The child development minor is designed for students who do not have an education major but who desire strong preparation in understanding child development from birth through adolescence. This minor does not lead to teacher licensure.
What will I learn?
You will learn to understand child development from birth through adolescence.
CFD 3207
Adolescent Development and the Middle Level Learner
Attention is given to physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development. Topics covered include current issues faced by adolescents: social networks, peer relations, sexuality, identity formation, and cultural contexts. The course examines the varying models of middle level education and developmentally appropriate practice for fostering the growth and development of adolescents.
PSY 2005
Child and Adolescent Development
An overview of child and adolescent development, including the major theories/theorists of human development and the major topics in cognitive, social, and physical development across the stages of childhood and adolescence.
CFD 3205
Child Development
An overview of the growth and development of children from birth through age twelve years. Topics covered include: current research and major theories of child development, personality and temperament. Special attention is given to physical, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual development.
PSY 2108
Lifespan Psychology
A study of the nature and implications of development from conception through death. Emphasis is upon cognitive, moral, spiritual, emotional, interpersonal, and self-development. Topics to be addressed include stages of development from birth through adolescence; maturation during the college years; critical periods of adulthood; marriage, and parenting; ageism and physiological processes of aging; death and dying.
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