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Childhood Studies Minor
Contact: Mike Cadden     Email Address: cadden@missouriwestern.edu     Telephone Number: 816-271-4576

Childhood Studies MinorChildhood Studies Minor

Courses

Students must successfully complete at least 18 hours from the following list of classes. At least three disciplines must be represented with no more than 9 hours coming from any one discipline.

Course Title Credits Semester(s) Offered

EDU 315: Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child

(Declared Childhood Studies minors are exempt from EDU 303 and EDU 304 as prerequisites for this course.)

2
Fall, Spring
EDU 420: Counseling Techniques/Parents
2
Spring
EDU 421: Family, Community and Schools (Declared Childhood Studies minors are exempt from EDU 357 or EDU 358 as a prerequisite for this course.)
3
Fall
ENG 400: Literature for Adolescents
3
Spring
ENG 403: Literature for Children
3
Fall, Spring
LAT 370: Domestic Relations
3
Fall, Spring
LAW 110: Juvenile Delinquency
3
Fall, Spring, Summer
LAW 440: Juvenile Law and Procedures
3
Fall, Spring
NUR 433: Health Alterations:  Maternal/Child
7
Fall, Spring
PED 392: Child Growth and Motor Development
3
Fall, Spring
PSY 240: Life-span Development Psychology OR
3
Spring

PSY 319: Child/Adolescent Psychology (Prerequisite: PSY 101. Declared Childhood Studies minors are exempt from PSY 200 as a prerequisite for this course.)

3
Fall

PSY 470: Child Psychopathology and Exceptionalities (Prerequisite: PSY 101 and either 240 or 319. Declared Childhood Studies minors are exempt from PSY 200 as a prerequisite for this course.)

3
Fall (even numbered years)
SOC 330: The Family
3
Spring
SWK 325: Family and Child Welfare
3
Discretion of the Department
Internship: A 1-3 credit field experience/practicum/internship relevant to Childhood Studies arranged through any academic department. May be repeated for credit.*
1-3
 

Special Topics Course: A 1-3 credit special topics course relevant to childhood studies and offered by any academic department. May be repeated for credit.*

1-3
 
Independent Study: An 1-3 credit independent study relevant to childhood studies and arranged with any full-time faculty member. May be repeated for credit.*
1-3
 

* Only three credit hours of an internship (including student teaching), special topics course, or independent study that is being taken for more than three credit hours may be applied to the minor.

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