Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy 80 courses
Selected courses from Weinberg College and professional schools across the University may be used to fulfill distribution requirements with the consent of the student’s adviser and the SESP assistant dean for student affairs. Courses from any school across the University may be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students are encouraged to discuss their elective plans with their advisers; they may be able to pursue a second major or a minor using elective credits.
| Global Engagement | credits |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
SESP 201-0 may also be replaced by HDC 335-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 201-0 or PSYCH 244-0 | Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence or Developmental Psychology | 1 |
| Total Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses | 6 credits | |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
or 1 SESP 203-0 may also be replaced by HDC 205-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 203-0 or HDC 310-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging or The Art and Science of Aging | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
1 course for the Fundamentals cluster from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation | 1 |
| HDC 307-0 | Emotional Mysteries | 1 |
| PSYCH 215-0 | Psychology of Personality | 1 |
| PSYCH 228-0 | Cognitive Psychology | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
1 course for the Social Policy in Action cluster from:
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
1 course for the Learning and Cognition cluster from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
HDC/LOC 347-0
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
LOC/LRN_SCI 214-0
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LOC 214-BR | Culture and Cognition: SESP Leadership Institute | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
LOC/LRN_SCI 308-0
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
1 course for the Social Relations cluster from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LOC 334-0 | Analysis of Global Teams | 1 |
| HDC 262-0 or SLAVIC 262-0 | Life 101: Literature and Psychology or Life 101: Literature and Psychology | 1 |
| HDC 307-0 | Emotional Mysteries | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
HDC/LOC 315-0
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 340-0 | Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101 | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
TEACH_ED/LRN_SCI 302-0
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOC_POL 351-0 | Special Topics in Social Policy | 1 |
Concentration Program—16 units*: Required Courses
1 course for the Analysis cluster from:
Concentration Program—16 units*: Concentration Extension Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 390-0 | Research Apprenticeship | 1 |
| SESP 399-0 | Independent Study | 1 |
| SESP 398-0 | Senior Thesis Seminar | 1-3 |
| Total | 10 credits | |
SESP Core: Seminar—1 unit
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 200-0 | Understanding Knowledge | 1 |
SESP Core: Human Development—1 unit
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 201-0 or PSYCH 244-0 | Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence or Developmental Psychology | 1 |
SESP Core: Human Development—1 unit
OR
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging | 1 |
SESP Core: Human Development—1 unit
OR
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging | 1 |
SESP Core: Human Development—1 unit
OR
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 205-0 | Coming of Age and Growing Old in the 21st Century | 1 |
SESP Core: Human Development—1 unit
OR
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 335-0 | The Myths and Facts of Adolescence | 1 |
SESP Core: Methodologies —2 units
SESP 210-0 may also be replaced by STAT 210-0, PSYCH 201-0, SOCIOL 303-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 210-0 or STAT 202-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology or Introduction to Statistics and Data Science | 1 |
| SESP 272-0 | Field Research Methods | 1 |
SESP Core: Experiential Learning—4 units
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SESP 392-0 or SESP 392-SA | Experiential Learning: Practicum or Experiential Learning: Practicum Study Abroad | 4 |
Overlay Requirements*: Heterogeneities, Systems, and Inequalities
1 course counted towards the concentration from the following list:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDC 305-0 | Identity and Motivation | 1 |
Overlay Requirements*: Heterogeneities, Systems, and Inequalities
LOC/LRN_SCI 214-0
Overlay Requirements*: Heterogeneities, Systems, and Inequalities
TEACH_ED/LRN_SCI 302-0
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TEACH_ED 329-0 | Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning | 1 |
Overlay Requirements*: Methods in Context
1 course counted towards the concentration from the following list:
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