Child Development, BA
Requirements
The program of study requires a minimum of 36 hours, on a 120-hour degree, consisting of:
Required Courses (30 hours)
Trauma-Informed Interventions | 3 | |
Global Advocacy | 3 | |
Developmental Research and Evaluation | 3 | |
Professional Development in Careers with Children | 3 | |
Family Systems | 3 | |
Child Development Capstone | 3 | |
Trauma & Relationships | 3 | |
Trauma & Behavior | 3 | |
Case Studies in Child Development | 3 | |
Child Psychology | 3 |
Elective Courses (18 hours)
Choose 2 electives
Special Problems | 1-21 | |
Fundamentals of Play | 3 | |
Fundamentals of Child Life Practice | 3 | |
Child Development Internship | 3 | |
Survey of Communication Disorders | 3 | |
Language Development for Non Majors | 3 | |
Juvenile Justice | 3 | |
Critical Literacy and Children's Literature | 3 | |
Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | |
Study of Exceptional Students | 3 | |
Children, Creativity and the Fine Arts | 3 | |
Infant and Child Nutrition | 3 | |
Human Development | 3 | |
Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
Comparative Psychology | 3 | |
Human Neuropsychology | 3 | |
Social and Emotional Development | 3 | |
Psychology of Counseling | 3 | |
Advanced Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
Child Development in a Cultural Context | 3 | |
Behavior Disorders of Childhood | 3 | |
Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 | |
Marriage and the Family | 3 | |
Social Work Practice with Children | 3 | |
Child Welfare | 3 | |
Human Behavior and Social Environment I | 3 | |
Grief and Loss | 3 | |
Special Topics/Problems (CHDV, COSD, EDUC, PSYC, SOWO, SOCI or CRJU) | ||
CHDV Study Abroad |
A maximum of six hours of independent study may count toward BA major requirements.
Associated Requirements
Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
Introductory Sociology | 3 | |
Introduction to Social Work | 3 |