Course Descriptions
CHFD 2113. Infant and Early Years. (3) Examination of development from its beginnings to early childhood with emphasis on theories, research and other data relative to infancy and the early years and implications for curriculum design. (Fall, Summer)
CHFD 2114. Foundations of Preschool Education. (3) Strategies for program analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of programs for infants and young children. (Fall)
CHFD 2115. Education of the Young Child. (3) Developmental needs of children as related to group care situations, curriculum decisions, and the design of early learning environments. Emphasis on current issues, the role of the caregiver (parent and/or teacher), and the process of guiding and teaching young children. (Designed to complement Practicum II.) (Spring, Summer)
CHFD 2412. Practicum I: Child Study: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior. (2) Investigates the purposes and methods of observation of young children. Content includes observational activities, actual and simulated, individual and group. Students will observe, record, and analyze children's physical-motor, social, emotional, moral and cognitive development using developmental theory. (Designed as the Field Study for CHFD 2111.) (Fall)
CHFD 2416. Practicum II: The Child and the Community. (2) A supervised practicum with placements in settings depicting care and educational learning experiences for children. Emphasis on program components, the evaluation and development of materials and practices for care and education. Students spend three half-days per week in placement. (Designed as the Field Study for CHFD 2115.) (Spring)
CHFD 3113. Parent Education. (3) An emphasis on communication, home-school partnerships, family dynamics, and the community/school relationship. (Spring)
CHFD 3115. Learning and Development. (3) Examination of the relationship of learning and development with emphasis on conceptualizing child development and interpreting data related to growth and development. Specific attention to the affective, cognitive and psychomotor domains and theories as seen in a multicultural context. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHFD 3410. Student Teaching/Seminar: B-K Child and Family Development. (15) Planned sequence of experiences in the student's area of specialization conducted in an approved school setting under the supervision and coordination of a university supervisor and a cooperating teacher. Student must demonstrate the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in an appropriate grade level setting. Approximately 35-40 hours per week in an assigned school setting and 10-12 on campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester. (Spring)
CHFD 3412. Practicum III: The Family and the Community. (2) Explores the nature of the family as a living, dynamic system within the larger system of society. Seeks to integrate current theories of family interaction, emerging family roles, and alternative patterns of family adjustment with practice in community settings. Students work in settings impacting on family life. (Fall)
CHFD 3416. Internship in Child and Family Development. (12) Intensive work with children and families in the field planned by student and adviser focus on integration of theory and practice. (Fall)
CHFD 3619. Senior Seminar in Child and Family Development. (3) A synthesizing course of study focusing on review, compilation, analysis and evaluation of the literature, research and experiences relevant to the student's area of focus. Students will present a plan of action/study for approval prior to registration for this semester. (Spring)
CHFD 3800. Individual Study in Child and Family Development. (1-6) Prerequisite: permission of the student's adviser and an appropriate individual study director. Designed to allow a student to pursue individual goals under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member. May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)