HUDV 113 : Prenatal Infant & EC Dev

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to build and/or expand their basic knowledge and skills relating to the development of prenatal, infants, and early childhood infants and children. The goal is to students to achieve the following accomplish this objective: Obtain information on basic theories related to physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of infants and children. Identify biological and environmental factors that impact the growth and development prenatally, in infancy and early childhood, Connect concepts and themes discussed in class to practical experiences, and, Build on the development of critical thinking skills such that students develop needed skills to become critical consumers of information.