Child Development
Put your understanding of young children to work by learning how their early development can be shaped in order to create healthy, respectful, and challenging environments that support and promote health and wellness. This concentration can help you discover how a child’s cultural, familial, and communal surroundings shape his or her development.
Explore how social, cognitive, and emotional challenges influence a child’s behavioral growth and learn to use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies. You will also have the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills you need to work collaboratively with families and specialists in a variety of roles that promote and support child development, health, and wellness, including hospital child-life professional, child advocate, family crisis professional, or parent support specialist.
Completion Requirements
- 181 total quarter credits (including 45 cr. completed at Walden)
- General Education courses (45 cr.)
- Core courses (56 cr.)
- Concentration courses (30 cr.)
- Elective courses (45 cr.)
- Capstone course (5 cr.)
Core Courses (56 cr.)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| COMM 1000 | Communication Skills For Career Development | 1 |
| HLTH 1000 | Concepts of Health Promotion | 5 |
| HLTH 1005 | Context of Health Care Delivery | 5 |
| HLTH 2100 | Principles of Epidemiology | 5 |
| HLTH 2105 | Introduction to Research Methods and Analysis | 5 |
| HLTH 2110 | Behavioral and Cultural Issues in Health Care | 5 |
| HLTH 2115 | Aging Across the Lifespan | 5 |
| HLTH 2120 | Health Informatics | 5 |
| HLTH 3100 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care | 5 |
| HLTH 3105 | Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Health Care | 5 |
| HLTH 3110 | Issues in Acute and Long-Term Care | 5 |
| HLTH 3115 | Public and Global Health | 5 |
Concentration Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| EDUC 1004 | Child Development | 5 |
| EDUC 1005 | Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 5 |
| EDUC 1006 | Child, Family, and Community Relationships | 5 |
| EDUC 4004 | Children with Special Needs | 5 |
| EDUC 4005 | Cultural and Linguistic Diversity | 5 |
| EDUC 3203 | Infant/Toddler Mental Health | 5 |
Elective Courses (45 cr.)
At least one elective course must be at the 3000 level or above. These 45 credits of electives are in addition to the five-credit general education elective.Capstone Course (5 cr.)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| HLTH 4900 | Capstone | 5 |
Course Descriptions
