Major in Family and Child (BA/BS)

CIP Code

19.0704

63-66 credits

Choose one area to complete the major:

Family and Child: Child development concentration, 18 credits

ECYF 260	Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction	3
ECYF 310	Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Young Children: Guidance and Cultural Factors	3
ECYF 320	Leadership and Management in Child Development Programs	3
ECYF 442	Administration of Early Childhood Programs	3
ECYF 465	Advanced Child Development in Practice	3
SPCE 210	Theory and Practices in Early Childhood Special Education	3

Family and Child: Child life concentration, 20 credits

ANAT 201	Fundamentals of Human Anatomy	3
	or
EXSC 292	Anatomy	3
ECYF 310	Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Young Children: Guidance and Cultural Factors	3
ECYF 465	Advanced Child Development in Practice	3
ECYF 492	Professional Practices in Child Life	3
HSC 371	Death and Dying	3
NUR 101	Terminology for Health Care Professionals and Consumers	2
NUR 103	Health Behavior: Cultural Variations	3

Family and Child: Family studies concentration, 21 credits

EDPS 355	Adult Psychology	3
	or
SOC 431	Aging and the Life Course	3
ECYF 340	Life and Workplace Management	3
ECYF 394	Family Services Administration	3
ECYF 475	Marriage	3
HSC 261	Health, Sexuality, and Family Life	3
	or
PSYS 377	Psychology of Sexual Behavior	3
SOCW 100	Introduction to Social Work	3
SOCW 325	Human Behavior and the Social Environment 2	3

Complete the following, 45 credits

EDPS 351	Adolescent Psychology	3
ECYF 100	Introduction to Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies	3
ECYF 202	Child and Family Wellness	3
ECYF 250	Family Relations	3
ECYF 265	Infant/Toddler Development and Education	3
ECYF 275	Child Development	3
ECYF 350	Families in Cross-Cultural Perspectives	3
ECYF 380	Parenting	3
ECYF 393	Presentations, Practices and Techniques for Family Life Education	3
ECYF 425	Grant Writing and Research Methods	3
ECYF 484	Family Stressors and Crisis	3
ECYF 485	Family Policy	3
ECYF 493	Internship in Family and Child	3 TO 9
NUTR 240	Nutrition for Educators	3
	or
NUTR 275	Personal Nutrition	3
PSYS 100	Introduction to Psychological Science	3

Total Credit Hours: 63-66