Program: Minor in Child and Adolescent Development
Program Description
The minor in Child and Adolescent Development allows students to gain an introduction to the study of child and adolescent development. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the field of child and adolescent development, the minor complements a variety of majors.
Program Requirements
1. Lower Division Required Courses (6 units)
CADV 150 Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development (3)
PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology (3)
2. Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)
CADV 350 Applied Cognitive Development (3)
CADV 352 Applied Social Development (3)
Choose two of the following courses:
CADV 310 Developmental Impacts of Abuse and Neglect (3)
CADV 327 Infancy and Early Childhood (3)
or FCS 335 Prenatal and Infant Development (3)
CADV 361 Adolescence (3)
or FCS 438 Adolescents in the Family Context (3)
CADV 373 Emerging Adulthood (3)
CADV 406/L Enhancing Childhood Creativity and Lab (2/1)
CADV 450 Helping Children Cope with Medical Environments (3)
CADV 451 Alternative Approaches to Discipline (3)
or FCS 436 Parental Development (3)
CADV 453 Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3)
CADV 460 Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Culture in Development (3)
CADV 470 Advanced Theories in Child and Adolescent Development (3)
CADV 497AA-ZZ Special Topics in Child and Adolescent Development (3)
Total Units in the Minor: 18
Contact
Chair: W. David Wakefield
Sequoia Hall (SQ) 285
(818) 677-3385
www.csun.edu/health-human-development/child-adolescent-development