CHILD ADVOCACY
The child advocacy program engages students in the study of issues important to children, especially the problems children face regarding physical and emotional health, material support, social relationships, and educational needs. It explores three components of child advocacy: 1) child development, 2) the family and other social contexts affecting children, and 3) social, educational, and legal strategies for advocacy on children's behalf.
The child advocacy program meets the interdisciplinary minor requirement.
Course Listing
Development
- EDUC 202 Human Growth and Development
- EDUC 203 Children with Disabilities
- PSY 203 Introduction to Child Psychology
- PSY 205 Adolescent Psychology
- PSY 370 Topics in Developmental Psychology
Family
- ANTH 230 Beyond Monogamy
- EDUC 270 Social Class, Consumption, and Education
- EDUC 332 Disability, Family, and Society
- SOC 225 Sociology of Family
Advocacy with Community Component
- ALST 200 Ghettoscapes
- ECON 122 Economics of Caring
- ECON 248 Poverty and Welfare
- EDUC 333 Literacy
- EDUC 336 Special Topics: Self Determination in Education
- SOC 290 Sociology of Community
Electives
- EDUC 222 Understanding Autism
- EDUC 302 Disability in China
- EDUC 370 Multiculturalism
- EDUC 306 Technology and Children with Disabilities
- EDUC 338 Inclusive Schooling
- HIST 208 Women in American History
- PEHR 215 Teaching for Change
- POL 236 Urban Politics and Public Policy
- POL 333 Civil Rights
- POL 375 Feminist Legal Theory
- PPOL 364 Social Policy and Community Activism
- SOC 258 Social Problems
