Human Development in Context Major
Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.
Concentration Program—16 units*
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8 of the 16 units need to be at the 300-level
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses (6 units) | |
| SESP 201-0 | Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence * |
| or PSYCH 244-0 | Developmental Psychology |
| or HDC 335-0 | The Myths and Facts of Adolescence |
| or 1 | |
| SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging |
| or HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging |
| or HDC 205-0 | Coming of Age and Growing Old in the 21st Century |
| 1 course for the Fundamentals cluster from: | |
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation |
| HDC 307-0 | Emotional Mysteries |
| PSYCH 215-0 | Psychology of Personality |
| PSYCH 228-0 | Cognitive Psychology |
| 1 course for the Social Policy in Action cluster from: | |
| Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking | |
| Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting | |
| Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation | |
| Adolescent Stress: Sources and Solutions | |
| Race and Education | |
| Crafting Child Policy | |
| Race, Adolescence, and School Discipline | |
| Special Topics (Anthropology of Education) | |
| Social Opportunity and Educational Policy | |
| Race, Inequality, and the Political Analysis of Public Policy | |
| Global Human Trafficking | |
| Economics of Inequality and Discrimination | |
| The Social Side of College: Understanding the Lives of Undergraduate Students | |
| Impacts of Education Policy on the Classroom | |
| Intersectionality, Measurement and Public Policy | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Religion and Policy) | |
| 1 course for the Learning and Cognition cluster from: | |
| Identity and Motivation | |
| Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues | |
| Introduction to Learning Sciences | |
| Cognition and Action | |
| Culture, Language, & Identity | |
| Introduction to Teaching and Learning | |
| Cognition in Contexts | |
| Culture and Cognition | |
or LOC 214-BR | Culture and Cognition: SESP Leadership Institute |
| Redesigning Everyday Organizations | |
| Learning and Thinking in Organizations | |
| Designing and Supporting Discourse-Rich Environments for Learning | |
| Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | |
| Language Development and Usage | |
| 1 course for the Social Relations cluster from: | |
| Analysis of Global Teams | |
| Life 101: Literature and Psychology | |
or SLAVIC 262-0 | Life 101: Literature and Psychology |
| Emotional Mysteries | |
| Team Dynamics | |
| Identities, Intersections, and Organizations | |
| Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101 | |
| Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (History and Evolution of the Modern High School or Organizational Perspectives on Education Policy) | |
| 1 course for the Analysis cluster from: | |
| Adolescent Stress: Sources and Solutions | |
| Holocaust Education Design | |
| Design of Learning Environments (All topics are suitable) * | |
| Inclusive Making | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences ( Multimodal Storytelling on Migration for Learning Within and Across Communities) | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Indigenous Methods in Research) | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Text Mining for Education, Organizations and Social Science Research ) | |
| Community Based Research Methodologies: Educational Justice | |
| Causal Methods for Evaluating Policy | |
| Magic Monsters & the Holocaust | |
| Economics of Health, Human Capital, and Happiness | |
| Quantitative Tools for Policy Analysis | |
| Intersectionality, Measurement and Public Policy | |
| Concentration Extension Courses (10 units) | |
| Must be selected from an approved list of courses in human development in context, other SESP concentrations, and disciplines such as anthropology, communication studies, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. Must include at least 4 courses at the 300 level. Up to 3 units of SESP 390-0 Research Apprenticeship or SESP 399-0 Independent Study and 3 units of SESP 398-0 Honors Thesis may be counted toward this requirement. | |
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PSYCH 110-0 Introduction to Psychology is a pre-requisite for PSYCH 244-0.
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HDC students who take SESP 201-0 Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence for the SESP Core can choose either SESP 203-0 Human Development: Adulthood and Aging or HDC 310-0 The Art and Science of Aging for the HDC Concentration. HDC students who take either SESP 203-0 or HDC 310-0 for the SESP Core can take SESP 201-0 for the HDC Concentration.
SESP Core (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Seminar—1 unit | |
| SESP 200-0 | Understanding Knowledge |
| Human Development—1 unit | |
| SESP 201-0 | Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence 1 |
| or PSYCH 244-0 | Developmental Psychology |
| OR | |
| SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging |
| OR | |
| HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging |
| OR | |
| HDC 205-0 | Coming of Age and Growing Old in the 21st Century |
| OR | |
| HDC 335-0 | The Myths and Facts of Adolescence |
| Methodologies —2 units | |
| SESP 210-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology |
| or STAT 202-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Science |
| or STAT 210-0 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| or PSYCH 201-0 | Statistical Methods in Psychology |
| or SOCIOL 303-0 | Analysis and Interpretation of Social Data |
| SESP 272-0 | Field Research Methods |
| Experiential Learning—4 units 2 | |
| SESP 392-0 | Experiential Learning: Practicum |
| or SESP 392-SA | Experiential Learning: Practicum Study Abroad |
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PSYCH 110-0 Introduction to Psychology is a prerequisite for PSYCH 244-0 and PSYCH 201-0.
