Child Development Minor

Requirements

18 units from the following (12 units must be upper division)

Required courses (9 units)*

EDU 13	Child Growth and Development	3
	or
PSY 12	Lifespan/Human Development	3
	or
PSY 13	Child Development	3
	or
PSY 15	Global Lifespan Development	3
	and
SW 6	Child, Family, & Community	3
	or
SOC 104	Sociology of the Family	3
	or
SW 104	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	3
	or
SOC 102	Sociology of Children	3
	and
EDU 191	Child Development Practicum	3

Note: For SW 6, SW 104 and SOC 104, Courses not selected may be taken as one or more of the electives, but program of study may include only one of the following: SW 6 or SOC 104 or SW 104.

Prerequisite for minors to enroll in EDU 191: Successful completion of EDU 13, PSY 12, 13 or 15 and completion of nine additional units of coursework required for the minor.

EDU 191 may be replaced for BSN majors with NUR 172 T with NUR 172 TP

EDU 191 may be replaced with a major-related, 3-unit practicum if the practicum involves direct work with children (infant through age 13). Must be approved by minor advisor and documentation must be submitted, including syllabus, site, hours of service, responsibilities & ages of children served. For example, acceptable courses (with documentation), include PSY 192, SOC 176, SW 113, or SW 114.

Electives (9 units)

PSY 118	Interventions for Children with Disabilities	3
PSY 163	Communicating in a Diverse World	3
ENG 134	Children's Literature	3
EDU 126	Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition	3
ART 197	Play=Learning: Child Development in Community	3
	or
PSY 197	Play=Learning: Child Development in Community	3
EDU 103	Hospital Child Care	3
PSY 139	Child Abuse and Family Violence	3
SOC 102	Sociology of Children	3
SOC 120	Case Management	3
SOC 151	Youth Counseling	3
SOC 157	Trauma-Informed Care	3
SOC 163	Women's and Children's Human Rights	3
SW 146	Social Work Practice: Family Law and Children's Rights	3
CRI 110	Juvenile Delinquency	3

* Program of study may include only one of these three courses:

SW 6* Child, Family, and Community 3

SOC 104* Sociology of the Family 3

SW 104* Human Behavior in the Social Environment I 3

Program of study may include only one of the following courses:

EDU 124 Teaching in a Diverse Society 3

PSY 163 Communication in a Diverse World 3

SOC 160 Diversity in Society 3

Must be taken as a sequence to provide the unit equivalent of a three-unit course:

MUS 130 Creative Music Experience 1

ART 145 Creativity and the Arts 1

INT 194A Drama and Dance 1

Program may include only one of these courses, not both:

PSY 113 or EDU151B Learning in Children across Cultures 3

Program of study may include only one of the following:

PSY 121 Grief and Bereavement 3

PSY 127 Immigrant Experience 3

PSY 151 Divorce and Remarriage 3

SOC 127 Family Systems Theory and Violence 3

SW 145 Social Practice and Family Violence 3

SW 152 Grief, Loss, & Bereavement 3

Courses offered on the Doheny Campus and may include observation in the Child Development Center

EDU 124	Teaching in a Diverse Society	3
EDU 125	Introduction to Curriculum	3
EDU 132	Observing, Recording, and Assessing Young Children	3
EDU 134	Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Principles and Practices	3
EDU 137	Infant & Toddler Development and Care I	3
EDU 138	Infant and Toddler Development and Care II	3

SW 6, SOC 102, SOC 104, or SW 104: Course not selected may be included as an elective, except program may not include both SW 6 and SW 104.