Children's Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts
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The Children’s Studies Bachelor of Arts provides a comprehensive foundation for the study of children and childhood. Program options allow students to focus their studies in areas of child life and health, child services, and community programming for children.
Note:
- enrollment in CDST 302 requires proof of a successfully completed background check;
- two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
| Required Core Courses | ||
| CDST 300 | FOUNDATIONS OF CHILDREN'S STUDIES–PART I | 2 |
| CDST 302 | FOUNDATIONS OF CHILDREN'S STUDIES–PART 2 (enrollment requires successful complete of a background check.) | 3 |
| CDST 303 | INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| CDST 304 | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
| CDST 310 | GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OF CHILDREN | 5 |
| CDST 325 | MINDFULNESS AND ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN | 5 |
| CDST 330 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR STUDYING CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD | 4 |
| CDST/GWSS 386 | CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY | 5 |
| CDST 402 | CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, LAWS AND ETHICS | 5 |
| CDST 438 | TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 5 |
| Required Option | 31-37 | |
| Option A: Child Life and Health | ||
| CHILD LIFE THEORY | ||
| CHILDREN'S LOSS AND GRIEF | ||
| THERAPEUTIC PLAY | ||
| PEDIATRIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | ||
| CHILD LIFE PRACTICE ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION | ||
| CDST OPTION A INTERNSHIP AND FIELDWORK (4 credit minimum required) | ||
or CDST 495 | CHILD LIFE PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP | |
Required Elective–choose one course from the following | ||
| SCHOOL REINTEGRATION AND SUPPORT | ||
| PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE | ||
| NON-TRADITIONAL CHILD LIFE | ||
| Option B: Child Services | ||
| ADOLESCENT ADDICTION ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT | ||
| CDST OPTION B INTERNSHIP | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | ||
| DISABILITY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE HELPING PROFESSIONS | ||
| CHILD ABUSE: RECOGNITION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES | ||
| FAMILY VIOLENCE | ||
Required Elective–choose one course from the following | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY | ||
| BODIES, SOCIALIZATION AND CULTURE | ||
| LATINO FAMILY IN THE U.S. | ||
| Option C: Community Programming for Children | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF NATURE-BASED LEARNING | ||
| PLAY AND PLAYWORK | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | ||
| CDST OPTION C INTERNSHIP | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES | ||
| METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES | ||
| DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | ||
| ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| CDST 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE CHILDREN'S STUDIES | 5 |
| Total Credits | 78-84 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
SOAR calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Children's Studies from EWU should be able to do the following:
- articulate how to apply at least 3 disciplinary perspectives to work with children or families;
- describe how to be inclusive in work with children or families;
- describe how to use the principles of children’s rights to advocate for children or families;
- develop optimal tools for children and families that are culturally, academically, and developmentally appropriate.