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GEN1048

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PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDHOOD

First Year StudiesSocial and Behavioral Sciences

Subject Code

GEN

Course Number

1048

Department(s)

Course Description

This course is open to students from all majors and is the foundations course for the Childhood Studies minor. An overview of childhood will be investigated from historical, developmental, and contemporary perspectives. Critical thinking will be emphasized when examining topics such as environmental, economic, political, educational, social, cultural, and global issues affecting children and children's rights. Social media, the arts and literature, and their effects on childhood will also be explored.

Course Attributes

First Year Seminars, Childhood Studies

Units

4

Restrictions

Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: First-Year (FR)