Undergraduate Curriculum
Undergraduate Curriculum Tracks
Our undergraduate curriculum includes five tracks: (1) developmental studies, (2) content development, (3) counseling and intervention, (4) public policy, and (5) research and data analysis.
Introduction to
Human Ecology
Human
Development
- Track 1
Developmental Studies - Development of Young Children
- Introduction to Early Childhood Educare
- Curriculum for Early Childhood Educare
- Guidance of Young Children
- Adolescent Development
- Family Relations
- Family Theories
- Intimacy and Families
- Adult Development and Aging
- Aging and Family
- Track 2Content Development
- Children and Play
- Children’s Language Development and Guidance
- Mathematics for Young Children
- Art for Young Children
- Literature Education for Young Children
- Teaching Methods for Young Children
- Theory on Caring and Teachers for Young Children
- Internship in Child Development and Family Studies1
- Internship in Child Development and Family Studies2
- Track 3Counseling and Intervention
- Understanding Children with Special Needs
- Counseling Children
- Child and Adolescent Developmental Diagnosis and Psychological Assessment
- Parenting
- Family Crisis and Intervention
- Family Therapy
- Family Life Education
- Track 4Public Policy
- Children’s Right and Welfare
- Child and Family Law
- Practicum in Educare
- Introduction to Healthy Families
- Family Policy
- Global Understanding of Multicultural Families
- Practicum in Family Studies
- Track 5Research and Data Analysis
- Studies in child Behavior and Observation
- Quantitative Research in Child and Family Studies
- Trends and Big Data Analysis in Child Development and Family Studies
- Independent Studies on Child and Family Issues
- Thesis Writing in Child Development and Family Studies성
- Courses in the Developmental Studies track help students understand healthy human development and family relationships based on the latest research and theories that explain human development and intimacy over the life span.
- In the Content Development track, students learn how to develop creative and effective content that can be applied to children and families by acquiring specialized knowledge and teaching strategies.
- Courses in the Counseling and Intervention track are designed to help students understand developmental and relational challenges for children and families and learn theories and practical intervention approaches (e.g., counseling, therapy, education) for children and families.
- In the Public Policy track, students learn about public policy processes and legislation related to children and families in Korea and across the globe and analyze specific policy cases.
- Courses in the Research and Data Analysis track teach students how to collect, analyze, and interpret different types of data and how to write research papers and technical reports that can contribute to healthy development and relationships for children and families.
Recommended Roadmap for Undergraduate Major in Child Development and Family Studies
| Yr.\Sem. | Spring | Fall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | M2174.001600 | Human Ecology Freshman Seminar (1-1-0) | 357.209B | Introduction to Early Childhood Educare (3-3-0) |
| M2808.000900 | Human Development (3-3-0) | 357.311 | Family Relations (3-3-0) ⓔ | |
| M2808.001000 | Development of Young Children (3-3-0) ⓔ | M2808.001200 | Adolescent Development (3-3-0)Adolescent Development (3-3-0) | |
| Sophomore | M2808.002900 | Adult Development and Aging (3-3-0) | M2808.000500 | Curriculum for Early Childhood Educare (3-3-0) – # |
| M2808.002700 | Family Crisis and Intervention (3-3-0) – #ⓔ | M2808.001500 | Family Theories (3-3-0) | |
| 357.313B | Children and Play (3-2-2) – ## | 357.321B | Children’s Language Development and Guidance (3-3-0) – # | |
| M2808.003000 | Child and Adolescent Developmental Diagnosis and Psychological Assessment (3-2-2) – # | 350.108 | Introduction to Healthy Families (3-3-0) – ## | |
| Junior | 357.424 | Family Policy (3-3-0) | M2808.002500 | Quantitative Research in Child development and Family |
| M2808.001600 | Art for Young Children(3-2-2) – # | M2808.003800 | Family Life Education (3-2-2) | |
| M2808.000300 | Theory on Caring and Teachers for Young Children (3-3-0) – # | M2808.002800 | Aging and Family (3-3-0) ⓔ | |
| M2808.002600 | Global Understanding of Multicultural Families (3-3-0) – ## ⓔ | 357.331 | Independent Studies on Child development and Family Studies Issues (2-1-2) | |
| M2808.001700 | Mathematics for Young Children (3-3-0) – ## | M2808.001300 | Studies in child Behavior and Observation (3-3-0) | |
| M2808.003700 | Internship in Child Development and Family Studies 1 (2-0-4) | M2808.002000 | Teaching Methods for Young Children (3-3-0) – ## | |
| M2808.003500 | Internship in Child Development and Family Studies 2 (2-0-4) | |||
| Senior | 357.407A | Practicum in Educare (3-0-6) | 357.421A | Practicum in Family Studies (3-1-4) |
| 357.411A | Family Therapy (3-3-0) | M2808.001800 | Guidance of Young Children (3-3-0) – # | |
| M2808.002100 | Children’s Right and Welfare (3-3-0) | M2808.002400 | Counseling Children (3-3-0) | |
| M2808.002300 | Understanding Children with Special Needs (3-3-0) – ## | M2808.003300 | Child development and Family Studies Law (3-3-0) | |
| M2808.003100 | Thesis Writing in Child Development and Family Studies (1-1-0) | M2808.003900 | Teaching Children’s Literature (3-3-0) – ## | |
| M2808.003400 | Trends and Big Data Analysis in Child Development and Family Studies (3-3-0) | |||
| General Education | C30.146 | Intimacy and Families (3-3-0) | C30.145 | Parenting (3-3-0) |
* Required Courses : Introduction to Human Ecology, Thesis Writing in Child Development and Family Studies
* #: Every odd-numbered year, ##: Every even-numbered year
* ⓔ : in English
* #: Every odd-numbered year, ##: Every even-numbered year
* ⓔ : in English
