| CHCA1220 |
This course guides the student in obtaining skills needed to establish and maintain a physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environment for young children. Topics include preventing illness and accidents; handling emergencies; providing health, safety, and nutrition educational experiences; meeting children's basic nutritional needs; recognizing child abuse; and current health related issues. This course does not include CPR or first aid certification.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA2580 |
This course is an overview of creative/aesthetic learning experiences in either home or center based settings. Students integrate knowledge of child development, learning environments, and teaching methods to promote children's artistic, musical, movement, and dramatic abilities.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1240 |
This course helps professionals working with young children increase their understanding of diverse families and provides an opportunity to examine how current societal and community issues impact the development of children and the well being of families. The changing role and structure of families, cultural diversity/dynamics, bias, public education, housing, employment, crime, healthcare, legal services, and social services are explored.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1210 |
This course provides an overview of typical and atypical child development across cultures from prenatal through school age, including physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, aesthetic, and identity/individual development. It integrates developmental theory with appropriate practices in a variety of early childhood care and education settings.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1230 |
This course provides an exploration of the physical and social environments that promote learning and development for young children. It includes an introduction to basic child guidance techniques for individual and group situations. Emphasis is on problem prevention and positive guidance strategies, recognition, communication, limit setting, problem solving, and behavior modification. Students apply their knowledge of the environment's role in an actual work setting.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA1310 |
This course is an overview of infant/toddler theory and development in center based or home settings. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, effective caregiving, teaching strategies, and observation methods. Prerequisite: CHCA1210 or instructor approval.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA2511 |
This course provides an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in an actual child development setting. Students observe and assess children's behavior, facilitate free choice play, implement adult directed learning experiences, and maintain professional relationships. Prerequisite: CHCA1210 and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1201 |
This course explores career opportunities for working with children in a variety of child development programs. The course also examines job requirements, duties, regulations, issues, skills, and personal characteristics for becoming successful professionals in early childhood settings.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA2560 |
This course is an overview of language and literacy learning experiences in either home or center based settings. Students integrate knowledge of child development, learning environments, and teaching methods to promote literacy, conversation, literature, and bilingualism.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA2535 |
This course helps students understand children's behavior problems and identify intervention strategies to prevent and resolve problem behavior, use behavior modification techniques effectively, and design behavior plans.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1316 |
This course is an overview of child development theory in center based or home settings. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, effective caregiving, teaching strategies, and observation methods.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA2570 |
This course provides a general overview of multicultural education in child development settings. Students examine the major approaches to multicultural early childhood education, steps to implement multicultural curriculum, developmentally appropriate learning experiences, curriculum themes, holidays, and celebrations, and communication strategies.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1340 |
This course examines the role of the teacher in early childhood settings. It applies the knowledge of child development as it relates to individual children, communities, curriculum, and communication activities.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA2810 |
This course provides an opportunity to apply knowledge and skill in an early childhood setting. Students implement a variety of learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate for and culturally sensitive to a specific age and group of children. Prerequisite: CHCA1210.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA2840 |
This course is an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in program planning for early childhood/special education leadership roles. Students identify, design, implement, and analyze a comprehensive program that includes schedules, daily plans, sensitivity to individual children and family needs, integration of children with special needs, integration of community resources, cooperation with co-workers, and staff development considerations. Prerequisite: CHCA1210.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1312 |
This course is an overview of school age theory and development in center based or home settings. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, effective caregiving, teaching strategies, and observation methods. Prerequisite: CHCA1210 or instructor approval.
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4.00 |
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| CHCA2600 |
This course prepares students to take an active/advocate role in the child development profession by examining the history, current trends, and future of child care and early childhood education.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA2640 |
This course is an advanced level exploration of program management skills for teachers of young children. Emphasis is on organizing, implementing, and evaluating a quality, comprehensive child care program plan.
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3.00 |
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| CHCA1314 |
This course is an overview of school age theory and development in center based or home settings. Students integrate knowledge of developmental needs, developmentally appropriate environments, effective caregiving, teaching strategies, and observation methods.
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4.00 |
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