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The Human Learning and Development program equips students with practical, career-focused skills and knowledge. Participants can select courses from diverse areas including behavioral and learning challenges, counseling services, deaf studies, educational psychology, family and community support, instructional technology, research methodologies, and urban education. Instruction is provided by faculty members spanning all seven departments within the College of Education & Human Development. This interdisciplinary concentration draws expertise from multiple departments: Counseling and Psychological Services, Educational Policy Studies, Learning Sciences, and Middle and Secondary Education.
Through this program, students gain professional competencies by selecting from specialized coursework covering behavioral disorders, counseling techniques, deaf education, psychological principles in education, community advocacy, educational technology, research approaches, and urban educational challenges.