Courses that Count as the Required Elective

Students take one course outside of their discipline that carries the Learning Sciences attribute from across Pitt.

students observe ERP brain scans
Learning Sciences students see ERP Brain Scans

Neuroscience

PSY 1470: Cognition and the Brain | Marc Coutanche

PSY 1467: Topics in Cognitive Psychology: Emotion and the Brain | Jamie Hanson

PSY 1472: Neuropsychology of Brain Injury | Julie Fiez

Cognitive Science

PSY 0422: Cognitive Psychology | Chris Schunn/Tim Nokes-Malach

PSY 1582: Memory and Metacognition | Scott Fraundorf

PSY 1330: Cognitive Development | Melissa Libertus

Developmental Sciences

PSY 1326: Topics in Developmental Psychology: Culture, Parenting and Literacy | Diana Leyva

PSY 1581: Bilingualism | Natasha Tokowicz

HHD 1014: Psychological Interventions in Real World Contexts | Brian Galla

Computer and Information Science

CS 1671: Human Language Technologies | Diane Litman

CS 1637: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction | Erin Walker

Other Courses that Count as Required Elective

AFRCNA 1402: Learning Paradigms African-American Child Development | Shallegra Moye

BUSHRM 1677: Training and Development | Deborah Good

HHD 1001: Introduction to Educational Psychology | Anna Arlotta-Guerrero

TLL 1257: Teaching English Language Learners | Loretta Fernandez

TLL 1580: Foundations of Special Education | Phillandra S. Smith

NROSCI 1004: Neurobiology of Learning | Keri Fogle

TLL 1702: Digital Literacies and Learning Across Educational Contexts | Veena Vasudevan