Course #6161

(9 weeks, .5 credit)

      This course is designed for the student whose interests involve working with children as a teacher or working in other child-related careers. It provides a study of human development from the elementary school-age child through adolescence. This program offers a selection of topics concerning growth and stages of development, a foundation of classic theories of development, and current research. Service learning is part of the curriculum of this course through work with a local elementary school.

      Issues affecting the twenty-first century family will be studied. Students will gain insight into their own personality, temperament, and self-esteem to discover how those affect their relationships with others.

Course #6160 is not a prerequisite for this course.