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3.00 Credits
Course allows beginning students to go beyond the introductory level in a particular area of child development. Topics include social cognition, children and their families, and moral development. Focused readings and study of selected topics of student's choice form a major part of the course. Assignments include project report. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
The study of child development as related to diverse educational programs for young children. Includes observations at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School as well as other selected environments, to strengthen understanding of how theories and values inform diverse approaches to early education. Lectures, videos, small group discussions of reading assignments and observational reports. (This course is a prerequisite for Child Development 135, 136 and must be taken prior to or concurrent with Child Development 171, 172.) Prerequisites Child Development 1 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Discussion, readings, and films in areas of major stress such as birth and death, marriage and divorce. Focus on the impact of these experiences on children in the early and middle years and on their parents.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary theory and research on the development of intellectual processes from infancy through adolescence are examined. Cognitive-developmental theories and research are emphasized and compared with psychometric, information-processing, cultural context, feminism, and other approaches. Course project provides opportunity for analysis of one's own learning experiences. Prerequisites Child Development 1 or Psychology 1. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with personality and social development from infancy to adolescence. Topics to be covered include attachment, sex-role development, empathy and friendship, social cognition, and moral development. A combination chronological/topical approach will be followed. Prerequisites Child Development 1 or Psychology 1. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate-level study of child development, with emphasis on cultural perspectives integrating psychological and anthropological theory. Children's development examined across cultures and in the context of the various social institutions and settings within which they live. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Examines the parent-child relationship from a variety of perspectives, including cross-cultural and social class differences, differences between mothering and fathering, and the parents' influence on the child's psychological development (e.g., sex role). Emphasis is on the interactive influences of parents and children. In the last part of the course, programs for altering parent-child interactions are explored. While most of the readings are based on recent empirical studies, the course includes short stories and novels. Case histories are also relied on to capture complex, intangible phenomena like communication, trust, and intimacy. Prerequisites Child Development 1 or Psychology 1. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
The physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developments of adolescence and the transitions from childhood to adulthood. Emphasis on individual differences and the impact of family, school, peers, community, culture, and historical context. Consideration given to interventions aimed at promoting positive youth development.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to theory and research about using developmental science within community settings to promote positive development among children and adolescents. Focal topic varies each semester -- for example, building civil society through community-based child development programs, promoting positive development of teenage mothers and their infants, or promoting healthy alternatives to interpersonal, family and community violence. Prerequisites CD1 and one additional CD course or permission of instructor. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
The special problems of preschool and elementary-age children who deviate from normal patterns of development. Orthopedic disabilities, sensory impairments, emotional and social problems, and deviations in intellectual potential. Distinguishing characteristics and developmental problems are presented in each diagnostic category. Lectures, discussions, films, visiting speakers, and field trips. Prerequisites Child Development 1 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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