The child life concentration prepares students for careers working with children in healthcare settings. Due to changes made by the National Child Life Council, incoming students will need a master's degree to become a certified child life specialist. This track is intended to prepare students to be accepted into and succeed in child life graduate programs.
Courses
Prerequisites—9 hours
- SOC 225 Introduction to Studying Families
- SOC 214 Social Statistics
- PSY 213 Introduction to Psychology
Core—21 hours
- SOC 325 Families Across Cultures
- SOC 333 Parent-Child Relations
- SOC 422 Research Methods
- SOC 425 Strengthening Marriage & Family
- SOC 426 Family Policy and Advocacy
- SOC 430 Theoretical Frameworks for Studying Families
- SOC 411 Internship or 498 Senior Capstone Seminar
Interdisciplinary Component—15 hours
- SW 307 Faith-Based Social Services
- CHR 243 Introduction to Christian Ethics
- COM 235 Interpersonal Communication
- ECO 400 Personal Financial Management
- PSY 219 Developmental Psychology or 324 Child Growth and Development
Child Life Concentration—9 hours
- SOC 420 Death and Dying or PSY 313 Adolescent Psychology
- SOC 332 Hospitalized Child
- PEWS 170 Medical Sociology