Principles in Childhood Soc

1 Credit · Level: Undergraduate

This is a required gateway module (UNXD-200) that introduces students to the challenges in childhood course cluster and its major content. This 1 credit module runs the first 4 weeks of the semester and focuses on theory and research related to children’s physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral health and the social contexts in which they live, learn, and play. The gateway module is organized around key influences that challenge or protect children during their journey to adulthood: genetic, prenatal and environmental factors; family, peers, and significant adults; educational and health systems; mass media and community exposure; and political, socio-cultural, and economic forces. The module introduces students to these complex and interacting pressures on children’s development, their biopsychosocial origins, and their impact on educational, economic, health, and mental health outcomes. This course runs for 2 class periods on Thursday mornings with a 1 class recitation section on Tuesday mornings. In combination with 2 other 1 credit modules from the CC&S course series these 3 credits can be bundled to make a course. See also UNXD 201 and 203 for more information on this semester's CC&S course modules. Students may accrue credits across 2 semesters and bundle into a course.