Mind, Brain, and Education

Curriculum

2012-13 Requirements

The following MBE program requirements are for the 2012-13 academic year only and are subject to change for the 2012-13 academic year.

MBE core course (HT-100)
Two MBE Foundations courses
Two Additional MBE courses
Three Elective courses

Mind, Brain, and Education Courses

MBE Core Courses

HT-100 Cognitive Development, Education, and the Brain (taught by Professor Fischer) is required of all MBE students.

MBE Foundations Courses

Students must choose two courses from the following list. These courses are designed to provide foundational knowledge about mind, brain, and education, including a survey of key concepts, findings, and practices from the field.

H-107 Introduction to Education Neuroscience (fall, T.Rose)
H-112 Cognitive Neuroscience and Education (spring, Luk)
H-137 Emotional Development: Biology, Relationships, Culture (spring, Rappolt-Schlictmann)
*H-154 Specialized Research Seminar on Event-Related Potential (ERP) Methods (not offered 2012-13)
T-560 Universal Design For Learning: Meeting the Challenge of Individual Differences (spring, Rose)

*Note: permission of the instructor is required to take this course.

The following course at the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) also counts as an MBE Overview Course:

*PSY 1352 Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience Research (fall, Buckner)

*Note: research commitment/permission of the instructor is required to take this course.

Additional MBE Courses

MBE students must choose two additional MBE Courses from the three didactic categories listed below. Students can take any combination of courses from these lists; there is no distribution requirement across the categories. In addition, MBE Foundations Courses beyond the required two courses (as listed above), can also count toward the two additional MBE courses.

Electives

As part of the required eight courses, MBE students take three courses of their choice at HGSE or at other Harvard or MIT schools through cross-registration. MBE students should consider that at least four of their courses must be taken at HGSE.

Many HGSE students choose to take courses at other Harvard graduate schools such as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the Harvard Kennedy School.

For more information about cross-registering at other Harvard schools, please visit: https://crossreg.harvard.edu/.