Child and Adolescent Studies
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This interdisciplinary minor is for students who want to focus their career on working with youth. This minor will focus on child development, health of the child and adolescent, and techniques for working with all youth. This minor may be of interest to students in social work, sociology, nursing, healthcare navigation, education, criminal justice, psychology, or business (marketing, communication, etc.).
Child and Adolescent Studies Minor
| EN 140 | Introduction to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| GS 255 | Child and Adolescent Health | 3 |
| PS 224 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SO 122 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 - 9 | |
| Juvenile Justice | ||
| Child and Family Nutrition | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Educating the Exceptional Person | ||
| Challenges Along the Journey: Interventions for Core Body System Alterations 1 | ||
or NU 352 | Challenges Along the Journey: Intervention for Alterations in Regulatory and Protective Mechanisms | |
| Adolescent Psychology | ||
| Marriage and Family | ||
| Family Child Welfare | ||
| Basic Helping Skills | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Total Hours | 18-21 | |
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This will only count as one elective. The nursing student will still need to choose a second elective.