The Children's Education and Development Option is only available at the Brantford Campus. It is designed to provide students taking the Contemporary Studies program with a supplemental course of study focusing on children's issues, with particular emphasis on developmental and educational issues. Students completing the option must complete the requirements for the Contemporary Studies major.

For graduation, students must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 computed on all 4.0 credits in the option.

Required Courses:

PS100* Introduction to Psychology

SY101 Introduction to Sociology

PS275 Developmental Psychology I: Infancy and Childhood

CO333 Children's Education and Development Practicum

1.5 additional credits chosen from the following:

CO243 Mathematics and Teaching I /CT243

C0244 Mathematics and Teaching II

CO303 Indigenous Education /ID303

EN201 Children's Literature

PY239 Explorations of the Self

PS222 Behaviour Modification

PS260 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

PS270 Social Psychology

PS276 Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Young Adulthood

PS283 Educational Psychology

PS379 Psychology of Exceptional Children, Youth and Adults

SY201* Sociology of the Family

SY316* Sociology of Education

Note: Students should be aware than some of these courses have prerequisites. Although these prerequisites may be waived by the department administering the course, it is the responsibility of the student to make such arrangements.

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Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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