educational neuroscience undergraduate major
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Educational Neuroscience Undergraduate Major
Definition and Goals
Curriculum
Career Opportunities
Program Coordinator:Dr. Firat [email protected]
http://edneuro.ua.edu
What is Educational Neuroscience?
• Interdisciplinary field that interprets findings from brain and cognitive sciences to inform educational theory and practice.
• Uses neuroscience research methods to address educational questions.
• Introduces biological-level explanations to existing levels in education (e.g.,socio-cultural, cognitive, behavioral).
Environment
Learning & Education:A Multi-level Perspective
Body
Brain
Socio-Cultural
First-Person
Cognitive-Behavioral
Neural / Physiological
Genetic
Educational Neuroscience
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Areas of Study Cognitive, affective, and social development in typical and
atypical (e.g., autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia) groups
Development and learning of cognitive skills (e.g., mathematics, science, language & reading)
Biological factors associated with learning and development (e.g., structural and functional brain measures, genetics)
Evidence-based learning and teaching practices, and development of interventions
UA Educational Neuroscience Program
Started enrolling students in 2020 Interdisciplinary curriculum Extensive research opportunities Part of the wider Ed. Neuro. Initiative
● PhD Concentration in Ed. Neuro● 5 Research Labs
Part of the wider neuroscience research and training efforts on campus
Curriculum (1st & 2nd years)
Science & math foundations (biology, chemistry, physics & calculus)
Curriculum (1st & 2nd years)
Interdisciplinary courses (psychology, biology, human development, neuroscience, anthropology, philosophy & special education)
Curriculum (3rd & 4th years)
Research methods & experiences (statistics, exp. design, computational skills, electrophysiology & neuroimaging)
Curriculum (3rd & 4th years)
Advanced topics courses (cognitive & educational psychology, mathematics, scientific thinking, reading, language & moral psych./devel.)
Skills & Knowledge Acquired● Foundational math &
science training● Interdisciplinary exposure
(e.g., psychology, biology, anthropology, philosophy & special education)
● Cognitive, developmental & educational psychology
● Focused training in educational neuroscience – Understanding and interpreting
neuroscience research– Developing interventions
● Data Analysis & Research skills– Experimental design– Neuroimaging– Electrophysiology– Computational skills
Career Opportunities
Health ProfessionsPre-medPhysical TherapyPhysician AssistantNursing
AcademicGraduate programs in relevant areas (e.g., neuroscience, education, psychology)Lab managerResearch assistant
Non-ProfitNGOs (e.g., Save the Children, Mercy Corp, Care International)Foundations (e.g., UNICEF, Gates Foundation)
Public AdministrationHealth systems administrationCommunity development / relationsPractice coordinator Private Sector
HealthEducational technologyCognitive diagnosis and assessmentData miningEntrepreneurship
Thank you!
Please contact me with questions:Dr. Firat Soylu
http://edneuro.ua.edu