Do all MBE students have a strong science background?
The backgrounds of our students vary greatly. Only a minority of students in the program have a strong biology background. Some have backgrounds in psychology and education research, but many do not. Every year we have a few students with no training in the social sciences at all. Given the multiple fields that are intrinsic to MBE, we cannot expect anyone to know all of them. Students in the program usually have a background in education (teaching or research), cognitive science, brain science, child development, philosophy, or biology; many other fields and backgrounds are also represented. Approximately half of our students are, or plan to become, teachers.
