Facilitators: Eleanor Willemsen, Psychology, and Brett Solomon, Liberal Studies and Psychology
Courses in this Pathway will offer students the opportunity to learn about children from several disciplinary perspectives, to learn about the societal and cultural structures that provide the context for development such as the family and school, and to gain experience working with children in the community. Students may discover that the courses lead them on a “pathway to vocation”: as they become both more informed and more passionate about children, they will be attracted to professional fields that address the needs of children and families, such as teaching, counseling, social work, family law, public health, and pre-med. In sum, students who love children and want to work with them will have the opportunity for more in depth learning about the knowledge and personal commitment that are required for such a vocation.
Associated Courses
Anthropology
ANTH 157 Family and Culture (cross-listed with WGST 155)
Classics
CLAS 187 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with HIST 113)
Communication
* COMM 123A Media and Youth
Education
EDUC 70 Community Health Education
EDUC 106 Urban Education and Multiculturalism
EDUC 138 Exceptional Child
EDUC 184 Introduction to the Teaching of Reading
English
ENGL 160 Children's Literature
Environmental Studies
ENVS 131 Environmental Education
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 122 Chicana/Chicano Communities
History
HIST 113 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with CLAS 187)
HIST 182 Sex and Family in American History
Liberal Studies
LBST 70 Movement Education
LBST 109 Art for Teachers
LBST 134 Psychology of Education (cross-listed with PSYC 134)
* LBST 197 Senior Seminar
Psychology
PSYC 134 Psychology of Education (cross-listed with LBST 134)
* PSYC 172 Adolescent Development
* PSYC 178 Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology
* PSYC 182 Psychology of Gender
* PSYC 185 Developmental Psychology I
Sociology
SOCI 157 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with WGST 182)
Theatre and Dance
DANC 59 Teaching the Performing Arts
DANC 159 Teaching the Performing Arts
Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 155 Family and Culture (cross-listed with ANTH 157)
WGST 159 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with CLAS 187 and HIST 113)
WGST 174 Sex and Family in American History (cross-listed with HIST 182)
WGST 182 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with SOCI 157)
* Indicates Course Has Prerequisites
