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Note: Students interested in the Educational Sciences Major are invited to attend an Information Session on the Major, or attend a one-on-one meeting with an advisor. Dates for Spring 2024 information sessions are now available online. |
Major Course Requirements
To complete the major requirements, students must take 13 total courses. Eleven of those courses are in four domains (Teaching and Learning; Educational Contexts in a Global World; Education and Social Transformation; and Educational Research and Practice). Within these areas, students are able to choose among a subset of courses, as listed below. Two of the courses will be of upper-division elective coursework, either within the School of Education (including graduate level courses) or from a pre-approved list of electives outside of the School.
Grading Options and Required Grades
- All courses counting towards the Major must be taken for a letter grade
- All courses counting towards the Major must receive a C- or greater
- No more than two overlapping upper divison courses may be used for the Major
- Overall GPA must be at or above 2.0 for graduation
Teaching and Learning
Required (select two):
EDUC 130: Knowing and Learning in Math and Science (3)
EDUC 140AC / *EDUC W140A: The Art of Making Meaning: Educational Perspectives on Literacy and Learning in a Global World (4)
Select one:
EDUC 114A: Early development and Education (4)
EDUC 132: Language Learning in Chicanx/Latinx Communities (4)
EDUC 166: Will STEM Save US? The Promises and Perils of STEM Education (3)
EDUC 170: Teaching and Learning Data/Computational Science (3)
Educational Contexts in a Global World
Select three:
EDUC 40AC: From Macro to Micro: Experiencing Education (In)equality in and Beyond Schools (3)
*EDUC 141: Exploring Digital Pedagogy (3)
*EDUC 142: Education in a Global World (4)
EDUC 154: Language in/and the World (3)
*EDUC 161: Digital Learning Environments (3)
*EDUC 165: Early Learning Environments for Diverse Learners (4)
EDUC 167: Higher Education Policy (3)
Education and Social Transformation
Select three:
EDUC 155AC: Asian American Struggles and Collective Learning for Racial Justice (4)
EDUC 163: Contemporary Issues in US Education (3)
EDUC C181: Race, Identity, and Culture in Urban Schools (3)
EDUC 182AC: The Politics of Educational Inequality (4)
EDUC 188: Language, Race and Power in Education (3)
*EDUC 190AC/ EDUC W190A: Critical Studies in Education (4)
EDUC W190: Critical Studies in Education (3)
Educational Fieldwork, Research, and Project Capstone
Required capstone research/practicum course (Choose one):
*EDUC W144: Practicum in Education/Capstone project (3)
EDUC 150/EDUC 187A: Teachers of Color In the United States (3)
Please note: Students who took EDUCW144 Spring 2024 or priorfor 1-2 units are permitted to count these units towards the Capstone requirement, and can repeat EDUC W144 for 1-2 units to reach the 3 unit requirement.
Students taking EDUCW144 after Spring 2024 are expected to take EDUCW144 for the full 3 units to satisfy the Capstone requirement.
Select one:
EDUC 122: Research Methods for Science and Mathematics K-12 Teachers (3)
*EDUC 153: Research in Education: Studying Educational Inequality and Possibility (4)
EDUC 168: Educational Testing in the USA: Issues and a Practical Experience (3)
Two elective courses
Students must take an additional 6-8 units (two courses) of upper-division elective coursework, either within the School of Education (including graduate level courses, see the Academic Guide or from a pre-approved list of electives outside of BSE, aligned with elective courses already approved for our undergraduate maojr and minor (see the Education approved course list).
Courses marked with * indicate hybrid or online instruction: No more than 5 courses or 20 units may be taken hybrid/online |