Program: Human Learning and Development, B.I.S. - Georgia State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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The Human Learning and Development concentration is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Education and Human Development. Courses are taught by faculty from the Departments of Counseling and Psychological Services; Educational Policy Studies; Learning Sciences; and Middle and Secondary Education.

This concentration provides students an opportunity to acquire a career-oriented range of skills and knowledge of this important field by choosing from the coursework in behavior and learning disabilities; counseling; deaf studies; educational psychology; family and community literacy; learning technologies; and research methods and problem solving.

Students should contact an advisor in the University Advisement Center or the College of Education and Human Development Office of Academic Assistance to declare the major. Students should declare their major by the time they have earned 42 credit hours to avoid a delay in graduation.

Degree Requirements

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum (42-43 Hours)

(see University Core Curriculum Requirements in the undergraduate catalog)

Area F. Preparation for the Major (18 Hours)

Required (9 Hours)

EPY 2040 - The Science of Learning: Theories, Application, and Practice 3 Credit Hours
EPY 2050 - Human Growth and Development 3 Credit Hours
LT 2010 - Computer Skills for the Information Age 3 Credit Hours

Choose Three Courses (9 Hours)

ASL 2001 - Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours
ASL 2002 - Intermediate American Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours
EDRD 2200 - Reading for Undergraduate Success 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2152 - Birth and Parenthood 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2300 - Introduction to Child Development 3 Credit Hours
KH 2360 - Childhood Health and Wellness 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
World Language Course at 1002, 2001, or 2002 levels 3 Hours

Area G. Area of Concentration: Human Learning and Development (36-42 Hours)

Students must complete all courses in Area G with a grade of “C-” or higher unless otherwise noted for specific courses.

Required (9 Hours)

CPS 3400 - Career and Lifespan Development 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 3100 - Introduction to Interdisciplinarity and Careers in Human Learning and Development-CTW 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 4900 - Methods of Research in Human Learning and Development-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Choose two of the disciplines below (30 Hours)

Behavioral and Learning Disabilities (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (9 Hours)

EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4140 - Issues of Diversity in Special Education in Urban Environments 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4760 - Special Topics in Special Education 3 Credit Hours

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

CSD 4320 - Introduction to Language Disorders 3 Credit Hours
EPY 3010 - Learning, Memory, and Cognition in the Real World 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4030 - Applied Behavior Analysis 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4600 - Collaboration Between Schools and Communities in Special Education 3 Credit Hours

Counseling (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (9 Hours)

CPS 3200 - Diversity and Human Relations 3 Credit Hours
CPS 3300 - Interpersonal Communication Skills 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 3140 - Psychopathology and Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours

Select Two Courses (6 Hours)

CPS 3500 - Stress and Stress Management 3 Credit Hours
CPS 3600 - Positive Psychology: Not Just Happiness, but Pursuit of a Meaningful Life 3 Credit Hours
CPS 4880 - Peer Mentoring for a More Inclusive Campus Community 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 3520 - Introduction to African-American Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4020 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4030 - Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4040 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4160 - Theories of Personality 3 Credit Hours

Deaf Studies (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (12 Hours)

EXC 4350 - Orientation to Deafness 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4365 - Audiological Considerations 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4370 - American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4380 - American Sign Language and Deaf Culture II 3 Credit Hours

Choose One Course (3 Hours)

AL 4151 - Communication Across Cultures-CTW 3 Credit Hours
CSD 4480 - Introduction to Hearing Science and Disorders 3 Credit Hours
SW 3700 - Communication Skills for Social Workers 3 Credit Hours

Educational Psychology (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Choose Five Courses (15 Hours)

EPY 3010 - Learning, Memory, and Cognition in the Real World 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4190 - Introduction to Behavior Analysis 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4360 - Learning and Development During Adolescence 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4450 - Culture and Cognition 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4960 - Seminar in Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4970 - Seminar in Adult Literacy 3 Credit Hours (EPY 4970 is also listed for the Family and Community Literacy Discipline. This course can only be used for one discipline either Educational Psychology or Family and Community Literacy.)

Family and Community Literacy (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (3 Hours)

EDRD 3600 - Family Literacy and Community Learning 3 Credit Hours

Choose Four Courses (12 Hours)

EDRD 3400 - Reading the World of 21st Century Texts 3 Credit Hours
EDRD 3500 - Assessment and Instruction of Middle Childhood Students with Reading Difficulty 3 Credit Hours
EPY 4970 - Seminar in Adult Literacy 3 Credit Hours (EPY 4970 is also listed for the Educational Psychology Discipline. This course can only be used for one discipline either Educational Psychology or Family and Community Literacy.)
TSLE 4250 - Language and Discourse in Global and Professional Contexts 3 Credit Hours
TSLE 4260 - Global and Local Intercultural Relations and Development 3 Credit Hours
TSLE 4440 - Working with Multilingual Populations 3 Credit Hours

Learning Technology (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (15 Hours)

LT 3000 - Technology, Society, and Education 3 Credit Hours
LT 3100 - Educational Technology in Africa and the Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
LT 3210 - Teaching, Learning, and Technology Integration 3 Credit Hours
LT 3737 - Inventing to Learn: Teaching and Learning with Maker Technologies 3 Credit Hours
LT 4500 - Gaming and Simulation for Exploratory Learning 3 Credit Hours

Research Methods and Problem Solving (15 Hours)

Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the HLD program Coordinator and the discipline representative from the department.

Required (3 Hours)

EPRS 4905 - Methods of Research in Education 3 Credit Hours

Choose Four Courses (12 Hours)

EDUC 4660 - Field Based Research in Urban Education 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 4500 - Qualitative Inquiry I 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 4530 - Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 4910 - Action Research 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 4920 - Educational Measurement 3 Credit Hours
EPSF 4100 - Critical Pedagogy 3 Credit Hours

Internship (3 Hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 3 hours of internship related to one or more of the disciplines chosen above.

Choose from the following repeatable courses.

EDUC 4670 - Internship in Human Learning and Development 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 4982 - Undergraduate Research in Urban Education 1 to 3 Credit Hours

Area H. Electives (11-18 Hours)

Students may choose courses from one of the disciplines listed above which were not previously selected or take courses numbered 1000 level or above to fulfill the elective requirement.

Reminder

Students must earn 39 semester hours at Georgia State University in courses numbered 3000 or above with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA).