Child and Youth Studies

Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

  • Launch Seminar (1)
  • Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

  • EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Major Requirements (37-41 Hours)

Major Core (19)

  • HDFS 2200 Family Development (3)
  • Choose one:
    • HDFS 2410 Child Development (3)
    • TLED 3160 Application of Development in Learning Contexts (3)
  • EDUTL 4174/5174 Family Participation in Early Childhood School Programs (3)
  • EDUTL 2189 Field Experience (1)
  • EDUTL 4303 Language, Diversity, and Education (can overlap with GE Theme: Lived Environments) (3)
  • EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
  • Choose one:
    • EDUTL 5501 Inclusion: Philosophical, Social, and Practice Issues: General Student Body (3)
    • ESSPED 2251 Introduction to the Special Education Profession (3)
    • ESSPED 5651 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)

Major Specialization (18-22)

Complete one Specialization from:

  • Early Childhood Development & Education
  • Technology & Youth
  • Language & Literacy
  • Creative Pedagogies in Education
  • Individualized Study

Early Childhood Development & Education (22)

  • ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
  • HDFS 3189.01 Field Work with Targeted Populations: Children (3)
  • HDFS 3300 Promoting Early Language and Literacy in ECD&E (3)
  • HDFS 3310 Developing Age Appropriate Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers (3)
  • HDFS 3450 Positive Guidance of Young Children in Group Contexts (3)
  • HDFS 3620 Intervention and Prevention Practices: Development and Evaluation (3)
  • HDFS 3800 Professional Development (1)
  • EDUTL 2820 Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood Development and Education (3)

Technology & Youth (18)

  • ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
  • ESLTECH 2211S Impact of Technology in Learning and Education (3)
  • ESLTECH 2250 Technology, Equity, and Informal Learning (3)
  • ESLTECH 3251 Technology Interventions in Urban Schools and Communities (3)
  • ESLTECH 5194 Group Studies: Educational Technology (3)
  • Choose one:
    • ESLTECH 5280 Educational Videography (3)
    • ESLTECH 5281 Introduction to Developing Educational Web Sites (3)

Language & Literacy (22)

  • EDUTL 3189.09 Field Experience: Child and Youth Studies (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.09 Reflective Seminar: Child and Youth Studies (1+2)
  • EDUTL 4191 Internship (5)
  • Complete 4 courses (12 hours) from below. All courses are 3 hours each. (12) 
    • EDUTL 5453 Critical Literacy in Content Area Classrooms
    • ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning and Development in School Contexts, or HDFS 2420 Adolescence and Emerging Adult Development
    • EDUTL 2368 Introduction to Children's Literature
    • EDUTL 3356 Literature for Adolescents
    • EDUTL 5120 Arts-Based Integrated Learning
    • EDUTL 5220 Foundations of Middle Childhood Teaching and Learning
    • EDUTL 5225 Diverse Literature and Comprehension - Elementary-Middle Education
    • EDUTL 5226 Composing Print + Digital Multimodal Texts
    • EDUTL 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum
    • EDUTL 5468 Foundations of Reading and Literacy
    • EDUTL 5469 Language and Word Study for All Learners

Creative Pedagogies in Education (22)

  • EDUTL 3189.09 Field Experience: Child and Youth Studies (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.09 Reflective Seminar: Child and Youth Studies (1+2)
  • EDUTL 4191 Internship (5)
  • EDUTL 2100 Dramatic and Arts-Based Teaching and Learning (3)
  • Choose one:
    • EDUTL 5123 Early Childhood Pedagogy (3)
    • EDUTL 5220 Foundations of Middle Childhood Teaching and Learning (3)
  • Complete 2 courses (6 hours) from below. All courses are 3 credit hours each. 
    • ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning and Development in School Contexts, or HDFS 2420 Adolescence and Emerging Adult Development
    • EDUTL 5101 Teaching and Learning with Drama: Introduction
    • EDUTL 5125 Redefining Roles: Investigating Reggio-inspired Practice
    • EDUTL 3005 Urban Teaching and Learning
    • EDUTL 5120 Arts-Based Integrated Learning
    • EDUTL 5226 Composing Print + Digital Multimodal Texts

Individualized Study (22)

  • EDUTL 3189.09 Field Experience: Child and Youth Studies (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.09 Reflective Seminar: Child and Youth Studies (1+2)
  • EDUTL 4191 Internship (5)

Students must work with and have approval from academic advisor and faculty to create a plan that meets their career goals, consisting of courses at the 2000-level or above. (12)

Total Hours: 69-81

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 39-51

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

Program Degree Department Email
Bachelors Teaching and Learning

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.