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This 4-unit course may be taken either for 1 quarter during junior year or for nine weeks during the Summer Session before or after junior year; no fifth unit may be taken concurrently without special permission. At least 2 quarters before registering for the course, students must consult the SESP practicum director regarding procedures and site-placement application materials. For Summer Session practicums, consultation should be scheduled at least 3 quarters in advance.
Overlay Requirements*
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Overlay requirements are fulfilled by courses taken for the concentration
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Global Engagement | |
| 1 quarter of study abroad or 3 quarters of foreign language or equivalent. | |
| Heterogeneities, Systems, and Inequalities | |
| 1 course counted towards the concentration from the following list: | |
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation |
| HDC/LOC 315-0 | Identities, Intersections, and Organizations |
| LOC/LRN_SCI 214-0 | Culture and Cognition |
| or LOC 214-BR | Culture and Cognition: SESP Leadership Institute |
| LRN_SCI 224-0 | Holocaust Education Design |
| LRN_SCI 309-0 | Inclusive Making |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Identity, Power, and the Historical Imaginary across Social Contexts) |
| LOC 334-0 | Analysis of Global Teams |
| SESP 195-1 | Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking |
| SESP 195-2 | Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting |
| SESP 195-3 | Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation |
| SESP 251-0 | Special Topics (Finding Your Path: Future Possibilities and Social Change) |
| SESP 323-0 | Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums |
| SESP 360-0 | Magic Monsters & the Holocaust |
| SOC_POL 313-0 | Race, Inequality, and the Political Analysis of Public Policy |
| SOC_POL 331-0 | Economics of Inequality and Discrimination |
| SOC_POL 337-0 | The Social Side of College: Understanding the Lives of Undergraduate Students |
| SOC_POL 340-0 | Intersectionality, Measurement and Public Policy |
| SESP 351-0 | Special Topics (Anthropology of Education ) |
| TEACH_ED 301-0 | Schooling in America |
| TEACH_ED/LRN_SCI 302-0 | Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education |
| TEACH_ED 329-0 | Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning |
| Methods in Context | |
| 1 course counted towards the concentration from the following list: | |
| HDC 330-0 | Adolescent Stress: Sources and Solutions |
| HDC 347-0 | Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues |
| or LOC 347-0 | Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues |
| LRN_SCI 224-0 | Holocaust Education Design |
| LRN_SCI 301-0 | Design of Learning Environments (All topics are suitable) |
| LRN_SCI 313-0 | Tangible Interaction Design and Learning |
| LRN_SCI 326-0 | Design of Technological Tools for Thinking and Learning |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Multimodal Storytelling on Migration for Learning Within and Across Communities) |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Transformative Computer Science Education) |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Indigenous Methods in Research ) |
| LRN_SCI 360-0 | Sports, Technology and Learning |
| LRN_SCI 372-0 | Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-agent Languages |
| LOC 311-0 | Tools for Organizational Analysis |
| LOC 312-0 | Modern Organization and Innovations |
| LOC 313-0 | Learning and Thinking in Organizations |
| SESP 195-1 | Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking |
| SESP 195-2 | Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting |
| SESP 195-3 | Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation |
| SESP 240-0 | Introduction to Social Science Research |
| SESP 310-0 | Causal Methods for Evaluating Policy |
| SESP 323-0 | Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums |
| SESP 360-0 | Magic Monsters & the Holocaust |
| SESP 251-0 | Special Topics (From Data to Decisions: Applying Child Policy Research Methods) |
| SOC_POL 313-0 | Race, Inequality, and the Political Analysis of Public Policy |
| SOC_POL 331-0 | Economics of Inequality and Discrimination |
| SOC_POL 332-0 | Economics of Education Policy |
| SOC_POL 337-0 | The Social Side of College: Understanding the Lives of Undergraduate Students |
Foundational Disciplines (10 units)
- 2 natural sciences (NS) courses
- 2 empirical and deductive reasoning (EDR) courses
- 2 historical studies (HS) courses
- 2 ethical and evaluative thinking (EET) courses
- 2 literature and arts (LA) courses
Selected courses from Weinberg College and professional schools across the University may be used to fulfill distribution requirements with the consent of the student’s adviser and the SESP assistant dean for student affairs.
Electives (8 units)
Courses from any school across the University may be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students are encouraged to discuss their elective plans with their advisers; they may be able to pursue a second major or a minor using elective credits.