Early Childhood Education, AS-T to Human Development & Family Studies, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following core courses:

• HDEV 301 - Advanced Reading and Writing in HDFS Units: 3
• HDEV 302 - Research Methods in HDFS Units: 3
• HDEV 305S - Practicum and Professional Development Units: 2
• HDEV 380S - Service Learning Human Dev Units: 2
• HDEV 400A - Pre-Capstone Units: 1
• HDEV 400B - Capstone Seminar Units: 3
• PANM 422 - Program Development: Planning Units: 2
• PANM 432 - Program Development: Evaluation Units: 2

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• Complete nine (9) units total from the Phase-specific coursework in List A and List B:

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• List A

• HDEV 356 - Infancy and Early Childhood Units: 3
• HDEV 358 - Middle Childhood Units: 3

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• List B

• HDEV 365 - Adolescence Units: 3
• HDEV 371 - Adulthood & Aging Units: 3

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• Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Development in Context coursework:

• HDEV 341 - Family Violence: Identification, Prevention, and Intervention Units: 3
• HDEV 342 - Human Development, Technology and the Media Units: 3
• HDEV 344 - Death and Dying Units: 3
• HDEV 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development Units: 3
• HDEV 355 - Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolesence Units: 3

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• Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Family Studies coursework:

• HDEV 310 - Parenting Across Lifespan Units: 3
• HDEV 315 - Risk and Resiliency in Families Units: 3
• HDEV 320 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• HDEV 321 - Diverse Families Units: 3
• HDEV 340 - Close Relationships and Family Development Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Interdisciplinary Health Science courses:

• KIN 360 - Nutritional Science Units: 3
• KIN 363 - Human Sexuality Units: 3

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement 
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement 
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement 
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement 
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement
• CSUMB’s Ethnic Studies requirement 
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement 

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.