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2020/2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

General Education Courses  

Courses offered at the SDSU Imperial Valley campus.  

Detailed information about course offerings can be found on the Class Schedule website.
 

Chicana and Chicano Studies
  

  • CCS 100 - Chicana and Chicano Heritage

    Units: 3 GE

    Cultural achievements and thought of Spanish-speaking peoples of North America; development of aesthetic and ethical values. North American intellectual history and influence of philosophical orientations of native and Mestizo peoples. Implications for social change.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 110 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 3

    Origins, evolution, and current status of Chicana and Chicano studies. Research, theories, methods, and debates in and impact of the field. Current intellectual trends, scholar activism, and societal developments with implications for the field. Career pathway possibilities.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 111A - Oral Communication

    Units: 3 GE

    Training in oral expression.

    Note: Chicana and Chicano Studies 111A is equivalent to COMM 103 . Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 140  or COMM 103  or COMM 204 .
  

  • CCS 111B - Written Communication

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required.

    Training in written expression. English grammar and composition; the essay, the term paper.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or AFRAS 120  or AMIND 120  or LING 100B  or RWS 100  [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B .
  

  • CCS 120A - Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Relationship between Chicana and Chicano communities and the American political system.

    Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 120B - Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    The Chicana and Chicano in relation to city, county, and state institutions in California.

    Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 141A - History of the United States

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Spanish, Mexican, and Chicano influences on US history. Comparative development of the United States and Mexico to 1865.

    Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 141B - History of the United States

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Spanish, Mexican, and Chicano influences on US history. Mexican Americans in US history; US and Mexican national histories compared from 1865 to the present.

    Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 150 - Critical Issues in Chicana Studies

    Units: 3

    Critical themes in Chicana feminist scholarship: power and resistance; work, family, and culture; cultural representations and presentations; social and biological reproduction.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 200 - Intermediate Expository Research and Writing

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and CCS 111B  or AFRAS 120  or AMIND 120  or LING 100B  or RWS 100  [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.

    Intermediate composition. Practice in reading, writing, and critical thinking using interdisciplinary sources. Research skills using primary and secondary sources. Argumentative writing skills.

    Note: Especially designed for bilingual/bicultural students. Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 200 , AMIND 225 , LING 200 , or RWS 200  [or ENGL 200 ].
  

  • CCS 240 - Postcolonial Masculinities

    Units: 3

    Masculinity in post-colonial contexts. Intersections of masculinity and race. Cultural and historical trends and practices, issues of self-identity, media narratives, sexuality, and social and interpersonal relationships.

  

  • CCS 275 - Sports and Race

    Units: 3 GE

    Intersection of sports and race as it impacts cultural, personal, and social development. Historical and contemporary controversies. Personal cultural experiences with sport as a racialized cultural institution.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 280 - Youth Studies in Racialized Contexts

    Units: 3 GE

    Two lectures and two hours of activity.

    Youth experiences and adolescent development in a racially diverse world. Ways ethnicity, race, and other sociocultural factors impact experiences of youth and lifelong roles.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 296 - Experimental Topics

    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
  

  • CCS 301 - Political Economy of the Chicano People

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Political and economic roots of the oppression and exploitation of the Chicano from historical, institutional, and theoretical points of view. Parallels between the experience of the Chicano and other Hispanic groups.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 303 - Chicana and Chicano Community Studies

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Chicana and Chicano communities from a comparative perspective. Systematic inquiry into methods and issues in community studies. Contemporary social, institutional, and political affairs.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 306 - Mexican Immigration

    Units: 3

    Immigration from Mexico in the context of US immigration history and policies. Comparative study of political, economic, and cultural factors. Undocumented immigration and current US law.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 310 - Mexican and Chicano Music

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 310  
    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Music of Mexico and the Southwest including folk dances appropriate for children and adults. Emphasis on the corrido, its history and development in Mexico and the United States.

    Note: Course will be taught bilingually. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 320 - Chicana and Chicano Lifestyles

    Units: 3 GE

    Social relations and cultural evolution in Chicana and Chicano communities, female-male relationships, and family. Influence of Spanish-Mexican cultural heritage and US industrial-capitalist society. Comparative cross-cultural social science methodology.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 335 - Chicana and Chicano Literature

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: ENGL 335  
    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Ideas, forms, history of significant Chicana and Chicano prose, poetry, and other literary genres.

    Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
  

  • CCS 340A - Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico

    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 141A  or CCS 350A .

    History of Mexican women under Spanish colonial rule. Women’s agency and diversity of experiences, as they relate to class, race, religion, and sexuality. Nonheteronormative (LGBTQ) sexualities.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 340B - Chicana Women’s History: 1848-Present

    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 111B  and upper division standing.

    History of Chicanas in the United States from 1848 to present, focusing on impact of Mexican American War, important female historical figures, and issues related to race, class, religion, and sexuality.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 350A - Chicana and Chicano History

    Units: 3 GE

    Review of indigenous origins; Hispanic institutions and northward expansion; the Mexican Republic; attention to women’s socioeconomic status and significance.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 350B - Chicana and Chicano History

    Units: 3 GE

    US encroachment and the US-Mexican War; Chicana and Chicano contributions; the multilingual and multicultural Southwest.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 355 - The United States-Mexico International Border

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 355  
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    History, culture, economics, and politics of US/Mexico border region. Theories and policy issues surrounding development of region; local regional problems and major agencies, institutions, organizations addressing these problems.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 375 - US/Mexico Border History

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Historical problems and movements in the US-Mexican border region, in particular those impacting Spanish-speaking populations on both sides of the border. Contemporary border issues from a historical perspective.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 376 - Chicana and Chicano Culture and Thought

    Units: 3 GE

    Intellectual history of Chicanas and Chicanos as a synthesis of different cultural traditions and perspectives. Philosophical concepts from pre-Cortesian times to the present.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 380 - US/Mexico Borderlands Folklore

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 380  
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Border folklore, its complexities and dynamics via myths, rituals, legends, sayings, corridos (ballads), and literature of Chicanos and Mexicanos in the US-Mexican border region.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 396W - Chicana and Chicano Prose

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units, completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281  [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.

    A writing workshop. Mutual criticism. Exploration of new form and content in Mexican American prose. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CCS 400 - Mexican Images in Film

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 400  
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Comparative study of images presented by Hollywood, Mexican, and Chicano cinemas. Critical analysis and discussion of projected values. Comparison of themes in film and text.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 402 - Humanizing and Decolonizing Approaches to Theory and Research Methods

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative research methods and theoretical frameworks through a decolonial lens. New innovations in applied humanities research.

  

  • CCS 405 - Performing Transnational Citizenship

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Civic, cultural, postnational, and social constructions of citizenship in a local, global, and transnational context. Citizenship and rights of Mexican undocumented migrant and immigrant groups.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 450 - Chicano and Latino Theatre

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Contemporary Chicano theatre including works by people of Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and other Latin American origins in the United States.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 480 - Chicanas and Chicanos and the Schools

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    The Chicana and Chicano child’s experience in the school system from preschool through high school with emphasis on social, intellectual, and emotional growth and development.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 496 - Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 1-3

    May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
  

  • CCS 497 - Senior Thesis

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Open only to Chicana and Chicano Studies majors and minors, and consent of department.

    Faculty-supervised independent study culminating in a research paper or project on history, ethos, and social perspectives of Chicana and Chicano studies and indicative of scholarly interest in continued learning.

  

  • CCS 498 - Internship in US-Mexico Border

    Units: 3

    Nine to 12 hours per week plus four class meetings.

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing, CCS 355  [or LATAM 355 ], and consent of instructor.

    Internship in public or private sector institution, agency, or organization engaged in US-Mexican binational relations or border-related issues.

  

  • CCS 499 - Special Study

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CCS 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History

    Units: 3

    Same As: HIST 548 
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    Race and ethnicity in America from colonial period through twentieth century to include historical construction of identity; colonization, slavery, state formation; labor, immigration, politics of whiteness; applicability of black/white binary of a multiethnic society.

  

  • CCS 554 - United States-Mexico Transborder Populations and Globalization

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    An interdisciplinary analysis of the U.S.-Mexican border population. Demographic dynamics and social change in border communities. International migration and transmigration. Transborder families and transnational families. Gender, class, and racial systems in border communities.

  

  • CCS 596 - Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Advanced topics in Chicana and Chicano studies. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
  

  • CCS 696 - Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Key issues in Chicana and Chicano studies. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
  

  • CCS 798 - Special Study

    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.

