Department(s)
Course Description
(3-3-0) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Examination of psychomotor, social-emotional, and cognitive language development during childhood. The course provides students the opportunity to study the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional developmental stages of children from conception through adolescence. Students will study topics such as brain development, families and parenting, prenatal development, developmental milestones from birth through adolescence, health and safety issues, guidance and discipline, cultural diversity, child care, education, children with special needs, and career decisions. This course provides a solid foundation for any career that involves working with children.
Academic Level
Undergraduate Credit
CIP Code
13.1210 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Course Type (Attributes)
Approved Upper Division (UDCM)
Locations
Athens (01), Online (06), Palestine Satellite (02), Terrell Satellite (03)
This is a Coursedog only field and is not integrated with the SIS.
Objective
Develop an awareness of the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of young children.
Objectives
Develop an awareness of the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of young children.
Objective
Learn to create age-appropriate activities for children.
Objectives
Learn to create age-appropriate activities for children.
Objective
Develop the student’s ability to accept himself/herself as worthwhile, through the care, observation, and guidance of children.
Objectives
Develop the student’s ability to accept himself/herself as worthwhile, through the care, observation, and guidance of children.
Objective
Provide students an understanding of prenatal development, and birth, and to develop an awareness of the family and the family life cycle.
Objectives
Provide students an understanding of prenatal development, and birth, and to develop an awareness of the family and the family life cycle.
Objective
Introduce students to the exploration of career paths in child development.
Objectives
Introduce students to the exploration of career paths in child development.