{"id":16881,"date":"2026-03-03T11:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=16881"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:32:18","slug":"leia-b-a-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/learning-and-education-in-action-b-a\/leia-b-a-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"LEiA B.A. Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Learning and Education in Action (B.A.)<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/iStock-1301318293.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"LEIA B.A.\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-leia-b-a\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-16924\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16924\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/learning-and-education-in-action-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16923\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16923\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/learning-and-education-in-action-b-a\/leia-b-a-curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16922\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16922\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/learning-and-education-in-action-b-a\/leia-b-a-experiential-learning\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16921\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16921\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/learning-and-education-in-action-b-a\/leia-b-a-advisors\/\">Advisors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>LEiA<\/strong> major offers a flexible curriculum to meet the needs of students with a variety of career goals. The program has 5 required courses and flexible focused pathways for the remaining credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EDC 102 OR EDC 102H Intro Amer Education<br>EDC 312 The Psychology of Learning<br>EDC 309 Program Design &amp; Evaluation for Learning<br>*EDC 488 LEiA Internship<br>EDC 489 Senior Seminar in LEiA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Students may repeat the internship course, EDC 488, for up to 12 credits, but must take it at least once concurrently with the capstone seminar, EDC 489.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focused Pathway Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose from three structured focus areas or design your own pathway that aligns with your unique interests and career goals. Students select 9 credits (3 classes) in a focus area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus Option 1: Place-Based Learning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENE 101 &#8211; Theories and Practice in Place-Based Learning (B2) (A3)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENE 326 &#8211; Engaging in Community Action with Diverse Populations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC\/PSC 306 &#8211; Education Policy &amp; Public Service Internship (A2) (C1)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 492- Literacies and Learning in Place&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other course approved by advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus Option 2: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Populations Locally and Globally<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDC 103G &#8211; Education &amp; Social Justice (B4) (C3) (G)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 325 &#8211; History of African American Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENE 326 &#8211; Engaging in Community Action with Diverse Populations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 441 &#8211; Comparative and International Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 446 &#8211;&nbsp; Perspectives on Glocal Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other course approved by advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus Option 3: Adapted Physical Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDC 150G &#8211;&nbsp; 50 Million Strong (B2) (C1) (G)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 220 &#8211; Lifetime Fitness Activities for Children&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 230 &#8211; Individual and Team Sports&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 407 &#8211; Physical Activity as Therapy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 410 &#8211; Adapted Physical Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDC 440 &#8211; Adapted Aquatics (prerequisite 410)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other course approved by advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus Option 4: Student Defined<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>LEiA also provides a flexible pathway for students who begin in certification programs (such as Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education) but later decide to pursue a non-certification route. The program recognizes the significant learning these students have already undertaken in the field of education and ensures that their coursework continues to count meaningfully toward degree progress. The fourth focus option is particularly well suited for such students, as it allows them to apply prior education coursework both to focus courses and to professional electives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum The LEiA major offers a flexible curriculum to meet the needs of students with a variety of career goals. The program has 5 required courses and flexible focused pathways for the remaining credits. Program Requirements EDC 102 OR EDC 102H Intro Amer EducationEDC 312 The Psychology of LearningEDC 309 Program Design &amp; Evaluation for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4629,"featured_media":0,"parent":16874,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-16881","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16881"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17031,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16881\/revisions\/17031"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}