    Independent study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
  

  • CCS 799A - Thesis

    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.

    Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.

  

  • CCS 799B - Thesis Extension

    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.

    Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.


Child and Family Development
  

  • CFD 135 - Principles of Family Development

    Units: 3 GE

    Intimacy, compatibility, conflict, and communication in relationship formation and adjustment.

  

  • CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: TE 170 
    Theories of child and adolescent development using a cultural and contextual approach with emphasis on self-reflection and lifelong learning.

    Note: Liberal studies premajors and majors and students seeking teaching credentials will complete TE 170 ; all others will complete Child and Family Development 170. Not open to students with credit in CFD 270 , PSY 230 , or TE 170 .
  

  • CFD 270 - Human Development Across the Lifespan

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 ; concurrent registration in CFD 270L  (one unit). Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Development from conception to old age; emphasis on biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CFD 170  [or TE 170 ] or PSY 230 .
  

  • CFD 270L - Principles of Observation: Child Development Laboratory

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 ; credit or concurrent registration in CFD 270 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Multiple methods of observing and recording individual and group behavior of children. Observations required. May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum Credits: three units.
  

  • CFD 272 - Child, Family, and Community Engagement

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit); SOC 101 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Individual and family needs and the social institutions and agencies attempting to meet these needs. Social issues, service programs, program analyses, and program effectiveness emphasized.

  

  • CFD 275 - Learning Environments and Developmentally Appropriate Practices

    Units: 3

    Two lectures and two hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit). Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Design, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate practices for children and families.

  

  • CFD 278 - Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Children

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , and CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Health, safety and nutrition practices, and policies for young children in the context of the family, culture, and community.

  

  • CFD 296 - Experimental Topics

    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
  

  • CFD 335 - Interactions in Culturally Diverse Families

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Family interaction patterns throughout the life cycle in a multicultural society. Emphasis on theories, research findings, and family practices.

  

  • CFD 353A - Parenting the Young Child

    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Parenting from conception to age five. Attachment, temperament, behavior regulation in cultural context. Effects of parenting styles and interactions on child’s developmental outcomes.

  

  • CFD 353B - Parenting the School-Age Child

    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Parenting the school-age child (ages 5-12). Developmental tasks, parent-child relationship, parenting styles, parents’ role as managers, parent involvement in education. Boundaries and behavioral guidelines to raise an emotionally competent child.

  

  • CFD 353C - Parenting the Teen and Young Adult

    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Theories and research on parenting teens and young adults within cultural contexts. Effects of parent-child relationship, parenting styles and discipline on identity formation, separation individuation, and intimacy.

  

  • CFD 370 - Research, Assessment, and Evaluation of Children and Families

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Methods for measuring child, caregiver, and family behavior. Evaluation of reliability and validity. Includes research design, sampling techniques, data collection strategies, and values/ethics.

  

  • CFD 375A - Human Development and Learning: Infant/Toddler

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses in area of specialization, selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from conception to three years of age.

  

  • CFD 375B - Human Development and Learning: Early/Middle Childhood

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses in area of specialization, selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from age 3 to age 12.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in Child and Family Development 371 and CFD 375A , CFD 375C .
  

  • CFD 375C - Human Development and Learning: Adolescence/Adulthood

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses in area of specialization, selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from age 12 to old age.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in Child and Family Development 371 and CFD 375A , CFD 375B .
  

  • CFD 377 - Leadership and Adult Supervision in Child and Family Development Programs

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 375A , CFD 375B ; and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , or CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Development of leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and supervision of professionals in child and family development programs.

  

  • CFD 378A - Laboratory Experiences: Infants/Toddlers

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375A . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in mainstream settings for infants and toddlers. Observing, screening, assessing, designing, and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378B - Laboratory Experiences: Preschool/Kindergarten

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375B . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in mainstream settings for children ages 3 to 6, preschool, and kindergarten children. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378C - Laboratory Experiences: Age 6 Through Adolescence

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in Child and Family Development 375B or 375C. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in mainstream settings for children ages six through adolescence. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378D - Laboratory Experiences with Children and Families

    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375A , CFD 375B , or CFD 375C . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in intergenerational programs. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate interactions for children and their families/caregivers. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 380 - Early Language and Literacy Development in a Linguistically Diverse Society

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 375A  and CFD 375B ; and CFD 378A  or CFD 378B  or CFD 378D . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Language acquisition and early literacy development. Brain development and socio-emotional learning. Applications of developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive practice to enhance language, literacy, and school readiness.

