ECS 325 - Typical & Atypical Development: Birth - Age 8

Units: 3
Two hours lecture per week two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ECS 150 / PSY 150
Corequisite(s): ECS 320
Focus on typical and atypical development from infancy through eight years of age with an emphasis on the cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical domains of development. Theories of typical and atypical child development are discussed with implications for applied contexts, including infant/toddler and preschool/early elementary settings. The contexts of development, including families, schools, communities, and culture are presented. Thirty hours of field experience in early childhood settings is required. Fingerprint clearance is required.
Graded: Letter Grade