Required courses (6 units)

TLS 797: Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (3)
TLS 640: Social Justice and Equity as a Framework for Education (3)

Major Core courses (15-18 units depending on minor requirements)

Selected from the following courses. These courses are organized by focus areas. Under the guidance of their graduate committee, students may select major core courses within one focus area or across multiple focus areas to create a set of coherent courses that match their area of interest and goals. Please note, these areas are not official sub-plans, but serve as a way to help advisors and students organize core courses into coherent plan and make sense of the many types of courses available in the program.

Bilingual Education & English Language Learners

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 504: Language and Culture in Education (3)
TLS 514: Reading and Writing in Bilingual and Second Language Settings (3)
TLS 528: Curriculum & Instruction in Bilingual & Second Language Settings (3)
TLS 581: Multicultural Literature and Literacy (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Childhood (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Desert Dystopia Language and Education Policies in AZ (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Language Socialization Across Cultures (3)
TLS 641: Immigration and Education (3)
TLS 652: Language Acquisition and Development (3)
TLS 653: Written Language Development (3)
TLS 654: Educational and Applied Linguistics (3)
TLS 694A: Practicum in ELL (English Language Learners) Settings (3)
TLS 696B: Research in Language Diversity in Education (3)
TLS 795A: Theory and Research in Language, Reading and Culture: Biliteracy and Multiliteracies across Languages and Cultures (3)
TLS 795B: Vygotsky and Education (3)
TLS 795C: Language Planning and Education (3)
TLS 795D: Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture (3)
LING 521: Language Maintenance, Preservation and Revitalization (3)
LING 576: Language in Culture (3)
LING 533: Theories of Language Development (3)
LING 540: The Bilingual Mind (3)
ENGL 615: Second Language Acquisition Theory (3)
ENGL 620: Cultural Dimensions: Second Language Acquisition (3)

Children's and Young Adult Literature in a Diverse World

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 579: Literature and literacy for Young Children (3)
TLS 580: Children’s Literature in the Classroom (3)
TLS 581: Multicultural Literature and Literacy (3)
TLS 582: The Art of the Picture Book (3)
TLS 583: Literature Discussions (3)
TLS 585: Literature for Adolescents (3)
TLS 586: Reading the World Through Children’s and Adolescent Literature (3)
TLS 587: Global Trends in Visual Literature (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Curriculum as Inquiry (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Forbidden Fiction: Challenged & Banned Books for Children & Adolescents (3)
TLS 642: Oral Traditions Across Societies (3)
TLS 651: Reading, Writing and Texts: A Socio-Psycholinguistics Perspective (3)
TLS 680: Reader Response Theories (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Gender and Sexuality in Literature for Children & Adolescents (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Latinx Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Indigenous Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)
TLS 795D: Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture (3)
LIS 521: Children’s and Young Adult Literature in a Multicultural Society (3)
ENGL 549a: Folklore (3)

Diversity and Social Justice in Education

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 575A: Education of Latinas/Latinos (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Childhood (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Desert Dystopia Language and Education Policies in AZ (3)
TLS 595E: Anthropology and Education (3)
TLS 641: Immigration and Education (3)
TLS 642: Oral Traditions Across Societies (3)
TLS 643: International Indigenous Culture-based Education (3)
TLS 644: International Indigenous Well-being through Education (3)
TLS 652: Language Acquisition and Development (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Literacy (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Language and Youth Culture (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Critical Pedagogy: The Life and Work of Paulo Freire (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Writing for Publication (3)
TLS 795D: Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture (3)
GWS 696M: Gender, Sexuality and International Migration (3)
ANTH 584: An Anthropology of Migration: The Borderlands of the American Southwest and the Mexican North (3)
ANTH 613: Culture and Power (3)
MAS 565: Critical Race Theories for Policy and Practice (3)

Early Childhood Education: Family & Community Studies

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 551: Developing Programs for Young Children (3)
TLS 579: Literature and literacy for Young Children (3)
TLS 582: The Art of the Picture Book (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Assessment in Early Childhood (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Language Socialization Across Cultures (3)
TLS 596: Topics in Teacher Education: Theories of Development in Early Childhood (3)
TLS 642: Oral Traditions Across Societies (3)
TLS 652: Language Acquisition and Development (3)
TLS 795A: Theory and Research in Language, Reading and Culture: Biliteracy and Multiliteracies across Languages and Cultures (3)
TLS 795B: Vygotsky and Education (3)

Environmental & Sustainability Education

Complete 2 required courses

TLS 531: Environmental Learning (3)
TLS 560: Education & Sustainability (3)

Complete 1 or more of the following courses

TLS 519: Learning in Science and Mathematics (3)
TLS 597F: Community and School Garden Workshop (2 - 6)
TLS 596: Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy (3)

