Health and Human Services BA - Child and Family Studies Concentration/Early Childhood /Childhood Education EdM - Program Requirements

All undergraduate majors include at least 24-credit hours at the upper division (at least 300-level).

For students not continuously registered at UB or who are newly admitted transfer students, courses taken more than 10 years prior to the date of admission or readmission to the University may constitute no more than 20% of a major program in the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Programs. Students who have more than 20% of course work over 10 years old will be required to complete additional courses in the major.

All transfer courses officially articulated to UB courses used in the Health and Human Services BA – Child and Family Studies concentration will be accepted to meet major requirements.

Students should consult with a departmental advisor to determine how any non-articulated transfer courses or exam credit may be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.

For students not continuously registered at UB or who are newly admitted transfer students, courses taken more than 10 years prior to the date of admission or readmission to the University may constitute no more than 20% of a major in the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Programs. Students who have more than 20% of course work over 10 years old will be required to complete additional courses in the major.

Undergraduate Requirements

LAI 350 Introduction to Education
LAI 474 Teaching the Exceptional Learner
LAS electives (9 credits)
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
SSC 103 Introduction to Health and Human Services

Choose one statistics course from the following:

• CEP 207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing
• NSG 295 Statistics for Health Care
• PSY 207 Psychological Statistics
• SOC 294 Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
• STA 119 Statistical Methods

Choose one research methods course from the following: 

• COM 205 Research Methods
• PSY 350 Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
• SOC 293 Social Research Methods
• SSC 213 Social Research Methods

Choose one human biology course from the following:

• APY 345/346 Comparative Primate Anatomy/Dissection
• BIO 129 Perspectives in Human Biology
• BIO 130 Perspectives in Human Biology
• BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
• ES 207 Human Form and Function
• PAS 313 Human Anatomy
• PGY 300 Human Physiology

Intermediate Courses

PHI 237 Medical Ethics - Social and Ethical Values in Medicine

Choose one of the following intermediate courses:

• APY 275 Culture, Health and Illness
• APY 349 Human Genetics
• COM 202 Intercultural Communication
• COM 217 Communication in Organizations
• COM 223 Principles and Methods of Interviewing
• COM 225 Interpersonal Communication
• GGS 265 Sexuality and Cultures
• GGS 325 Violence in a Gendered World
• GGS 360 Women's Health: Problems and Practices
• HIS 215 Death in America
• HIS 240 Alcohol and Other Drugs in American History
• HIS 241 Sexuality in America
• HIS 242 US Disability History
• LAI 205 Introduction to Child Development
• NSG 250 Human Growth and Development
• SOC 206 Social Problems
• SOC 211 Sociology of Diversity
• SSC 209 Case Management
• SSC 210 Skill Development in Human Service
• SSC 235 Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations

Child and Family Studies Concentration Courses:

Required:

• SSC 305 Applied Child Development and Learning
• LAI 416 Early Childhood Theory and Practice

Select six of the following concentration courses

• APY 312 Culture and Reproduction
• CEP 410 Introduction to Grief and Loss
• PSY 321 Psychology of Personality*
• PSY 322 Abnormal Psychology*
• PSY 336 Developmental Psychology*
• SOC 313 Sociology of the Family*
• SOC 314 Sociology of Gender*
• SOC 335 Sociology of Adolescence*
• SOC 363 Families and Public Policy*
• SSC 320 Issues in Developmental Disabilities
• SSC 343 Violence and the Family
• SSC 365 The Family Process
• SSC 390 Human Services Administration
• SSC 395 Urban Schools & Communities
• SSC 413 Addictions Treatment
• SSC 414 Grant Writing for Nonprofits
• SSC 417 Working with Diverse Populations
  
• SSC 320 Child Mental Health
• SSC 421 Interventions and Play
• SSC 422 21st Century Mental Health and Play Therapy with Teens
  
• SSC 431 Topics
• SSC 451 Program Evaluation
• SSC 452 Fundraising & Philanthropy
• SSC 496 Internship**

*No more than two PSY courses may be taken; no more than two SOC courses may be taken.

Graduate Requirements

LAI 501 Instructional Practices in Elementary Schools
LAI 490/LAI 507 Supervised Teaching of Young Children
LAI 511 Diversity in Early Childhood 
LAI 521 Improving Social Studies Instruction
LAI 526 Agencies and Services for Children
LAI 530 Improving Elementary Science Instruction
LAI 540 Improving Elementary Math Instruction
LAI 550 Literacy Acquisition and Instruction, Pre-K Primary
LAI 551 Childhood Literacy Methods
LAI 562 ELL - Emergent Theory and Practices
LAI 595 Supervised Teaching II
LAI 667 Field Experience
LAI 674 Seminar in Teaching
LAI 668 Supervised Teaching 1
LAI 700, LAI 701 or Comprehensive Exam
LAI Graduate Level Electives (9 credits)

* Students in accelerated programs are exempt from 120 credit minimum for a Bachelor’s degree.

Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.