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Child Development Minor

Requirements

The child development minor is a multidisciplinary program drawing upon the strengths of several colleges and disciplines.

Students wishing to earn the child development minor are required to take 18 hours of coursework.

Required Course (3 hours)

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Case Studies in Child Development

3

Elective Courses (15 hours)

Choose five courses; one must be from CHDV.

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Special Problems

1-21

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Trauma-Informed Interventions

3

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Global Advocacy

3

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Fundamentals of Play

3

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Developmental Research and Evaluation

3

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Professional Development in Careers with Children

3

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Fundamentals of Child Life Practice

3

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Child Development Internship

3

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Family Systems

3

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Child Development Capstone

3

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Trauma & Relationships

3

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Trauma & Behavior

3

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Survey of Communication Disorders

3

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Language Development for Non Majors

3

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Juvenile Justice

3

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Critical Literacy and Children's Literature

3

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Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3

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Child and Adolescent Development

3

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Study of Exceptional Students

3

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Children, Creativity and the Fine Arts

3

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Infant and Child Nutrition

3

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Human Development

3

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Developmental Psychology

3

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Child Psychology

3

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Abnormal Psychology

3

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Comparative Psychology

3

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Human Neuropsychology

3

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Social and Emotional Development

3

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Psychology of Counseling

3

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Advanced Developmental Psychology

3

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Child Development in a Cultural Context

3

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Behavior Disorders of Childhood

3

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Applied Behavior Analysis

3

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Marriage and the Family

3

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Social Work Practice with Children

3

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Child Welfare

3

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Human Behavior and Social Environment I

3

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Animal Assisted Therapy and Social Work

3

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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 major requirements; while a maximum of three hours of independent study/special topics may count toward minor requirements.

See department listings for descriptions. Approved list of courses is maintained in the psychology office, Winton-Scott Hall Room 240.