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 and gerontology.
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, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, and Kinesiology and Applied Health provide several perspectives on human development.
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.
Sample Courses:
- Developmental Psychology I - Fundamentals
- Developmental Psychology II - Childhood
- Sociology of Socialization and Development
- Applied Child Development
- Observation and Evaluation Techniques in Child Care Settings
- The Child, Family and Social Policy
- Parents, Family and Professionals in Child Care
- Programming for Special Needs
- Abnormal Behaviour in Children and Adolescents
- Speech and Language Disorders in Children
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Human Resource Management
- Aboriginal People and the Law
- Introduction to Conflict Resolution
- Organizational Psychology
- Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Please contact Admissions at 786-9967 to request an application package.
Stream C - Child Development and Child Care
