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CSHD 0001 Introduction to Child Study and Human Development. A survey of child development from infancy through adolescence. The course covers the major cognitive, physiological, emotional, and social changes that occur during this period. Midterm and final exams; observation and testing reports. Required for majors.

CSHD 0004 Topics In Child Development. Course allows beginning students to go beyond the introductory level in a particular area of child development. Topics include social cognition, children and their families, and moral development. Focused readings and study of selected topics of student's choice form a major part of the course. Assignments include project report.

CSHD 0007 The Child And The Educational Process. The study of child development as related to diverse educational programs for young children. Includes observations at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School as well as other selected environments, to strengthen understanding of how theories and values inform diverse approaches to early education. Lectures, videos, small group discussions of reading assignments and observational reports. (This course is a prerequisite for CSHD 135, 136 and must be taken prior to or concurrent with CSHD 171, 172.)

Recommendations: CSHD 1 or permission of instructor.

CSHD 0034 Children, Nature, and the Development of Earth Stewards. (Cross-listed as ENV 34, CVS 32, and CSHD 234) Understanding how children and youth develop as earth stewards in the 21st century in the context of environmental breakdown, environmental injustice, and widespread disconnection from nature. Focus is on frameworks, methods, and programs for fostering ecological literacy and earth stewardship among children and youth.

CSHD 0042 Inquiry and Analysis in Child Study and Human Development. Introduction to the logic and processes of inquiry in health, well-being, and development as it relates to developmental science research and to clinical and educational settings where clinicians, teachers, and other practitioners puzzle about particular children and families needing help. Provides students with an opportunity to consider in depth the questions that guide any systematic inquiry related to the health, well-being, and development of children and families. Required for majors.

CSHD 0044 Senior Honors Thesis Seminar. Course open to all senior thesis writers, aiming to create a supportive community at all stages of thesis work. Idea exchange, strategies, and peer support throughout the process, complementing guidance from thesis advisors. Prerequisite: Approved Senior Thesis proposal and instructor permission.

CSHD 0051 Intellectual Development. Contemporary theory and research on the development of intellectual processes from infancy through adolescence are examined. Cognitive-developmental theories and research are emphasized and compared with psychometric, information-processing, cultural context, feminism, and other approaches. Course project provides opportunity for analysis of one's own learning experiences.

Recommendations: CSHD 1 or PSY 1.

CSHD 0061 Personal & Social Development. This course deals with personality and social development from infancy to adolescence. Topics to be covered include attachment, sex-role development, empathy and friendship, social cognition, and moral development. A combination chronological/topical approach will be followed.

Recommendations: CSHD 1 or PSY 1.

CSHD 0062 Childhood Across Culture. (Cross-listed w/AAST 62 and LST 62) Intermediate-level study of child development, with emphasis on cultural perspectives integrating psychological and anthropological theory. Children's development examined across cultures and in the context of the various social institutions and settings within which they live.

CSHD 0064 Parent Child Relations. Examines the parent-child relationship from a variety of perspectives, including cross-cultural and social class differences, differences between mothering and fathering, and the parents' influence on the child's psychological development (e.g., sex role). Emphasis is on the interactive influences of parents and children. In the last part of the course, programs for altering parent-child interactions are explored. While most of the readings are based on recent empirical studies, the course includes short stories and novels. Case histories are also relied on to capture complex, intangible phenomena like communication, trust, and intimacy.

Recommendations: CSHD 1 or PSY 1.

CSHD 0066 Self & Identity: Negotiating Place in Communities. (Cross-listed with CVS 143) Intermediate level course on the development of self and identity from infancy through young adulthood. Development-in-Context approach is used, with emphasis on how individuals negotiate their place and position in local, national, and global communities. Topics may include theories of self and identity development; dimensions of self; domains of personal and social identity development (e.g., religious, ethnic, racial, national, gender); social processes and contexts of identity development; identity integration; narrative construction of self and identity; and clinical and therapeutic applications of narratives of self and identity.

CSHD 0067 Resilience in Development: Children, Youth, and Adversity. Children and youth often encounter adversities in their development, such as poverty, child maltreatment, community violence, or chronic disease. Despite adversity, some children overcome the odds and demonstrate resilience. Characteristics of children and youth, and their families and communities, that promote well-being in the context of adversity. Course may include a field-based practicum. Prerequisite: CSHD 1 or Psych 1.

CSHD 0068 Adolescent Development And The Transition To Adulthood. (Cross-listed w/ CSHD 168) The psychological, biological, and cognitive changes during the second decade of life, the challenges of adolescence, and the primary contexts that influence development during this period of the life course. Exploration of current theoretical and empirical knowledge about adolescence. Application of developmental research on adolescence to practice and policy.

CSHD 0082 Social Policy For Children And Families. Intersection of child development and social policy. Case studies of processes through which social problems are defined, policies formulated and implemented. Models for analyzing existing and proposed policies and for interpreting program evaluation results. Topics may include child abuse and neglect, family leave, maternal and child public-health policy, child care, early-childhood education. Special attention to policies affecting disadvantaged and minority populations. Lower level of dual-level course. Recommendations: CSHD 1 or PSY 1.

CSHD 0090 Exceptional Child. (Cross-listed as CH 120) Overview of some of the special needs of preschool and elementary-age children who show a variation in typical development, such as variations in orthopedic, sensory, emotional, social, and cognitive development. The more recently designated special needs, such as childhood diseases, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, HIV, and drug addiction are also presented. Distinguishing characteristics and developmental challenges are presented in each diagnostic category. Special focus is placed on families, school, community, and students. Includes observations and field trips. Recommendation: CSHD1 or permission of instructor. Restrictions: Students who have taken CSHD 190 cannot take CSHD 90.

CSHD 0109 Autism Across the Lifespan. This course will offer a developmental overview of autism spectrum disorder from infancy through adulthood, with an emphasis on the familial, community, and cultural systems at play in the lives of families impacted by ASD. Using a strengths-based lens, topics will include how ASD is presented in the public eye, ways of communicating diagnoses, navigating service networks, legal issues, and employment. As part of this course, students will engage with the ASD community, either through interactions with individuals, families, or community service providers. PREREQUISITE: CSHD1 or PSY 1, permission of instructor.

CSHD 0113 Media Literacy. (Cross-listed w/TCS 22 and FMS 55) Exploration of the theorists working in the field of New Media Literacy and examination of how the systems and institutions of mass media shape images; analysis and critique of the literature on media effects. Focus on utilizing media production as an application of course concepts. Assessment of core debates surrounding the value of bringing new media technologies and participatory culture practices into formal systems of education and discussion of why American public education has been so reluctant to embrace them.

CSHD 0120 Assessment of Children. Practicum seminar on applied comprehensive, developmental assessments of children. Testing procedures, clinical observations, interview techniques, and written reports. Topics such as learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, mental health and the impact of disabilities on education with case examples and practice assessments.

Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor

CSHD 0121 Working w/Communities: Research-Practice Integration. (Cross-listed with CVS 142) Working in partnership with communities is a different approach than working in communities. Explores frameworks for socially just research and practice conducted in collaboration with ethnoculturally diverse communities and responsive to the community issues and needs identified by members of that particular community.

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