CD/ECE Courses

The following courses are included in the Child Development/Early Childhood Education career path:

170. Introduction to Early Child Care and Education. (3 cr) Introduction to early care and education and applied child development. Different philosophical and educational approaches to working with young children with a range of abilities in a variety of settings.

270. Development of the Preschool Child (2 cr) (UNL) Prereq: FACS 160 or equivalent. Parallel: FACS 270L or permission. Growth and behavior related to the preschool years, ages two through five.

270L. Development of the Preschool Child-Laboratory. (1 cr) (UNL) Lab. Prereq: FACS 160 or equivalent. Parallel FACS 270. Observation of and participation in the care and guidance of preschool children.

271. Infancy. (3 cr) (UNL) Prereq: FACS 160 or equivalent. Parallel: FACS 271L. Human growth and behavior from conception to three years of age from a holistic and ecological perspective including application of knowledge to the care and education of infants and toddlers.

271L. Infancy Laboratory. (1 cr) Lab. Prereq: FACS 160 or equivalent. Parallel: FACS 271. Human growth and behavior from conception to three years of age.

372. Middle Childhood and Adolescence (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: FACS 160 or 160H or equivalent. Theoretical interrelationships of the physiological, psychological and sociological and cognitive aspects of development during the years after early childhood through adolescence.

374. Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood Education. (3 cr) (UNL) Prereq: FACS 160 or 170, and 270 and 270L; Parallel FACS 374L. Tthe teacher's role in facilitating childhood learning through planning, implementing the best practices, sequencing, documenting, and evaluating early childhood instruction.

374L. Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood Education Laboratory. (1 cr) (UNL) Lab. Prereq: FACS 160 or 170, and 270 and 270L; Parallel FACS 374L. Planning, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate activities for young children in a supervised early childhood laboratory setting.

474/874. Assessment in Early Childhood. (3 cr) (UNL) Prereq: 12 hrs family and consumer science or social sciences including FACS 270 and 270L. Selection, use and interpretation of assessment instruments for understanding the developmental level of children from birth through age eight. Assessment of reasoning and thinking processes, concept formation, and social cognition.

477/877. Administration of Early Childhood Programs (3 cr) (UNL) Prereq: 12 hrs family and consumer sciences including FACS 270. Administration of early childhood programs.

497A. Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education (7 cr) (UNL) Lec 3, lab 24. Prereq: FACS 270, and FACS 270L with grade of C or above; FACS 374L. P/NP only. Integrating developmental theory into the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual and group experiences for young children in a child development laboratory.