P-Teach: Child Ecology
“This should be a required class for all high schoolers!”-former Child Ecology student.
This course focuses on the study of human growth, development and ecology from conception to adolescence. The emphasis is on the major theories of child growth and development and the implications of current research findings to better understand child development and how children learn.This is a required class for Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education degrees
Schedule: This course is offered every other year.
This course is concurrent enrollment with CU-Denver. Students earn 3 college credits upon successful completion of this course.
Course Information
- Course Subject
- Course Number
- PS3471
- Course Duration
- 1 Semester
- Course Credit
- 0.5 Practical Arts
- Prerequisite
- None
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