Bachelor of Arts in Childhood Studies

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Core Program Requirements (36 credits)

a)      Required Courses   (9 credits)

i)        Introduction to Childhood Studies

ii)       Statistics I

iii)     Senior Seminar in Childhood Studies

b)      Social Science Concentration   (9 credits)

i)        Psychology –Or- Sociology/Anthropology (This means that students must either complete the three psychology classes identified below OR the three sociology/anthropology classes identified below).

(1)   Psychology

(a)    Introduction to Psychology

(b)   Method and Theory

(c)    Psychology of Childhood –Or- Psychology of Adolescence

(2)   Sociology/Anthropology

(a)    Introduction to Sociology

(b)   Method and Techniques of Social Research

(c)    Childhood and Culture –Or- Childhood and Adolescence

c)      Humanities Concentration   (9 credits)

i)        English –Or- History (This means that students must either complete the three English classes identified below OR the three History classes identified below).

(1)   English

(a)    Introduction to Literary Study

(b)   Literature of Childhood

(c)    Literature of Adolescence –Or- American Child in Literature and Culture

(d)   -OR- Literary Constructions of Childhood

(2)   History

(a)    Perspectives on History

(b)   Family and Gender in Historical Perspective

(c)    History of Childhood in America

d)      Electives   (9 credits)

(1)   Three upper division courses on topics related to childhood or children.