without all the skills they need to succeed in the workforce and...

Across our years of schooling we experience different teaching styles, develop preferences for classroom activities and exam formats, and try out various studying strategies. But what has psychological science shown to be most effective in the classroom...