Coursework
Required courses (6 units)
TLS 797 (3) Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies
TLS 640 (3) Multicultural Education and Social Justice
Major Core courses (15 units)
Selected from the following courses. These courses are organized by focus areas. Under the guidance of their graduate committee, students may select major core courses within one focus area or across multiple focus areas to create a set of coherent courses that match their area of interest and goals. Please note, these areas are not official sub-plans, but serve as a way to help advisors and students organize core courses into coherent plan and make sense of the many types of courses available in the program.
Bilingual Education & English Language Learners
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 504 (3) Language and Culture in Education
TLS 514 (3) Reading and Writing in Bilingual and Second Language Settings
TLS 528 (3) Curriculum & Instruction in Bilingual & Second Language Settings
TLS 581 (3) Multicultural Literature and Literacy
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Childhood
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Desert Dystopia Language and Education Policies in AZ
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Language Socialization Across Cultures
TLS 641 (3) Immigration and Education
TLS 652 (3) Language Acquisition and Development
TLS 653 (3) Written Language Development
TLS 654 (3) Educational and Applied Linguistics
TLS 694A (3) Practicum in ELL (English Language Learners) Settings
TLS 696B (3) Research in Language Diversity in Education
TLS 795A (3) Theory and Research in Language, Reading and Culture: Biliteracy and Multiliteracies across Languages and Cultures
TLS 795B (3) Vygotsky and Education
TLS 795C (3) Language Planning and Education
TLS 795D (3) Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture
LING 521 (3) Language Maintenance, Preservation and Revitalization
LING 576 (3) Language in Culture
LING 533 (3) Theories of Language Development
LING 540 (3) The Bilingual Mind
ENGL 615 (3) Second Language Acquisition Theory
ENGL 620 (3) Cultural Dimensions: Second Language Acquisition
Children's and Young Adult Literature in a Diverse World
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 579 (3) Literature and literacy for Young Children
TLS 580 (3) Children’s Literature in the Classroom
TLS 581 (3) Multicultural Literature and Literacy
TLS 582 (4) The Art of the Picture Book
TLS 583 (3) Literature Discussions
TLS 585 (3) Literature for Adolescents
TLS 586 (3) Reading the World Through Children’s and Adolescent Literature
TLS 587 (3) Global Trends in Visual Literature
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Curriculum as Inquiry
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Forbidden Fiction: Challenged & Banned Books for Children & Adolescents
TLS 642 (3) Oral Traditions Across Societies
TLS 651 (3) Reading, Writing and Texts: A Socio-Psycholinguistics Perspective
TLS 680 (3) Reader Response Theories
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Gender and Sexuality in Literature for Children & Adolescents
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Latinx Literature for Children and Adolescents
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Indigenous Literature for Children and Adolescents
TLS 795D (3) Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture
LIS 521 (3) Children’s and Young Adult Literature in a Multicultural Society
ENGL 549a (3) Folklore
Diversity and Social Justice in Education
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 575A (3) Education of Latinas/Latinos
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Childhood
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Desert Dystopia Language and Education Policies in AZ
TLS 595E (3) Anthropology and Education
TLS 641 (3) Immigration and Education
TLS 642 (3) Oral Traditions Across Societies
TLS 643 (3) International Indigenous Culture-based Education
TLS 644 (3) International Indigenous Well-being through Education
TLS 652 (3) Language Acquisition and Development
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Literacy
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Language and Youth Culture
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Critical Pedagogy: The Life and Work of Paulo Freire
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Writing for Publication
TLS 795D (3) Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture
GWS 696M (3) Gender, Sexuality and International Migration
ANTH 584 (3) An Anthropology of Migration: The Borderlands of the American Southwest and the Mexican North
ANTH 613 (3) Culture and Power
MAS 565 (3) Critical Race Theories for Policy and Practice
Early Childhood Education: Family & Community Studies
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 551 (3) Developing Programs for Young Children
TLS 579 (3) Literature and literacy for Young Children
TLS 582 (4) The Art of the Picture Book
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Assessment in Early Childhood
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Language Socialization Across Cultures
TLS 596 (3) Topics in Teacher Education: Theories of Development in Early Childhood
TLS 642 (3) Oral Traditions Across Societies
TLS 652 (3) Language Acquisition and Development
TLS 795A (3) Theory and Research in Language, Reading and Culture: Biliteracy and Multiliteracies across Languages and Cultures
