TLSPHD - Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

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Required courses (6 units)

• course: Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (3)

• course: 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.

Children's and Young Adult Literature

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Literature and literacy for Young Children (3)

• course: Reading Children's Literature as a Writer (3)

• course: Diverse Youth Literatures and Literacies (3)

• course: The Art of the Picturebook (3)

• course: Dialogic Pedagogies with Youth Literature (3)

• course: Young Adult Literature (3)

• course: Reading the World through Children's and Adolescent Literature (3)

• course: Reader Response Theories (3)

• course: Critical Content Analysis of Text and Image (3)

• course: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

Early Childhood Education: Young Children, Family, and Community

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Developing Programs for Young Children (3)

• course: Literature and Literacy for Young Children (3)

• course: The Art of the Picture Book (3)

• course: Issues in Language, Reading, and Culture (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Topics in Teacher Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Language Acquisition and Development (3)

• course: Written Language Development (3)

• course: Theory and Research in Language, Reading, and Culture (3)

• course: Vygotsky and Education (3)

• course: Immigration and Education (3)

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

• course: Foundations of Development (3)

• course: Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention (3)

Indigenous Studies, Education, and Language Education

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Topics in Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Topics in Teacher Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Oral Traditions Across Societies (3)

• course: International Indigenous Culture-based Education (3)

• course: International Indigenous Well-being through Education (3)

• Other courses taught by faculty in the Indigenous Focus area, including but not limited to:

  • course: Curriculum Theory and Policy (3)

  • course: Language, Culture and Society (3)

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

Languages and Literacies

Complete 5-6 courses from the following lists:

Bilingual Education & English Language Learners

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

• course: Curriculum & Instruction in Bilingual & Second Language Settings (3)

• course: Diverse Youth Literatures and Literacies (3)

• course: Critical Pedagogy: The Life, Work, and Pedagogies of Paulo Freire (3)

• course: Immigration and Education (3)

• course: Theory and Research in Language, Reading, and Culture (3)

• course: Language Planning and Education (3)

Critical, Digital, and Multimodal Literacies

• course: New Media and Learning (3)

• course: Literacy Technology (3)

• course: Data Literacy (3)

• course: Multimodal Literacies (3)

• course: Literacy and the Arts (3)

• course: Topics in Teacher Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Critical Pedagogy: The Life, Work, and Pedagogies of Paulo Freire (3)

• course: Reading, Writing and Texts: A Socio-Psycholinguistics Perspective (3)

• course: Written Language Development (3)

 Science Education, Mathematics Education, and Environmental and Sustainability Education

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Learning in Science & Mathematics (3)

• course: Equity and Social Justice in Math/Science Education (3)

• course: School Mathematics and Science History, Curriculum and Reform (3)

• course: Research on Preparing Elementary Teachers in Mathematics and Science (3)

• course: Collaborative Writing Groups in Education (3)

• course: Environmental Learning (3)

• course: Education & Sustainability (3)

• course: Groupwork for Diverse Classrooms (3)

• course: Discourse and Identity (3)

• course: Research on the Teaching of Mathematics (3)

 Social Justice in Education

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Introduction to Critical Race Theory in Education (3)

• course: Anthropology and Education (3)

• course: Immigration and Education (3)

• course: The Education of Latinas/Latinos (3)

• course: Equity Literacy in Teaching and Learning (3)

• course: Microaggression Theory and Racial Battle Fatigue (3)

• course: Critical Pedagogy and the Life, Work, and Pedagogy of Paulo Freire (3)

• course: Language, Reading and Culture (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• Special topics courses

Critical Youth Studies

Complete 5-6 courses from the following list:

• course: Critical Youth Studies: Exploring Youth Cultures, Agencies and Resistances (3)

• course: Participatory Action Research within Schools and Communities (3)

• course: Diverse Youth Literacies and Literatures (3)

• course: Young Adult Literature (3)

• course: Topics in Teacher Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Immigration and Education (3)

• course: Topics in Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

Research Methodology Courses (12 units minimum)

Choose 4 courses from the following list or other courses approved by committee. Graduate committees may recommend specific courses based on student’s interests and goals.

• course: Statistical Methods in Education (4)

• course: Application of Miscue Analysis (3)

• course: Introduction to Research in Education (3)

• course: Action Inquiry in Classrooms and Communities (3)

• course: Field Research in Communities and Schools (3)

• course: Introduction to Item Response Theory: Modeling and Applications (3)

• course: Dissertation Proposal Design (3)

• course: Qualitative Methods in Education (3)

• course: Research Methods & Technologies (3)

• course: Critical Content Analysis of Text and Image (3)

• course: Research in Language and Literacy (3)

• course: Language Research Methodology in Education (3) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

Research & Teaching Application Experiences (6 units)

Students will take two practica courses, one of which must be TLS 900. The other can be TLS 900 or one of the other listed courses.

• course: Research (3)

• course: Preceptorship (1-6)

• course: Preceptorship in University Teaching (1-3)

• course: Internship (3)

Dissertation (18 units)

• course: Dissertation (1-9)

N/A

None.

9 Units

Students may minor in TLS or select an outside minor. Minors outside of TLS may require additional units, as set by the offering department.

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