儿童发展理学学士

儿童发展专业是为希望学习儿童（青春期婴儿期）以及他们所居住的主要家庭，文化，同伴，学校和邻里环境的学生而设计的。该专业旨在提供与儿童发展相关的社会科学和行为科学的深厚背景，对儿童科学研究及其发展背景的集中理解，以及对儿童发展方面进行监督和独立研究的机会。使学生能够将理论和先前的研究与研究设计和有关儿童发育的数据联系起来的方法。
The Child Development major is for students who wish to study children (infancy through adolescence) and the major contextsfamily, cultural, peer, school, and neighborhoodin which they live. The 30-hour major is designed to provide a strong background in the social and behavioral sciences. The particular focus of the Child Development major is understanding the scientific study of the biological, cognitive, and social development of young humans. The major is excellent preparation for graduate study in selected social science and professional fields (e.g., psychology, medicine, nursing, education, and public policy) and offers an appropriate complementary (or second) major for undergraduate students simultaneously pursing a major in Cognitive Studies, Early Childhood or Elementary Education, Human and Organizational Development, or Special Education.<br><br>The curriculum is designed to ensure that students develop a background in the liberal arts and science and a clear understanding of the theories, major research findings, and research methods central to the field of Child Development. Additionally, students choose and develop an area of expertise in Child Development. Based on their interests, students select classes from the Liberal Education Core, composed of required and elective courses in Communication, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Social Science.