MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE OF STUDY:
LEARNING SCIENCES & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
University of Washington College of Education
Requirements: Required Foundations and Methods Courses, 1 Culture & Equity related course,
Specialization (multiple courses) in one Strand plus at least one course in the other strands
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REQUIRED COURSES AND SEQUENCE
Sequence may be changed for necessary circumstances with persmission from your advisor.
Course Prefix
and Number
Course Title
Credits
FALL QUARTER YEAR 1
EDPSY 501
Human Learning and Educational Practice
EDPSY 581
Proseminar in LSHD
CHOICE
Domain Focus, Equity & Contexts Focus, or
Foundations Course
3
2
3
WINTER QUARTER YEAR 1
EDPSY 490
Basic Educational Statistics
EDPSY 502
Developmental Foundations of Early Learning
CHOICE
Domain Focus, Equity & Contexts Focus, or
Foundations Course
3
3
4
SPRING QUARTER YEAR 1
EDPSY 591
Methods of Educational Research
EDPSY 532
Adolescence and Youth or equivalent
CHOICE
Domain Focus, Equity & Contexts Focus, or
Foundations Course
3
3
4
FALL QUARTER YEAR 2
EDPSY 503
Culture, Learning, and Development
EDPSY 600
Project/Thesis proposal
EDPSY xxx OR
DBR/DBIR for Masters Students
CHOICE
Methods Course (from recommended list)
METHODS
CHOICE
Strand Focus
Grade
Qtr./Yr.
Taken
Total
Credits
4
1
3
3
WINTER QUARTER YEAR 2
EDSPY 600
Project/Thesis Credits
CHOICE
Strand Focus
CHOICE
Strand Focus
4
3
3
SPRING QUARTER YEAR 2
EDSPY 600
Project/Thesis Credits
CHOICE
Strand Focus
CHOICE
Strand Focus
4
3
3
Grand Total Credits
Signatures
Student
Date
Faculty Advisor
Date
45 min.
After getting signatures, student gives the original to 206 Miller, a copy to faculty advisor and keeps a copy.
CHOICE COURSES AND STRAND SPECIALIZATION WORKSHEET
*All students must take one foundations course in Sociology, History, or Philosophy of Education.
*The required course in either domain focus or equity & context focus from year 1 can serve as requirements
in non-specialization area.
Course Prefix
and Number
Course Title
Credits
Grade
Qtr./Yr.
Taken
Total
Credits
Recommended Research Methods (Taken where appropriate)
EDPSY 491
Intermediate Educational Statistics
EDPSY 495
Intro to Educational Measurement
EDLPS 588
Intro to Qualitative Methods (2nd year)
3
3
3
Recommended Social and Cultural Foundations Courses (One must be taken in year 1)
EDLPS 520
Education as a Moral Endeavor
3
EDLPS 521
Intro to Western Philosophies of Education
3
EDLPS 522
Contemporary Issues in Philosophy of Education
3
EDLPS 530
History of Education
3
LSHD CORE STRANDS
Culture & Learning Within and Across Domains (Choose a focus)
Disciplinary Learning: (Specifiy)
Socio-emotional Learning
Learning & Technology
Culture & Development Across the Life Course (Choose a focus)
Children, Families & Communities
Youth, Families & Communities
Adult Learning (e.g. Teacher Learning)
Equity and Contexts (Choose a focus)
Formal Learning Contexts
Informal Learning Contexts
Everyday Contexts
EXAMPLE COURSES
These are just sample courses. Your job is to construct a coherent specialization. Further many of our courses could
be positioned in multiple strands. You will need to decide your specilaizations within the foundational strands and your
course work with your advisor.
Culture & Learning Within and Across Domains: Disciplinary Learning: Literacy
EDPSY 519
Reading Disabilities
EDPSY 520
Psychology of Reading
EDPSY 521
Psychology of Writing
EDPSY 522
Teaching with the Brain in Mind
EDPSY 471
Educatonal Neuropsychology
Culture & Learning Within and Across Domains: Disciplinary Learning: Science
EDPSY 510
Contemporary perspectives on teaching and learning
in K-12 science
EDC&I 571
Ambitious Learning by Design in Science/Math
EDPSY 522
Teaching with the Brain in Mind
EDPSY 471
Educatonal Neuropsychology
Culture & Development Across the Life Course: Children, Families & Communities
EDPSY 509
Educational Issues in Human Development
EDPSY 531
Socialization of the School-Age Child
EDPSY 519
Vulnerable Children & Families
EDPSY 535
Education and the Highly Capable Learner
Equity & Contexts
EDPSY 581
Place Based Education
EDPSY 528
Achievement Motivation
EDLPS 520
Education as Moral Endeavor
Any course with “Equity Studies” tag