{"id":1593,"date":"2018-12-17T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/?page_id=1593"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:39:24","slug":"childhood-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/childhood-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Missouri Western State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in Childhood Studies. This minor is intended for those students who have child-related emphases in their major disciplines, such as juvenile delinquency, child psychology, or pediatrics, or for those who simply wish to learn more about the subject of childhood. The minor will also provide a foundation of study for those students who intend to go on to professional or graduate school in order to study in child-related areas. This minor does not provide students with certification to teach in the state of Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Director, Dr. Teddi Deka. <a href=\"mailto:deka@missouriwestern.edu\">deka@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 4px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Children in a classroom\" title=\"Children in a classroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2019\/02\/childhood.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2019\/02\/childhood-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2019\/02\/childhood-400x283.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/interdisciplinary-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2019\/02\/childhood.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordion-1593-1 .fusion-panel:hover, #accordion-1593-1 .fusion-panel.hover{ background-color: #f9f9f9 } #accordion-1593-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#cccccc; 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