Child and Youth Well-Being Minor

The minor in Child and Youth Well-being is designed for students interested in exploring basic domains of child and youth well-being: (a) cognitive functioning, (b) physical health and development, (c) behavioral/emotional functioning, and (d) social functioning as well as policies and practices that affect the well-being of children and youth. The minor would be housed within the Department of Social Work. A Department of Social Work faculty member would serve as the minor advisor for the Child and Youth Well-being minor.

The minor consists of 18 hours:

SCWK 523 (Families and Children: Policies and Services)
SCWK 533 (Families and Children: Services and Trends)
SCWK 306 (Working with Multicultural Populations) or PSYC/AAMS 320 (Racial, Cultural, & Ethnic Influence on Identity)
9 credit hours selected from the approved list of coursework below, 6 hours of which must be above 299. At least two designators beyond SCWK must be included in the electives.

Approved List:

HDFS 101 – Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
HDFS 350 – Parenting throughout the Lifespan
NUTR 221 – Human Nutrition
NUTR 421 – Human Nutrition throughout the Lifespan
PLSC 321 – Public Policy and Policy Analysis
PSYC 101 – General Psychology
PSYC 206 - Developmental Psychology
PSYC 411 - Advanced Child Development
PSYC 512 – The Exceptional Child
PSYC 510 - Behavior Analysis and Change
PSYC 408 – Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 409 – Principles of Learning
SOCL/WMST 305 – Marriage and the Family

Child and Youth Well-Being Minor

SCWK 523 (Families and Children: Policies and Services)

SCWK 533 (Families and Children: Services and Trends)

SCWK 306 (Working with Multicultural Populations) or PSYC/AAMS 320 (Racial, Cultural, & Ethnic Influence on Identity)

9 credit hours selected from the approved list of coursework below, 6 hours of which must be above 299. At least two designators beyond SCWK must be included in the electives.