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This course introduces students to the study of education with a focus on learning. It draws on a range of psychological and sociological approaches to educational theory and practice and explores how education shapes people's everyday lives. The course addresses questions such as: What do we know about learning? How do we learn? What’s political about learning?
Click here to see why you should take this course.“Wait, what?” In this course, we address this and other questions about life to understand how people learn, as well as the social, political, and global contexts in which learning takes place. Through these questions, we view learning from diverse perspectives to understand learning in Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere around the world. Course assessments are designed in a way that link theories of learning to any academic discipline or subject area while also giving you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a unique way which can improve your studies at UC.EDUC101 is a popular introductory course for students interested in the psychology and sociology of education. This course is also beneficial for students who are starting out at university and would like some insight into their own learning as well as how learning is shaped by broader political and historical contexts.Anyone eligible to attend university may enrol in EDUC101.Although these are not prerequisites, if you liked EDUC102 (Child and Adolescent Development), EDUC103 (Education, Culture and Society) and/or PSYC105 (Introductory Psychology - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition), then you may also like EDUC101."I wanted to send a thank you e-mail for such a well organised and interesting course. I found the topics covered super interesting, and as it was the last paper I was doing before graduating I am glad I chose this course. This course has left me with a very different outlook on education and learning than when I came into it and I've start to consider what is valued in education and what is truly important in regards to end results quite a lot differently than before." EDUC101 Summer School 2018 student
By the end of this course Students who engage, participate, and are successful will:Have an understanding of key theories and concepts used in the study of learning;Possess the skills needed to apply learning theories to a variety of academic and non-academic contexts; Be able to link diverse theories of learning to their relevant discipline or subject area
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Valerie Sotardi
Christoph Teschers
Domestic fee $746.00
International fee $3,038.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .