38-1100 Foundations I: History and Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Course provides an overview of early childhood education. Students gain exposure to current issues; career possibilities; and the responsibilities, challenges, and rewards encountered by those who work with young children. Particular attention is given to requirements of working with colleagues, children, and families from different cultural backgrounds and the means by which the arts allow individuals to both gain understanding and the ability to communicate with others. Students write on a weekly basis. Students participate in observations of early childhood programs.

2 Credits
Requisites COREQUISITES: 52-1111 Writing and Rhetoric I - Enhanced or 52-1121 Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English or 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I Concurrent Requisite

38-1101 Children’s Literature