Learning Sciences 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 (9 units) | |
| LRN_SCI 201-0 | Cognition and Action |
| or LRN_SCI 200-0 | Introduction to Learning Sciences |
| LRN_SCI 202-0 | Culture, Language, & Identity |
| LRN_SCI 301-0 | Design of Learning Environments (All topics are suitable) * |
| 1 course for the Cognitive Psychology cluster from: | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Modeling | |
| Learning, Representation & Reasoning | |
| Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues | |
| Cognitive Psychology | |
| 1 course for the Language and Culture cluster from: | |
| The Study of Culture through Language | |
| Special Topics (Anthropology of Education) | |
| Special Topics (Anthropology of Literacy) | |
| Language and Society | |
| Language and Prejudice | |
| Language, Politics, and Identity | |
| Language & Gender | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Multimodal Storytelling on Migration for Learning Within and Across Communities) | |
| Designing and Supporting Discourse-Rich Environments for Learning | |
| 1 course for the Learning in Schools cluster from: | |
| Introduction to Teaching and Learning | |
| Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education | |
| Computational Tools for Justice and Inquiry-based Learning | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Identity, Power, and the Historical Imaginary Across Social Contexts) | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Transformative Computer Science Education) | |
| Schooling in America | |
| Designing and Supporting Discourse-Rich Environments for Learning | |
| Child & Family Policy: Poverty and Education Policy in Sociohistorical Context | |
| Impacts of Education Policy on the Classroom | |
| 1 course for the Out of School Learning cluster from: | |
| Introduction to Learning Sciences | |
| Culture and Cognition | |
or LOC 214-BR | Culture and Cognition: SESP Leadership Institute |
| Holocaust Education Design | |
| Redesigning Everyday Organizations | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Computing, Ethics, and Society ) | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Text Mining for Education, Organizations and Social Science Research) | |
| Topics in Learning and Organizational Change (Cognition in Contexts) | |
| Special Topics (Finding Your Path: Future Possibilities and Social Change) | |
| Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums | |
| Magic Monsters & the Holocaust | |
| Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning | |
| 1 course for the Design of Learning Environments cluster from: | |
| Holocaust Education Design | |
| Inclusive Making | |
| Tangible Interaction Design and Learning | |
| Design of Technological Tools for Thinking and Learning | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Transformative Computer Science Education) | |
| Sports, Technology and Learning | |
| Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-agent Languages | |
| Designing and Supporting Discourse-Rich Environments for Learning | |
| Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking | |
| Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting | |
| Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation | |
| Community Based Research Methodologies: Educational Justice | |
| Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Organizational Perspectives on Education Policy) | |
| 1 additional course in student’s specialization | |
| Concentration Extension Course (7 units) | |
| Must be selected from an approved list of courses in learning sciences, other SESP concentrations, and disciplines such as anthropology, communication studies, computer science, design, linguistics, and psychology. Must include at least 3 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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LRN_SCI 301-0 can be repeated if taking a different topic.
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.