  

  • CFD 390 - The Hospitalized Child

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. CFD 353A , CFD 353B , CFD 353C , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , or CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Psychosocial needs of hospitalized child. Best practices for working with children and their families, and application of patient care vs. family centered care. Stress reduction, coping theories, and role of certified child life specialist.

  

  • CFD 437 - Violence in Relationships

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101  and SOC 101 .

    Impact of relationship violence on individual development and ecological relationships. Historical and cultural contexts, child abuse and neglect, courtship violence, elder abuse, and violence in communities.

  

  • CFD 475 - Promoting Behavior Support and Classroom Organization in Early Childhood Settings

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 353A , CFD 353B , CFD 353C , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , or CFD 378D .

    Individual and systems-level approach to supporting young child behavior. Strategies for self-regulation, and three-tiers intervention, in early education settings and at home, to support all children, a targeted group of children who require additional support, and individual children who require intensive support.

  

  • CFD 477 - Administration of Child Development Programs

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 375A , CFD 375B ; and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , or CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Programs for young children: design, implementation, and evaluation. Research applications and legal requirements for public and private sectors.

  

  • CFD 496 - Experimental Topics

    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
  

  • CFD 499 - Special Study

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CFD 536 - Divorce and Remarriage

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 335   and CFD 370 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Integration of family theories and research findings. Emphasis on adjustment to divorce and remarriage throughout life cycles, across cultures, social classes, and ethnicities.

  

  • CFD 537 - Child Abuse and Family Violence

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 370 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , and two units from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and family violence including maltreatment, mistreatment, neglect, sexual abuse.

  

  • CFD 560 - Theories in Socio-Emotional Development

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 370 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , and two units from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Socio-emotional development from infancy to adulthood. Theory of mind, emotional intelligence, and relationship-based development.

  

  • CFD 565 - Best Practices of Care for Infants/Toddlers

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor, CFD 370 , and completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Best practices of care for infants and toddlers to include respectful, attentive physical care, its basic principles and the practical components of best practices of care for young children. Design environments of care that ensure safety and optimum growth and development in collaboration with families via meaningful connections between child care and child’s home and culture.

  

  • CFD 575 - Public Policy and Professional Ethics in Child and Family Development

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 370 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , two units from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D , and CFD 536  or CFD 537  or CFD 590 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Ethical guidelines and other standards related to child and family development. Informed advocates for equitable educational practices and policies.

  

  • CFD 577 - Professionalism and Advanced Administration of Child Development Programs

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 477 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Problem analysis and development of successful organizational strategies for child development program delivery. Leadership, effective communication, social and ethical issues from a multicultural perspective.

  

  • CFD 578 - Conflict Resolution Across the Life Span

    Units: 4

    Three lectures and three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 335 , CFD 370 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , CFD 475 , two units from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D , and CFD 537  and CFD 560  with an overall grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Theories of conflict development and resolution across lifespan. Parenting styles, discipline, behavior and class management, and conflict resolution techniques used in relationships. Directed experiences using conflict resolution techniques in various settings.

  

  • CFD 580 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children’s Environments and Relationships

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.

    Ecobehavioral and developmental techniques and procedures to measure development, relationships, and environments. Administration of measures in class and in field.

  

  • CFD 585 - Family Involvement and Engagement with Young Children: Work with Families at Risk

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    Role of parents and caregivers in supporting and enhancing developmental outcomes. Home visitation programs, practices, and techniques. Field experience working with families at risk.

  

  • CFD 590 - Children with Special Needs

    Units: 4

    Three lectures and three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 353A , CFD 353B , CFD 353C , CFD 370 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , and CFD 375C . Two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , and/or CFD 378D .

    Adaptive and maladaptive processes throughout life span with emphasis on etiology, development, and adjustment of emotional, psychological, and physical disorders. Directed experience with special needs individuals and their families with focus on inclusion.

  

  • CFD 595 - Early Childhood Mental Health: Theory and Practice

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.

