Child Development / Early Childhood Leadership (BA)

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Jen Pento '09
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Go Help Children Grow

Southern New Hampshire University's child development program prepares students for a variety of careers working with children and for graduate study.

The leadership concentration prepares students to run their own early childhood businesses or become licensed directors for existing programs. Graduates of the family studies concentration are prepared to enter the diverse field of family services as child and family caseworkers or work in the area of child and family intervention. A concentration in child development provides students with in-depth knowledge of the dynamic transformations children experience and is excellent preparation for graduate study.

Required Core Courses

BA/BS Core (Required Courses may differ based on program)

Child Development Major Courses

DEV-104: Child Development I
DEV-106: Child Development II
DEV-249: Field Experience Child Care Setting Young Children
DEV-259: Field Experience Agency Setting Young Children
DEV-260: Family and Culture
DEV-302: Historical and Current Perspectives in Development
DEV-303: Admin of Child Development Programs
DEV-320: Precursors of Academic Skills
DEV-340: Meaning and Development of Play
DEV-424: Assessment Observation Intervention
DEV-499: Internship
EDU-330: Mathematics Instruction Young Children
EDU-361: Emerging and Early Literacy Grades K 4
PSY-321: Issues in Childhood Development
SPED-210: Early Childhood Issues Disabilities

Organizational Leadership Concentration
OL-110: Introduction to Business
OL-125: Human Relations in Administration
OL-211: Human Resource Management
OL-215: Principles of Management
OL-317: Small Business Management
OL-320: Entrepreneurship
OL-321: Business Plan Preparation

Psychology Concentration
PSY-211: Lifespan Development
PSY-215: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
PSY-230: Psychology of Individual Differences and Special Needs
PSY-291: Experiential Learning
PSY-314: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
PSY-319: Social Development Child and Adolescent
PSY-322: Issues in Adolescent Development

Sociology / Criminal Justice Concentration
JUS-325: Law Justice and Family
JUS-331: Juvenile Justice System
SOC-112: Introduction to Sociology
SOC-203: Wealth and Poverty
SOC-213: Sociology of Social Problems
SOC-291: Experiential Learning
SOC-317: Sociology of the Family
SOC-330: Sociology of Minority Relations

Students may take either SOC-203 or SOC-330.

University Accreditation

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