TLS 795B (3) Vygotsky and Education
Environmental & Sustainability Education
Complete 2 required courses
TLS 531 (3) Environmental Learning
TLS 560 (3) Education & Sustainability
Complete 1 or more of the following courses
TLS 519 (3) Learning in Science and Mathematics
TLS 597F (2-6) Community and School Garden Workshop
TLS 596 (3) Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy
Complete additional courses for a total of 5 for the major core courses in negotiation with your committee. Options include
AIS 531A / ANTH 531A / ENVS 531A / GEOG 531A / RAM 531A / RNR 531A / WFSC 531A / WSM 531A (3) Traditional Ecological Knowledge
ECOL 547 (3) Introduction to Theoretical Ecology
ARC 561K (3) Energy and the Environment
GEOS 578 / RNR 578 / ECOL 578 / GC 578 / GEOG 578 / HWRS 578 / RNR 578 (3) Global Change
Indigenous Studies, Education, and Language
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 545 (3) Curriculum Theory and Policy
TLS 595E (3) Anthropology and Education
TLS 596 (3) Topics in Teacher Education: Indigenizing Pedagogies
TLS 596 (3) Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy
TLS 642 (3) Oral Traditions Across Societies
TLS 643 (3) International Indigenous Culture-based Education
TLS 644 (3) International Indigenous Well-being through Education
TLS 654 (3) Educational and Applied Linguistics
TLS 677 (3) History of Indian Education
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Anthropology of Literacy
TLS 696A (3) Language, Reading and Culture: Language and Youth Culture
TLS 795C (3) Language Planning and Education
AIS 679 (3) American Indian Higher Education
Literacies for a Multilingual Multimodal World
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 505 (3) Language and Literacy
TLS 515 (3) New Media and Learning
TLS 526 (3) Curricular Leadership in Literacy and Language
TLS 530 (3) Literacy Technology
TLS 561 (3) Multimodal Literacies
TLS 564 (3) Literacy and the Arts
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Technology and Bilingual Language Arts Instruction
TLS 595 (3) Issues in Language, Reading and Culture: Writing Process and Practice
TLS 651 (3) Reading, Writing and Texts: A Socio-Psycholinguistics Perspective
TLS 652 (3) Language Acquisition and Development
TLS 653 (3) Written Language Development
TLS 795D (3) Influential Readings in Language, Reading and Culture
LIS 517 (3) Introduction to Digital Cultures
LIS 558 (3) Social Justice In Information Services
LIS 581 (3) Information Literacy Pedagogy
LIS 571 (3) Introduction to Information Technology
INFO 524 (3) Virtual Reality
Mathematics & Science Education
Three Required Courses:
TLS 519 (3) Learning in Science & Mathematics
TLS 541 (3) Equity and Social Justice in Math/Science Education
TLS 542 (3) School Mathematics and Science History, Curriculum and Reform
Options for the other 2 courses
TLS 538 (3) Research on Preparing Elementary Teachers in Mathematics and Science
TLS 563 (1) Collaborative Writing Groups in Education
TLS 565 (3) Discourse and Identity
TLS 531 (3) Environmental Learning
TLS 560 (3) Education & Sustainability
MATH 506A (3) Research on the Learning of Mathematics
MATH 506C (3) Research on the Teaching of Mathematics
Teaching & Teacher Education for Social Justice
Complete 5 courses from the following list:
TLS 545 (3) Curriculum Theory and Policy
TLS 562 (3) Groupwork for Diverse Classrooms
TLS 563 (1) Collaborative Writing Groups in Education
TLS 565 (3) Discourse and Identity
TLS 596 (3) Topics in Teacher Education: Critical Issues in Indigenous Education, Curriculum, & Pedagogy
TLS 696E (3) Research on Teaching
TLS 696F (3) Research on Teacher Education
Research Courses (12 units minimum)
Choose 4 course from the following list. Graduate committees may recommend specific courses based on student’s interests and goals.
EDP 541 (4) Statistical Methods in Education
TLS 557 (3) Application of Miscue Analysis
TLS 570 (3) Introduction to Research in Education
TLS 576 (3) Teacher Research
TLS 578 (3) Field Research in Communities and Schools
TLS 571 (3) - Topics in Teacher Education: Item Response Theory
TLS 602 (3) Dissertation Proposal Design
TLS 605 (3) Qualitative Methods in Education
TLS 645 (3) Research Methods & Technologies
TLS 681 (3) Critical Content Analysis of Text and Image
TLS 696C (3) Research in Language and Literacy: Research in Retrospective Miscue Analysis
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Discourse Analysis
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Mixed Methods
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Case Studies in Language & Literacy
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Discourse Analysis
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Indigenous Research Methods
TLS 696D (3) Language Research Methodology in Education: Developmental Design in Literacy Research
Research & Teaching Experiences (6 units)
Students will take two practica courses, one of which must be TLS 900. The other can be TLS 900, TLS 791, TLS 791A, or TLS 793.
TLS 900 (3) Research
TLS 791 (1-6) Preceptorship
TLS 791A (1-6) Preceptorship in University Teaching
TLS 793 (3) Internship
Dissertation (18 units)
TLS 920 Dissertation
Minor Requirements
Minor Core (12 Units)
Complete 4 courses from one of the focus areas or a coherent set of 4 courses from TLS course offerings that meet the students’ interests and goals.