4160 Department of Learning Sciences

750 College of Education Building and Human Development
404-413-8040
education.gsu.edu/ls/
Brendan Calandra, Chair

The Department of Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to improving the human condition through data driven investigation of the learning process, effective design of innovative learning environments and the development of learning sciences professionals. Graduates pursue careers at universities, research laboratories, school systems, business and industry, government agencies and more. The department offers a wide array of courses, programs, degrees and professional development opportunities in four distinct but related areas: applied behavior analysis, educational psychology, learning technologies and special education.

Programs

• Deaf Studies, Deaf Education Concentration, B.A.
• Deaf Studies, Sign Language Interpreting Concentration, B.A.
• Special Education, B.S.E.

• Sign Language Interpreting Undergraduate Certificate

• Educational Psychology Minor
• Special Education - High Incidence Disabilities Minor

Courses

• ASL 1001 - Elementary American Sign Language I
• ASL 1002 - Elementary American Sign Language II
• ASL 2001 - Intermediate American Sign Language I
• ASL 2002 - Intermediate American Sign Language II
• ASL 3001 - Advanced American Sign Language I

• DFST 2200 - Careers Working with Deaf Communities
• DFST 3115 - Deaf History and Culture
• DFST 3250 - Deafness and Diversity
• DFST 3260 - Linguistics of Sign Language
• DFST 4360 - Allyship with Deaf Communities

• EPY 2040 - The Science of Learning: Theories, Application, and Practice
• EPY 2050 - Human Growth and Development
• EPY 3010 - Learning, Memory, and Cognition in the Real World
• EPY 4190 - Introduction to Behavior Analysis
• EPY 4360 - Learning and Development During Adolescence
• EPY 4450 - Culture and Cognition
• EPY 4790 - International Experiences and Issues in Education
• EPY 4810 - Directed Readings and Research in Educational Psychology
• EPY 4960 - Seminar in Educational Psychology
• EPY 4970 - Seminar in Adult Literacy

• EXC 3560 - Observation and Assessment of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
• EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities
• EXC 4030 - Applied Behavior Analysis
• EXC 4140 - Issues of Diversity in Special Education in Urban Environments
• EXC 4190 - Theoretical Foundations for Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities
• EXC 4250 - Characteristics of Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
• EXC 4280 - Methods for Teaching Students with Intellectual Disability and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• EXC 4281 - Assessment and Curriculum Planning: Adapted Curriculum
• EXC 4320 - Methods of Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• EXC 4325 - Methods of Teaching High-functioning Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• EXC 4330 - Physical and Health Management of Students with Disabilities
• EXC 4350 - Foundations of Deaf Education
• EXC 4365 - Spoken Language in Bilingual Deaf Education
• EXC 4370 - Assessment in Deaf Education
• EXC 4380 - Teaching Deaf Students with Additional Disabilities
• EXC 4390 - K-12 Language and Literacy among Deaf Students
• EXC 4400 - Methods of Teaching Students Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• EXC 4430 - Bilingual Teaching Methods for Deaf Students
• EXC 4460 - Early Language and Literacy Development (Birth-5) among Deaf Students
• EXC 4520 - Methods for Teaching Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
• EXC 4530 - Methods for Teaching PreKindergarten and Kindergarten Children with Disabilities
• EXC 4560 - Educational Evaluation of Students with Disabilities
• EXC 4570 - Individual and Classroom Management
• EXC 4580 - Instructional Methods for Students with Behavior Learning Disabilities
• EXC 4590 - Functional and Social Methods for Students with Behavior Learning Disabilities
• EXC 4600 - Collaboration Between Schools and Communities in Special Education
• EXC 4650 - Opening School Experience
• EXC 4661 - Practicum I: Special Education
• EXC 4671 - Student Teaching in Special Education
• EXC 4760 - Special Topics in Special Education
• EXC 4810 - Directed Readings or Research in Special Education
• EXC 4820 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab A
• EXC 4830 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab B
• EXC 4840 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab C
• EXC 4920 - Practicum I: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• EXC 4925 - Practicum I: Adapted Curriculum
• EXC 4935 - Student Teaching: Adapted Curriculum
• EXC 4940 - Student Teaching: Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• LT 2010 - Computer Skills for the Information Age
• LT 3000 - Technology, Society, and Education
• LT 3100 - Educational Technology in Africa and the Diaspora
• LT 3210 - Teaching, Learning, and Technology Integration
• LT 3737 - Inventing to Learn: Teaching and Learning with Maker Technologies
• LT 4500 - Gaming and Simulation for Exploratory Learning

• SLIP 3010 - Introduction to Interpreting-CTW
• SLIP 3100 - ASL Narrative and Discourse
• SLIP 3100L - Interpreting Lab I
• SLIP 3200 - Service Learning I
• SLIP 3210 - Service Learning II
• SLIP 3220 - Service Learning III
• SLIP 4000 - Educational Interpreting
• SLIP 4010 - English to ASL I
• SLIP 4020 - ASL to English I
• SLIP 4020L - Interpreting Lab II
• SLIP 4025 - Survey of Specialized Interpreting Settings
• SLIP 4025L - Interpreting Lab III
• SLIP 4050 - ASL to English II
• SLIP 4060 - English to ASL II
• SLIP 4080 - Practicum