Child Development and Family Studies (B-K), A.B.Ed.
Program of Studies - Community Resource Facilitation & Development Specialized Track
Job options for this track might include child find coordination, service coordination of community early childhood services (e.g., coordination of community Smart Start Initiatives), and advocacy and family support roles.
ANTH 144 - Anthropology and Social Problems (3). Contemporary dilemmas examined from a cross-cultural view, including racism, environment, population, war, gender restrictions, and hunger and affluence.
ANTH 146 - The Nature of Moral Consciousness: A Course in General Anthropology (3). An introductory course in general anthropology focusing on the development of moral consciousness. Western and non-Western patterns of thought and culture are compared and contrasted. The course has a strongly philosophical orientation.
ANTH 380 - Anthropological Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (3). Introduction to new theories of cultural difference that include power, discourses, and identity (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender) emphasizing ethnographic and other anthropological approaches. Encourages students to examine how ideas of difference shape how we act, think, and imagine as members of diverse cultures.
AFAM 102 - The Black Experience (3). An interdisciplinary course designed to provide a broad survey of the black experience in the Americas with special emphasis on post-emancipation developments.
EDUC 250 - Risk and Resiliency: Challenges and Opportunities in Education (4). Explores factors that put children at risk for educational failure and interventions to increase resiliency. Service and learning experiences in educational and community agencies are integral to the course.
EXSS 211 - Adapted Physical Education (3). This course is a study of problems related to body mechanics and the needs of the physically handicapped student.
LING 101 - Introduction to Language (3). A survey of the many aspects of human language, including the history of language, similarities and differences among languages, language and culture, dialects, writing systems, child language acquisition, animal "languages," and the use of computers in analyzing languages. Linguistic methods used to describe and relate languages.
LING 200 - Sound Patterns in Language (3). Prerequisite, LING 101 (30) or consent of instructor. Introduction to the analysis and description of phonological systems. Includes some preliminary training in phonetics.
LING 203 - Language Acquisition and Development (3). Prerequisite, LING 101 (30). Provides an introduction to first-language acquisition, focusing on the acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, as well as on the social context of language acquisition and issues of atypical language development.
NUTR 240 - Introduction to Human Nutrition (3). Human nutrition and relationship to health and disease processes. Presented as an integrated body of knowledge derived from several disciplines. Functions and sources of human's food. The relevance of nutrition to individual well-being, social welfare and economic development.
PSYC 210 - Statistical Principles of Psychological Research (3). Consideration of the methodological principles underlying psychological research, descriptive and inferential techniques, and the manner by which they may be employed to design psychological experiments and analyze behavioral data.
PSYC 260 - Social Psychology (3). Introductory survey of experimental social psychology covering attitudes, interpersonal processes, and small groups.
PSYC 245 - Behavior Disorders (3). Major forms of behavior disorders in children and adults, with an emphasis on description, causation, and treatment.
PSYC 507 - Autism. Prerequisites: PSYC 250 and PSYC 245. This service-learning course will study autism through coursework and through working with individuals with autism in supervised community placements. Enrollment size: 15. Topics include an historical perspective on autism, issues in classification and diagnosis, current etiological theories, assessing and understanding patterns of functioning (emphasizing social, communication, and cognitive skills), developmental and lifespan issues, family concerns, service provision, and intervention approaches.
PSYC 467 - Development of the Black Child. Prerequisite: PSYC 250. Topics include peer and social relations, self-esteem, identity development, cognitive development, school achievement, parenting, family management and neighborhood influences.
PSYC 468 - Family as a Context for Development (3). Explores how the family influences children's development. Topics include genetics, family structure (e.g., single parents, working mothers, divorce, number of siblings); discipline; parental values and beliefs; ethnic diversity.
Note: Students may choose other courses within their specialized track sequence contingent upon advisor approval. Also, you may choose from both tracks, that is, you do not need to select one track in which to specialize.
Spanish classes are highly recommended! Having at least a working knowledge of Spanish will be extremely useful for you as an early childhood education professional!