Child and Family Studies: Certificate of Achievement
Program Learning Outcomes
- Communicate with empathy to develop nurturing relationships with children parents and co-workers as well as support the parent-child relationship.
- Integrate concepts and components of developmentally appropriate practices into the daily curriculum to engage children at their level of understanding and ability.
- Observe and record children’s behavior to be able to integrate the information gathered into daily curriculum that advocates gender, equity and diversity and meets biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial needs
- Know, pursue, and implement brain development research and theory in teaching.
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (42 units) | ||
| CFS-120 | Child Development 1 | 3 |
| CFS-121 | Health, Safety & Nutrition | 3 |
| CFS-122 | Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children | 3 |
| CFS-123 | Observation & Assessment 1 | 4 |
| CFS-130 | The Creative Process in Young Children | 3 |
| CFS-135 | The Cognitive Development of Young Children 1 | 3 |
| CFS-140 | The Child, Family and Community 1 | 3 |
| CFS-145 | Language Development & Early Literacy 1 | 3 |
| CFS-150 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| CFS-165 | Curriculum and Environments in Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| CFS-184 | Teaching Children in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CFS-196 | Music and Movement in Early Childhood 1 | 3 |
| CFS-223 | Student Teaching - Practicum | 5 |
| Required Electives (6 units) | ||
| Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Using Simple Signs With Children in the Early Care and Education Setting | ||
| Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers | ||
| Sensitive Issues in Early Childhood | ||
| Parenting | ||
| Working With Families | ||
| Studying the Reggio Emilia Approach | ||
| Meeting the Developmental Needs of the School-Aged Child | ||
| The Anthropology of Childhood | ||
| Children with Special Needs | ||
| Early Intervention Strategies | ||
| Fieldwork in Early Intervention | ||
| Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education | ||
| Admin & Supervision of Early Childhood Programs 1 | ||
| Supervision & Admininistration of Early Childhood Programs II | ||
| Teaching as a Profession | ||
| Introduction to LGBT Studies in the Family, Education and Community | ||
| LGBT Communities, Family & Education in the 21st Century | ||
| Transgender Identities and Issues | ||
| AIDS in the LGBT Community and Beyond | ||
| LGBT Internship | ||
| Total Units | 48 | |
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Meets General Education requirement. CFS-140 also satisfies the Multicultural/Gender Studies requirement.