College Health & Human Services

Child Development

College of Health and Human Services
Location: Welch Hall
Phone: 1-800-344-5484
Fax: 310-516-3542

Program Office:
1000 E Victoria Street, WH-A320, Carson, CA 90747 (310)243-2029 cdevelopment@csudh.edu

Electives

Purpose
Elective coursework is included in the curriculum to provide students with an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills that they may require for the professional position they hope to work in, but may not receive that knowledge or the skills through Core coursework.

For example, a student who is interested in working in the area of recreation for children would benefit from taking courses in Recreation and Leisure Studies. Similarly, students interested in Occupational Therapy might consider completing requisite courses in Biology.

Criteria for Elective Courses
Courses chosen to fulfill the Elective coursework requirement must meet the following criteria:

Course content must not duplicate content covered in Core coursework or General Education (GE) coursework.
Courses must preferably be upper division courses.

How to choose Elective Courses
Students must have their Elective coursework approved before enrolling in the courses. We urge students to make an appointment with a Child Development faculty member or an Academic Advisor to select Elective courses. Students must reflect on what they wish to do upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree and the knowledge/skills they may require for the position that is/are not addressed in the Core coursework.

Here are some examples:

If your goal is	Consider these Courses as Electives
1. To work as a probation officer	CJA 340 Criminal Justice and the Community CJA 444 Juvenile Justice Process SOC 362 Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures

2. To work in the area of speech and language development/disorders	CSD 341 Communication Sciences and Disorders CSD 343 Speech and Language Development CSD 454 Childhood Language Disorders

3. To work in a position that requires management skills (e.g., opening your own center)	MGT 310 Management Theory MGT 312 Organizational Behavior PSY 367 Effective Communication Skills BUS 300 Business Communications

4. To work with a recreation agency	REC 220 Recreation Group Activities REC 225 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation REC 260 Outdoor Education

5. To work in a capacity that would require you to plan curriculum for children	MUS 340 Music for Children DAN 440 Dance for Children ART 310 Arts and Crafts for the Non-major

6. To become an Occupational Therapist	BIO 250 Elements of Human Anatomy and Physiology BIO 254 Human Biology

7. Develop products for children (software, books, games, toys, etc.)	ART 160 Introduction to Graphic Application ART 345 Digital Graphics DMA 310 Tools and Techniques in Digital Media Production

Applying Coursework towards Elective Requirement
If you have taken coursework elsewhere that you think could meet Elective coursework requirement (see criteria above), please complete a course substitution form and submit it for approval.