MA in Learning Sciences & Human Development
The Learning Sciences & Human Development听master's program focuses on research, theory, and professional knowledge about learning environments. Areas of study include K-12 schools, community settings, museums, and the variety of contexts that young people navigate in their everyday lives, including digital media and gaming.
The program听focuses听on children and youth, and also the听processes of teacher learning. The program is structured in ways that emphasize the bridging of theory and practice, lending primary emphasis to academic study and research. The program is designed to provide an academic and practical foundation that prepares students for a variety of career pathways. These include, but are not limited to, work in K鈥12 education, youth-serving community organizations, educational research firms, or in the private sector. Faculty advisors and students build programs of study that meet program goals and the student's interests.
Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete 30-31 credit hours while maintaining at least a B (3.0) average in all work attempted while enrolled.听
The following 3 credit hour courses are core requirements:听
- EDUC 5716 Basic Statistical Methods
- EDUC 5726 Introduction to Disciplined Inquiry
- EDUC 6318 Psychological Foundations of Education
- EDUC 6328 Advanced Child Growth and Educational Development听
An additional 9 credit hours of Education Core electives听to be chosen from the following categories:
- Learning and Development
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Learning and Technology
- Foundations
Students have the option to choose to complete a thesis (EDUC 6954 Master's Thesis, 10 credit hours)听or a comprehensive examination (9 credit hours)听to complete credit hour requirements.听
Scholarships
Applicants to our Master鈥檚 programs will be considered automatically for a handful of scholarships at the time of admission. Applicants do not need to do anything to be considered apart from completing the application for admission by the posted application deadline. Automatic-consideration scholarships for MA students are only available for applicants to the Fall terms. All scholarships are one-time awards and will be applied across the Fall and Spring semesters.听Applicants to the MA in Learning Sciences & Human Development program will be automatically considered for the听.
Admissions Requirements
- A Personal Statement
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- Unofficial Transcripts (official transcripts required after admission)
- English Proficiency Requirement (international applicants only)
- Application Fee ($60 domestic application/$80 international). Application fee waivers are not available.
Admission to all our graduate programs is competitive and based on multiple criteria, including undergraduate academic record,听letters of recommendation, personal statement, evidence of special accomplishments, and relevant past experience. Criteria are considered in the aggregate. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. For more information, contact edadvise@colorado.edu.
Deadlines
- Fall Application Deadline:听February 15,听international
- Fall Application Deadline:听March 5,听domestic
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