EDUC 251 - Human Growth Development

This course is designed to explore the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development within different cultural contexts from childhood through early adulthood and its application within the educational setting. Students will be able to monitor the developmental progress of different age groups based on milestones discussed in the course. Additionally, students will be able to identify signs of child abuse, stress, and trauma and design support systems for them. This course requires 15 hours of observations with age groups discussed in this course to reinforce the application of human growth developmental theories. Typically Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Level: UG
Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite EDUC 161/C
Department: SCED