Child Development and Educational Studies Associate in Arts Degree
PROGRAM CODE: 2A18801
The Child Development and Educational Studies Associate in Arts Degree (CDES AA) prepares students for employment as teachers or teacher's assistants in private preschools or children’s centers. This degree also prepares students majoring in CDES for transfer to a four-year institution. The CDES AA degree, in conjunction with CDES 225 F: Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum, and the required minimum number of hours of field experience will meet the Title V Child Development Teacher Permit requirement. In many of the courses included in the CDES AA degree, student's study, observe and learn utilizing the Child Development Laboratory Instructional Classrooms. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. The Child Development and Educational Studies Associate in Arts Degree includes 21 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (21 units): | ||
| CDES C1000 | Child Development | 3 |
| CDES 122 F | Principles of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CDES 125 F | Observation and Assessment for Early Learning and Development | 3 |
| CDES 201 F | Child in the Home and Community | 3 |
| CDES 204 F | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| CDES 210 F | Anti-Bias Perspective and Diversity Seminar | 3 |
| CDES 238 F | Reggio and Constructivism in Early Childhood | 3 |
| Total Units | 21 | |
Outcome 1: Understand, assess, and apply historical and contemporary theories of child development.
Outcome 2: Generate a comprehensive portfolio that illustrates, examines, and criticizes ongoing bias that children, individuals and families experience, in order to develop and justify becoming an anti-bias educator.
Outcome 3: Analyze and interpret the teacher's extensive role in early learning and development settings.
Outcome 4: Demonstrate and analyze the interrelationships of the child, family, school and greater community.
Outcome 5: Analyze and interpret development in various domains of childhood development (biosocial, psychosocial, and cognitive, including typical and atypical development), and generate knowledge of the domains into comprehensive understanding of child development.
Outcome 6: Design quality early childhood programs and curricula that reflect a comprehensive understanding of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), anti-bias-education, and inclusion.
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