HDF X78K HDF 378K Topics in Advanced Child and Family Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Concepts, theories, and issues in human development and family sciences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences (or child development), anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, or social work, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Adolescence into Young Adulthood.
Topic 2: Parent-Child Relationships.
Topic 3: Infant and Toddler Development.
Topic 4: Children and Public Policy.
Topic 5: Media and the Family.
Topic 6: Introduction to Early Childhood Intervention.
Topic 7: Social Development and Attachment Relationships. Child Development 378K (Topic: Infant Development and Attachment Relationships) and Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Advanced Early Childhood Intervention. Additional prerequisite: Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic 6).
Topic 9: Introduction to Child Life. Introduction to the role of child life specialists in health care settings and the application of general human development principles to the care of hospitalized children and adolescents. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Introduction to Child Life) and 378K (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Sexuality in Human Development and Family Sciences. Introduction to contemporary understandings of sexuality in the context of human development and families, organized around major subjects in the field of sexuality studies. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Sexuality in Human Development and Family Sciences) and 378K (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Topic 11: Italian Early Childhood Education. Explore the long history of early childhood education in Italy emphasizing children's engagement in multi-sensory exploration and creative self-expression. Analyze how cultural differences affect how parents and professionals work together to foster optimal development in young children. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Italn Early Childhd Edu) and 378K (Topic 11) may not both be counted.