The Minor in Child Development
The Child Development Minor is a multidisciplinary program drawing upon the strengths of four colleges and eight disciplines, listed alphabetically, which include: Communication Sciences & Disorders, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Education, Nutritional Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, and Social Work.
Students wishing to earn the Child Development Minor are required to take 18 hours of coursework, selected from the courses listed below. Courses must be selected from at least three different departments, which may include the department of the student's major. No more than 6 hours may be taken from one department, and no more than 3 hours may be taken from Independent Studies and Special Topics courses combined. Case Studies in Child Development will be the only required course for students in the Minor. Its interdisciplinary focus is designed to give students in the Minor comprehensive insight into the issues of child development. Faculty will be available within each of the departments to monitor the availability and suitability of special topics courses and other special opportunities. Advising is available within the Child Development Program.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Cross, Winton-Scott Hall #256A, 817.257.6416
Required Course (Total 3 hours):
- CHDV 50533 Case Studies in Child Development
Elective Courses (Total 15 hours):
Choose five courses (No more than 6 hours may be taken from any one department)
- CHDV/PSYC 50433, Vulnerable Child I: Theory
- CHDV/PSYC 50443, Vulnerable Child II: Practice
- COSD 10303, Survey of Communication Disorders
- COSD 10343, Basic Sign Language
- COSD 20333, Phonetics
- COSD 30333, Language Development in Children
- CRJU 30463, Juvenile Justice
- CRJU 30913, Psychology and Criminal Justice
- EDUC 30103, Intro to Early Childhood Education
- EDUC 30143, Child and Adolescent Development (OR)
- EDUC 50143, Theories of Human Development
- NURS 10303, Human Development
- NTDT 30113*, Infant and Child Nutrition
- PSYC 30323, Child Psychology
- PSYC 30363, Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 30473, Comparative Psychology
- PSYC 40433*, Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 50463, Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 40463, Behavior Modification
- PSYC 40483, Human NeuroPsychology
- SOWO 30573, Child Welfare
- SOWO 30843, Human Behavior and Social Environment I
- SOCI 30303, Marriage and Family
- SOCI/CRJU 40463, Juvenile Delinquency
- Independent Studies( (CHDV, COSD, EDUC, PSYC, SOWO, SOCI, or CRJU)
- Special Topics , (CHDV, COSD, EDUC, PSYC, SOWO, SOCI, or CRJU)
* indicates writing emphasis course
(A maximum of six hours of independent study may count toward major requirements; while a maximum of three hours of independent study/special topics may count toward minor requirements.