Family and Child Life Studies Minor

Program Requirements

This program of study does not lead to licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

ED 203 - Introduction to Children with Special Needs (Cr: 3)
PSY 204 - Child Growth and Development (Cr: 3)
SOC 215 - The Family (Cr: 3)

Additional Courses

Students select three from the following courses:

CJ 341 - Domestic Violence (Cr: 3)
CMM 400 - Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
ED 215 - Creative Arts in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (Cr: 3)
ED 230 - The Early Childhood Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia, Italy (Cr: 3)
ED 310 - The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
ED 325 - Clinical Approaches to Children with Disabilities (Cr: 3)
ED 340 - Global Consciousness through Children’s Literature (Cr: 3)
ENG 312 - Literature for Children (Cr: 3)
HMS 327 - The Victimization of Children (Cr: 3)
NU 212 - Global Perspectives of Maternal-Child Health (Cr: 3)
NU 308 - Mindfulness and Awareness (Cr: 3)
SOC 230 - Death and Dying (Cr: 3)
SP 101 - Elementary Spanish I (Cr: 3)
SP 102 - Elementary Spanish II (Cr: 3)