Learning Sciences Major

Course Title
Required Courses (9 units)
LRN_SCI 201-0 Cognition and Action
LRN_SCI 202-0 Culture, Language, & Identity
LRN_SCI 301-0 Design of Learning Environments
1 course chosen from:
COG_SCI 207-0 Introduction to Cognitive Modeling
COG_SCI 211-0 Learning, Representation & Reasoning
PSYCH 228-0 Cognitive Psychology
1 course chosen from:
ANTHRO 215-0 The Study of Culture through Language
LING 220-0 Language and Society
LING 221-0 Language and Prejudice
LING 222-0 Language, Politics, and Identity
LING 223-0 Language and Gender
1 course chosen from:
LRN_SCI 302-0 Social Contexts of Education
LRN_SCI 304-0 Intro to Schooling in Communities
LRN_SCI 338-0 Learning and Teaching with Technology
1 course chosen from:
LRN_SCI 214-0 Culture and Cognition
LRN_SCI 306-0 Learning with New Media
LRN_SCI 308-0 Cognition in Context
1 course chosen from:
SESP 303-0 Designing for Social Change
LRN_SCI 307-0 Designing Interactive Media and Technology for Learning
LRN_SCI 313-0 Tangible Interaction Design and Learning
LRN_SCI 372-0 Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-agent Languages
1 additional course in student’s specialization
Concentration Courses (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.