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Education Studies

Overview

Concentrators in Education Studies choose one of the two areas of emphasis: Human Development or History and Policy. The concentration requires ten courses meeting the specifications below. At least eight must be taken in the Education Department at Brown University. With the approval in advance of their class’s Concentration Advisor, two courses may be taken at Brown outside the Education Department or at another university.

Concentration Advisors

Sophmore Advisor: Cynthia Garcia Coll
Junior Advisor: Cynthia Garcia Coll
Senior Advisor: Luther Spoehr
Honors Advisor: Jin Li

Requirements

The Education Studies concentration requires you to take ten courses, meeting the following specifications:

  1. Methods Course (1)
  2. Area of Emphasis Courses (5 min)
  3. Breadth Courses (2 min)
  4. Electives Courses (2 max)
  5. Honors Available (optional):
    1. meet all concentration requirements
    2. apply with thesis proposal during sixth semester
    3. minimum gpa of 3.5
    4. complete methods course by end of junior year
    5. complete EDUC 1991 and EDUC 1992 (Independent Reading and Research)

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