Specialization

Specialization in Child and Family Studies

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.

Program Requirements:

Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the Specialization in Child and Family Studies.

Students must complete 120 credits including 54 credits in the Specialization as follows:
CHFS 1006	Introduction to Child and Family Studies	3 cr.
PSYC 1106	Introduction to Psychology I	3 cr.
PSYC 1107	Introduction to Psychology II	3 cr.
SOCI 1016	Introduction to Sociology	3 cr.
CHFS 2026	Methods in Behavioural and Social Sciences	3 cr.
CHFS 2206	Children, Families, and Social Justice	3 cr.
Three credits from the following (may not take both for credit):		3 cr.
CHFS 2106	Human Development: Children and Youth
PSYC 2006	Childhood Development
Three credits from the following (may not take both for credit):		3 cr.
CHFS 2107	Human Development: Adults and Aging
PSYC 2007	Adult Development
Six credits from:
CHFS 3035	Statistics in Behavioural and Social Sciences	6 cr.
or both of:
PSYC 2126	Scientific Methods and Analyis I
PSYC 2127	Scientific Methods and Analysis II
CHFS Group 1		12 cr.
CHFS Group 2		12 cr.

Breadth Requirements and Electives:

ACAD 1601		3 cr.
Humanities		3 cr.
Science		6 cr.
Electives		54 cr.

Group Requirements:

Group 1 Human Development and Learning
CHFS 3017	Case Management in Social and Health Services
CHFS 3036	Ethics and Professional Standards
CHFS 3116	Autism Spectrum Disorders
CHFS 3127	Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
CHFS 3136	ABA I: Introduction to Behaviour Analysis
CHFS 3137	ABA II: Advanced Topics in Applied Behaviour Analysis
CHFS 4016	Program Evaluation and Clinical Outcomes Management
CHFS 4017	Practicum: Applied Research and Evaluation
CHFS 4106	Assessment and Intervention Planning
CHFS 4205	Practicum in ABA-Lifespan
CHFS 4206	Applied Developmental Neuropsychology
CHFS 4205	Practicum in EIBI-ASD
CHFS 4306	Special Topics: Human Development and Learning
CHFS 4316	Fieldwork in ABA
PSYC 2020	Developmental Psychology for Educators
PSYC 3405	Psychology of Education
PSYC 3626	Psychological Disorders in Children
SOCI 2006	The Child and Society
SOCI 2007	The Adolescent and Society
SOCI 2036	Introduction to Social Gerontology
SOCI 2037	Sociology of Family and Household Relationships
SOCI 2091	Sociology for Educators I: Social Theory and Education
SOCI 2092	Sociology for Educators II: Social Issues in Education??

Group 2 Child and Family Well-Being: Issues, Services, and Social Justice
CHFS 2216	Children’s Rights
CHFS 2217	Selected Topics in Children’s Rights
CHFS 3017	Case Management in Social and Health Services
CHFS 3037	Multiculturalism, Race, and Childhood
CHFS 3105	Child Welfare: Critical Reflections
CHFS 3106	Youth and Social Justice
CHFS 3206	Case Studies: Marginalized Groups of Children
CHFS 3216	Caregivers and the Welfare of Children and Families
GEND 2276	Kid Media
GEND 2376	Selected Topics in Kid Media
SWLF 2006	Ideology and Social Welfare
SWLF 2007	Poverty and Social Policy in Canada
SWLF 3406	Colonialism in First Nations’ Communities
SWLF 3407	Social Development in First Nations’ Communities
SWLF 3446	Women and Social Welfare
SWLF 3806	Family Violence
SOCI 3186	Health and the Family
SOCI 3506	Social Problems
CHFS 4307	Special Topics: Social Justice

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