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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Human Development Major With Early Childhood Education Minor (120 credits)

The Human Development major with Early Childhood Education minor is an interdisciplinary program that considers the way people grow and change across the lifespan, with a particular focus on the development of the young child from birth through seven years of age. This program can lead to Initial teacher licensure in early childhood education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PROGRAM OF STUDY CREDITS
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES REQUIREMENTS  42
Writing 6
Literature 3
U.S. History 3
Humanities 3
General Psychology 3
Social Sciences 6
Mathematics 3
Natural Science 3
Arts 6
Liberal Arts Electives

6

REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR  30
AINTD 3008 Introductory Seminar: Lives in Context; 3
ASOSC 5008 Human Development I: Infancy and Childhood 3
ASOSC 5011 Human Development II: Adolescence 3
ASOSC 5009 Human Development III: Adulthood 3
ASOSC 5004 Family and Community: An Eco-Systemic View 3
ASOSC 5013 Schooling in the United States 3
Choose TWO of the following courses: 6
AINTD 5009 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The African American Experience  
AINTD 5015 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The Hispanic Experience  
AINTD 5020 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The Irish-American Experience  
Elective   3
Capstone   3
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MINOR: REQUIRED COURSES  
EEDUC 5120 Young Children with Special Needs 3
EEDUC 5128 Integrated Curriculum for Early Childhood Social Studies and Classroom Life 3
EEDUC 5130 Integrated Curriculum for Early Childhood Science and Health 3
EEDUC 5137 Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years 3
EEDUC 5138 Language, Literacy, and the Arts for the Primary Grades 3
EEDUC 5139 Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood 3
EEDUC 6109 Observation, Documentation, and Assessment 3
EEDUC 7726 Practicum and Seminar in Preschool Education 6
ELECTIVES 35
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 128
updated 07/26/11 | 11:26 AM
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