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Child Development I

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
EDU 144 Child Development I 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: ENG 080 and RED 080 or ENG 085
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Fall 2009

This course includes the theories of child development, needs, milestones, and factors that influence development, from conception through approximately 36 months. Emphasis is placed on developmental sequences in physical/motor, emotional/social, cognitive, and language domains and the impact of multiple influences on development and learning. Upon completion, students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics, explain environmental factors that impact development, and identify strategies for enhancing development. This course is also available through the Virtual Learning Community (VLC). This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

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