TLMA - Teaching and Learning

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Major Area of Focus: 18 units selected from the following:

• course: Developing Programs for Young Children (3 units)

• course: Child Development and Guidance in Early Childhood Education (3)

• course: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture (Special Topics) (1-3 units)

• course: Early Literacy Curriculum & Instruction (3 units)

• course: The Art of the Picture Book (4 units)

• course: Equity Literacy in Schooling (3 units)

• course: Language Acquisition and Development (3 units)

• course: Written Language Development (3 units)

• Substitutions (including non-TLS coursework) are allowed with approval from advisor.

Emphasis Elective Coursework

None

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Major Area of Focus: 18 units

• TLS 588: Science and Foundations of Reading Instruction (3) - course in development

• course: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Diverse Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (3)

• course: Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary Social Studies in Today's Society (3)

• course: Teaching Science in Elementary Schools (3)

• course: Foundations of Special Education and Rehabilitation (3)

• course: Creative Arts for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators (1)

• course: Practicum Elementary ESL/BIL (2)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

None

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Major Area of Focus: 9 units

• course: Linguistics for Teachers (3)

• course: Reading and Writing in Bilingual or Second Language Settings (3)

• course: Assessment and Instruction with English Language Learners (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

• 9 units focused on Teaching English Learners and Multilingual Students (6 of these additional units may be taken outside of the TLS department.)

Minimum Emphasis Units

18 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Major Area of Focus: 18 units

• TLS 588: Science and Foundations of Reading Instruction (3) - course in development

• course: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Diverse Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (3)

• course: Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary Social Studies in Today's Society (3)

• TLS 575: Teaching Science and Health: Preschool and Elementary Grades (3) - course in development

• course: Foundations of Special Education & Rehabilitation (3)

• course: Creative Arts for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators (1)

• course: K-8 Classroom Processes and Instruction (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

None

Core Major Units: 12
Additional Emphasis Units: 18 (see emphasis requirements below)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 30

Major Core (12 units):

Foundations in Teaching and Learning: Select 3 units

• course: Introduction to Education Research (3)

• course: Recent Research on Teaching and Schooling (3)

• course: Foundations of Education for Social Justice (3)

• course: Immigration and Education (3)

• course: Foundations of Family and Interpersonal Theory (3)

• course: Foundations of ECE (3)

• Substitutions are allowed with approval from advisor.

Issues in Equity and Social Justice in Teaching and Learning, Including Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners: Select 6 units

• course: Equity in Schools and Society (3)

• course: Structured English Foundations (3)

• course: Reading Instructional Practices, Interventions, and Assessments (3)

• Substitutions are allowed with approval from advisor.

Capstone Experience in Teaching or Research: Select 3 units

• course :Action Inquiry Workshop (3)

• course: Sustaining Family, Community and School Partnerships (3)

• course: Student Teaching in Early Childhood Classrooms ESL (3)

• course: Student Teaching in Early Childhood Classrooms BIL (3)

• course : Student Teaching in Elementary Classrooms ESL (3)

• course: Student Teaching in Elementary Classrooms BIL (3)

• course: Independent Study as internship (3)

Supporting Coursework for students with no emphasis:

Major Focus Area (18 units total, at least 9 in TLS) - choose from the following courses or other courses approved by your advisor.

• course: Language and Literacy (3)

• course: New Media and Learning (3)

• course: Participatory Action Research (3)

• course: Curriculum Theory and Policy (3) 

• course: Developing Programs for Young Children (3) 

• course: Education and Sustainability (3) 

• course: Multimodal Literacies (3)

• course: Groupwork for Diverse Classrooms (3) 

• course: Literature for Young Children (3)

• course: Read The World: Child/Adolescent Literature (3)

• course: Anthropology and Education (3) 

• course: Critical Indigenous Pedagogy & Education (3) 

• course: Independent Study (3)

• course: Community and School Garden Workshop (3)

• course: Research (3)

Courses to to be determined with advisor.

None

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.