CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

At its core, Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary, research-based field that advances understanding of the learning process and the design of learning innovations with or without technology. Our graduates pursue careers at universities, research labs, school systems, business and industry, government agencies, and more.

DID YOU KNOW?

Our work is guided by four principles: interdisciplinarity, innovative research, creating real and tangible change, and exemplary academic programming.

Our faculty and students are involved in research projects at the forefront of advances in cognition, technology and learning.

Our work has been supported by millions of dollars in funding from private, state and federal agencies.

LEARNING SCIENCES @ GEORGIA STATE

As a student in our department, you will have the chance to learn from widely recognized faculty and programs, apply what you have learned in research labs, internships and service-learning opportunities, and ultimately be recognized as a Learning Sciences graduate. Earning credentials from us will include you in the extensive network of graduates currently employed within school systems, research laboratories, government agencies, small businesses, large corporations and more in Atlanta and beyond.

Who We Are

Our department is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to improving the human condition through data-driven investigation of the learning process, through the effective design of learning innovations, and through the development of learning science professionals in five distinct areas of specialization.

Our Disciplines

Use the links below to find out more about each discipline:

Learning Sciences by the Numbers

Our intellectual contributions are real-world relevant and at the cutting edge of research and development. Our projects range from basic and applied research on learning, literacy and cognition to developing AI, data visualization and computer-supported collaborative learning environments to understanding and developing innovations that support children and youth with disabilities.

#13
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report is our online masters in instructional design technology.

$5
Million-dollar grant from Snap Inc. to fund computer science education.

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Faculty research projects taking place within the department that students can be involved with.

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degree programs, 11 teacher endorsement and professional certificate options, hundreds of students and thousands of graduates.

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Four Faculty Awarded Seed Grants to Implement Language, Literacy Intervention Programs

Published June 22, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

Three faculty members and one affiliate faculty from the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Learning Sciences received 2022 seed grants from Georgia State's Center for Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy to implement language and literacy intervention programs. read more ❯

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Georgia State University Awarded State Department of Education Funding to Support Dyslexia Endorsement Programs

Published June 10, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

The College of Education & Human Development received a $106,928 grant from the Georgia Department of Education to help teachers earn their dyslexia endorsement. read more ❯

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Research Snapshot: Teaching with Multiple Conceptions

Published February 2, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

Assistant Professors Lauren Margulieux and Ben Shapiro and their colleagues have proposed a new teaching theory called “multiple conceptions theory,” which they presented at the 17th Association for Computing Machinery Conference on International Computing Education Research.read more ❯

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Georgia State Receives Major Gift to Fund Computer Science Education

Published November 3, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Georgia State University has received a transformational $5 million gift from Snap Inc. to support the preparation of educators to integrate computer science across the curriculum and continue to diversify the computer science education field.read more ❯