    Neurorelational framework to understand brain development and mental health. Emotional and behavioral regulation support at home and in educational settings.

  

  • CFD 596 - Advanced Studies in Child and Family Development

    Units: 1-6

    Prerequisite(s): Nine upper division units in child and family development.

    Advanced study of selected topics. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: nine units of 596.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. No more than six units of 596 may be applied to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
  

  • CFD 597 - Field Experience in Child and Family Development Programs

    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of five child and family development 500-level courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Work experience in child and family development. Application of theoretical and evidence-based information with reflective supervision from faculty and field supervisor. Development of professional identity, cultural self-awareness, and career goals. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CFD 598 - Reflective Learning Portfolio

    Units: 1

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Limited to child development majors.

    Capstone course to mentor child development majors to integrate knowledge acquired throughout child and family development program. Create portfolio and reflective essay.

    Note: Major code: 08231.
  

  • CFD 624 - Seminar in Family Processes

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 335 .

    Analysis of selected research in family structure, development, and crisis. Formerly Numbered Child and Family Development 634.

  

  • CFD 634A - Seminar in Family Therapy Theory and Techniques

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 335 .

    Family therapy theory and techniques to include cognitive-behavioral, multigenerational, psychodynamic, strategic, and structural models. Epistemological, theoretical, and foundations of family systems theory. Formerly Numbered Child and Family Development 634.

  

  • CFD 634B - Seminar in Counseling Theories and Techniques

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.

    Psychotherapy theory and techniques to include cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, family systems, person-centered, and psychoanalytic. Interpersonal neurobiological foundation of psychological development and its theoretical and epistemological constructs.

  

  • CFD 660A - Seminar in Early Childhood Mental Health Career Development

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.

    Career development theories and techniques to include decision making models, interrelationships among and between family, work, and other life roles and factors; and multicultural issues in career development. Formerly Numbered Child and Family Development 660.

  

  • CFD 660B - Seminar in Professional Law and Ethics in Counseling

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.

    Ethical standards, legal statutes, and regulations established by American Ethical standards, legal statutes, and regulations established by the American Counseling Association and the Board of Behavioral Sciences related to the practice of family therapy and psychotherapy. Child and elder abuse assessment and reporting, confidentiality, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, involuntary commitment, patients’ rights, privileged communication, other legal and ethical concerns specific to licensed professional clinical counselor profession.

  

  • CFD 670A - Seminar in Human Development Theories- Attachment and Affect Regulation in Young Children

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in child and family development.

    Advanced child and human growth theories. Attachment and affect regulation applications, models, research, and theories. Developmental crises, disability, and psychopathology. Formerly Numbered Child and Family Development 670.

  

  • CFD 670B - Seminar in Human Development Theories- Intervention and Prevention Lifespan Approach

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.

    Advanced child and human growth and development theories. Intervention and prevention applications, models, research, and theories. Developmental crises, disability, and psychopathology.

  

  • CFD 671A - Seminar in Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six upper division units in child and family development.

    Psychotherapeutic theories and techniques for early childhood mental health specialists and practitioners to include positive behavior support models. Multidisciplinary models of response to crises and trauma using multicultural approach. Formerly Numbered Child and Family Development 671.

  

  • CFD 671B - Seminar in Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health-Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Techniques and Theories

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing.

    Ecological approach to child and family mental health interventions and overview of scientific literature on intervention effectiveness.

  

  • CFD 673A - Neurorelational Framework for Early Childhood Mental Health Treatment

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the early childhood mental health concentration or an eligible licensure program.

    Early childhood mental health practices, processes, and theories in dyadic psychotherapy.

  

  • CFD 673B - Early Childhood Intake Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the early childhood mental health concentration or an eligible licensure program.

    Assess, diagnose, and plan for treatment of young children and their families using a neurorelational framework.

  

  • CFD 673C - Therapeutic Skills and Techniques for Early Childhood Mental Health

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the early childhood mental health concentration or an eligible licensure program.

    Clinical work preparation with young children and families. Evidenced- based programs and treatment modalities. Peer reflective supervision and feedback.

  

  • CFD 696 - Advanced Topics in Child and Family Development

    Units: 1-3

    Intensive study in specific areas of child and family development. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
 

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