Complete additional courses for a total of 5 for the major core courses in negotiation with your committee. Options include

AIS 531A / ANTH 531A / ENVS 531A / GEOG 531A / RAM 531A / RNR 531A / WFSC 531A / WSM 531A: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (3)
ECOL 547: Introduction to Theoretical Ecology (3)
ARC 561K: Energy and the Environment (3)
GEOS 578 / RNR 578 / ECOL 578 / GC 578 / GEOG 578 / HWRS 578 / RNR 578: Global Change (3)

Indigenous Studies, Education, and Language

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 545: Curriculum Theory and Policy (3)
TLS 595E: Anthropology and Education (3)
TLS 596: Topics in Teacher Education: Indigenizing Pedagogies (3)
TLS 596: Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy (3)
TLS 642: Oral Traditions Across Societies (3)
TLS 643: International Indigenous Culture-based Education (3)
TLS 644: International Indigenous Well-being through Education (3)
TLS 654: Educational and Applied Linguistics (3)
TLS 677: History of Indian Education (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Literacy (3)
TLS 696A: Language, Reading and Culture: Language and Youth Culture (3)
TLS 795C: Language Planning and Education (3)
AIS 679: American Indian Higher Education (3)

Literacies for a Multilingual Multimodal World

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 505: Language and Literacy (3)
TLS 515: New Media and Learning (3)
TLS 526: Curricular Leadership in Literacy and Language (3)
TLS 530: Literacy Technology (3)
TLS 561: Multimodal Literacies (3)
TLS 564: Literacy and the Arts (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Technology and Bilingual Language Arts Instruction (3)
TLS 595: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Writing Process and Practice (3)
TLS 651: Reading, Writing and Texts: A Socio-Psycholinguistics Perspective (3)
TLS 652: Language Acquisition and Development (3)
TLS 653: Written Language Development (3)
TLS 795D: Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture (3)
LIS 517: Introduction to Digital Cultures (3)
LIS 558: Social Justice In Information Services (3)
LIS 581: Information Literacy Pedagogy (3)
LIS 571: Introduction to Information Technology (3)
INFO 524: Virtual Reality (3)

Mathematics & Science Education

Three Required Courses:

TLS 519: Learning in Science & Mathematics (3)
TLS 541: Equity and Social Justice in Math/Science Education (3)
TLS 542: School Mathematics and Science History, Curriculum and Reform (3)

Options for the other 2 courses

TLS 538: Research on Preparing Elementary Teachers in Mathematics and Science (3)
TLS 563: Collaborative Writing Groups in Education (1)
TLS 565: Discourse and Identity (3)
TLS 531: Environmental Learning (3)
TLS 560: Education & Sustainability (3)
MATH 506A: Research on the Learning of Mathematics (3)
MATH 506C: Research on the Teaching of Mathematics (3)

Teaching & Teacher Education for Social Justice

Complete 5 courses from the following list:

TLS 545: Curriculum Theory and Policy (3)
TLS 562: Groupwork for Diverse Classrooms (3)
TLS 563: Collaborative Writing Groups in Education (1)
TLS 565: Discourse and Identity (3)
TLS 596: Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy (3)
TLS 696E: Research on Teaching (3)
TLS 696F: Research on Teacher Education (3)

Research Courses (12 units minimum)

Choose 4 course from the following list. Graduate committees may recommend specific courses based on student’s interests and goals.

EDP 541: Statistical Methods in Education (4)
TLS 557: Application of Miscue Analysis (3)
TLS 570: Introduction to Research in Education (3)
TLS 576: Teacher Research (3)
TLS 578: Field Research in Communities and Schools (3)
TLS 571: Topics in Teacher Education: Item Response Theory (3)
TLS 602: Dissertation Proposal Design (3)
TLS 605: Qualitative Methods in Education (3)
TLS 645: Research Methods & Technologies (3)
TLS 681: Critical Content Analysis of Text and Image (3)
TLS 696C: Research in Language and Literacy: Research in Retrospective Miscue Analysis (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Discourse Analysis (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Mixed Methods (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Case Studies in Language & Literacy (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Discourse Analysis (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Indigenous Research Methods (3)
TLS 696D: Language Research Methodology in Education: Developmental Design in Literacy Research (3)

Research & Teaching Experiences (6 units)

Complete the following course:

TLS 900: Research (3)

Select one other course:

TLS 791: Preceptorship (1 - 6)
TLS 791A: Preceptorship in University Teaching (1- 3)
TLS 793: Internship (3)

Dissertation (18 units)

TLS 920: Dissertation (3)

TLSPHD - Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

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