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*
| * | 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 1 | |
| SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging |
| or HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging |
| 1 course for the Fundamentals cluster from: | |
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation |
| PSYCH 215-0 | Psychology of Personality |
| HDC 307-0 | Emotional Mysteries |
| PSYCH 228-0 | Cognitive Psychology |
| SESP 317-0 | Gender and the Life Course |
| 1 course for the Social Policy in Action cluster from: | |
| SESP 204-0 | Designing for Social Change |
| SESP 320-0 | Race and Education |
| SESP 325-0 | Race, Adolescence, and School Discipline |
| SOC_POL 304-0 | Social Policy & the Human Services |
| SOC_POL 313-0 | Race, Inequality, and the Political Analysis of Public Policy |
| SOC_POL 331-0 | Economics of Inequality and Discrimination |
| SOC_POL 351-0 | Special Topics in Social Policy (Social Opportunity and Education Policy or Urban Education Policy and Practice) |
| HDC 351-0 | Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Adolescent Stress) |
| 1 course for the Learning and Cognition cluster from: | |
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation |
| HDC 351-0 | Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues) |
| LOC 351-0 | Topics in Learning and Organizational Change (Cognition in Contexts) |
| LRN_SCI 201-0 | Cognition and Action |
| LRN_SCI 202-0 | Culture, Language, & Identity |
| LOC 313-0 | Learning and Thinking in Organizations |
| CSD 373-0 | Introduction to Learning Disabilities |
| CSD 392-0 | Language Development and Usage |
| 1 course for the Social Relations cluster from: | |
| HDC 301-0 | The Counseling Process: Theory & Practice |
| HDC 307-0 | Emotional Mysteries |
| HDC/LOC 309-0 | Team Dynamics |
| HDC 340-0 | Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101 |
| HDC 351-0 | Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Identities, Intersections, and Organizations) |
| 1 course for the Analysis cluster from: | |
| HDC 351-0 | Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Adolescent Stress) |
| LRN_SCI 301-0 | Design of Learning Environments |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences |
| SESP 204-0 | Designing for Social Change |
| SESP 251-0 | Community Based Research Methods |
| SESP 310-0 | Methods for Causal Inference |
| SESP 324-0 | Pedagogies for History and Injustice: Holocaust Education Design |
| SESP 351-0 | Special Topics (The Life Story Interview or Intersectionality, Measurement, and Public Policy) |
| SOC_POL 333-0 | Economics of Health, Human Capital, and Happiness |
| SOC_POL 351-0 | Special Topics in Social Policy (Qualitative Tools for Policy Analysis ) |
| 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. | |
| 1 | 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 |
| or SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging |
| or HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging |
| Methodologies —2 units | |
| SESP 210-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology |
| SESP 272-0 | Field Research Methods |
| Experiential Learning—4 units 1 | |
| SESP 384-0 | Practicum in Human Development - Washington, D.C. |
| or SESP 389-0 | Practicum in Human Development - San Francisco |
| or SESP 392-0 | Experiential Learning: Practicum |
| 1 | Practicum course must be in concentration field. 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*
| * | 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: HDC 305-0, HDC 351-0 (Health Program Planning), LOC 214-0, LOC 214-BR, LOC 351 (Identities, Intersection, and Organizations), LRN_SCI 214-0, LRN_SCI 309-0, SESP 251-0, SESP 317-0, SESP 320-0, SESP 323-0, SESP 324-0, SESP 325-0, SESP 351-0 (Computing, Ethics, and Society), SOC_POL 313-0, SOC_POL 331-0, SOC_POL 333-0, SOC_POL 351-0 (Intersectional Identities and Public Policy or Urban Education Policy and Practice) TEACH_ED 302-0, TEACH_ED 351-0 (Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning), TEACH_ED 351-0 (Schooling in America) | |
| Methods in Context | |
| 1 course counted towards the concentration: HDC 351-0 (Adolescent Stress or Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues), LOC 308-0, LOC 311-0, LOC 351-0 (Cognition in Contexts), LRN_SCI 301-0, LRN_SCI 309-0, LRN_SCI 313-0, LRN_SCI 351-0, LRN_SCI 372-0, SESP 204-0, SESP 251-0 (Demystifying Quantitative Data), SESP 303-0, SESP 310-0, SESP 323-0, SESP 324-0, SESP 351-0 (The Life Story Interview) , SOC_POL 330-0, SOC_POL 331-0, SOC_POL 332-0, SOC_POL 333-0, SOC_POL 351-0 | |
Distribution Requirements (10 units)
- 2 natural sciences courses
- 2 formal studies courses (mathematics, logic, etc.)
- 2 historical studies courses
- 2 ethics and values courses (philosophy, religion, etc.)
- 2 literature and fine arts 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.