Programs
Students in the Developmental Studies Program choose one of three streams.
Stream A: Individual Human Development
The focus of Stream A is on individual human
development ranging from prenatal and infant development to adolescent psychology.
Download Stream A program checklist
Stream B: Comparative Biological Development
Stream B focuses on animal
development, from animal physiology, chemistry, and genetics to evolution, zoology, and primatology.
Courses taken from the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics,
Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, and Kinesiology and Applied Health
provide several perspectives on human development.
Download Stream B program checklist
Stream C: Child Development and Child Care
Stream C is a professional program
designed for those who wish to obtain advanced early-childhood education training. The program will
prepare graduates for a variety of positions, including childcare specialists who function as
directors, supervisors, and early childhood educators, and staff specializing in programs for the
developmentally delayed and other special needs children.
Download a Stream C program checklist below:
- Direct Entry — Practice Specialization
- Direct Entry — Childcare Administration Specialization
- ECE Diploma Entry — Practice Specialization
- ECE Diploma Entry — Childcare Administration Specialization
- Stream C Handbook
More information about Stream C - Child Development and Child Care
