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
  • Emerging Adulthood and Family Diversity
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.
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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) – #
M2808.004000 Emerging Adulthood and Family Diversity (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) – ##
M2808.002700 Family Crisis and Intervention (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