Children, Family and Society
Facilitator: Brett Solomon, Child Studies
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, Kin & Culture (cross-listed with GNSX 155) |
| Child Studies (CHST) |
| 66 Movement Education |
| 75 Science, Technology, and Educational Innovation |
| 106 Urban Education and Multiculturalism |
| 109 Children, Arts and Society |
| 138 Exceptional Child |
| Classics (CLAS) |
| 187 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with HIST 113) |
| Communication (COMM) |
| 154Y Media and Youth |
| Dance (DANC) |
| 59 Teaching the Performing Arts (cross-listed with DANC 159) |
| 159 Teaching the Performing Arts (cross-listed with DANC 59) |
| English (ENGL) |
| 160 Childrens Literature |
| 170 Writing for Children and Young Adults |
| Environmental Studies & Sciences (ENVS) |
| 131 Environmental Education |
| Ethnic Studies (ETHN) |
| 122 Chicana/Chicano Communities |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX) |
| 155 Family and Culture (cross-listed with ANTH 157) |
| 159 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with CLAS 187 and HIST 113) |
| 174 Sex and Family in American History (cross-listed with HIST 182) |
| 182 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with SOCI 157) |
| History (HIST) |
| 82B/182B Childhood in the US |
| 113 Family in Antiquity (cross-listed with CLAS 187) |
| 182 Sex and Family in American History (cross-listed with GNSX 174) |
| International Studies (INTL) |
| 139 Field Placement/Praxis |
| Psychology (PSYC) |
| 134 Psychology of Education |
| 172 Adolescent Development |
| 178 Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology |
| 182 Psychology of Gender |
| 184 Infancy |
| 185 Developmental Psychology I |
| 185EL Developmental Psychology ELSJ |
| Sociology (SOCI) |
| 157 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with GNSX 182) |