EPS500A Contemporary Survey of Child Development with a Focus on Early Childhood

This course introduces human development from birth through adolescence, with a special focus on development from birth through eight years old. Emphasis is placed on the physical, neurological, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, moral, spiritual, and cultural development of children, particularly the young child. Emphasis will be on the typically developing child, however, various developmental patterns will be explored. Contemporary issues related to the care and education of young children will be critically examined relative to the developmental domains. As part of this course students will be required to complete a case study involving 10 to 16 hours of observation. Prerequisite(s): none 3 semester hours