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Youth University. In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken. Required courses offered by the Department in Year 3 fall into three main clusters:. Depending upon the major average and other departmental requirements, students may select one of three options:.

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree. Students may take a combined degree in Child and Youth Studies and another discipline.

For requirements in the co-major discipline the student should consult the relevant department. It should be noted that not all departments provide a combined major option. Consult the Applied Linguistics entry for a listing of program requirements. This is a specialized Combined Honours program that has students choosing to focus on either Child and Youth Studies or Psychology upon entry to Year 2.

This is a specialized Combined Honours program that has students choosing to focus on either Child and Youth Studies or Sociology upon entry to Year 2. Students in other disciplines can obtain a minor in Child and Youth Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:.

The MA program offers a unique multidisciplinary approach to the study of children and youth, providing a theoretical foundation and the application of social science research methods through the completion of a research-based thesis.

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details. Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Theories, methods and issues involved in studying children and youth from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Topics may include the history of childhood, family life, peer relations and children and youth with special needs. In Spring session open to all students. Topics may include the developmental psychology, history of childhood, family life, peer relations and children and youth with special needs within an Indigenous education context. Topic will vary depending on the needs of the program and availability of a faculty instructor. Basic concepts and contemporary issues in the development of the child and youth focusing on Indigenous contexts.

Topics may include processes in cognitive and social-emotional patterns of change, education and development, diversity within development and alternative theories. Developmental theory and research provides the conceptual framework focusing on Indigenous contexts.

This course will draw upon relevant work or volunteer experience. Students must have completed 60 hours of work or volunteer experience within education or community-based settings that serve children and youth prior to enrolling in the course. Note: offered online. Course enrolment is limited. Completion of a service-learning component is required by all students. Transportation to the setting is a student responsibility. Students will be required to make arrangements for a police record check with a vulnerable sector screening.

Students must submit an application to the appropriate police service, not earlier than May 1, and assure police check is received by the Department not later than July Permission for course registration will not be granted until the satisfactory police record check with a vulnerable sector screening is received by the department.

Cost associated with the police record check is a student responsibility. Students may also be required to complete mandatory training i. This course is designed to promote the bridging of disciplines.

Failure to submit the completed, signed Service Learning Verification form Attendance Record for the successful community or school setting, or failure to complete the on-line course component, will result in a grade of F for the course.

Multidisciplinary exploration of concepts, practices, and implications of engagement in community and educational settings. Basic concepts and contemporary issues in the development of the child and youth, including processes in cognitive and social-emotional patterns of change.

Developmental theory and research provides the conceptual framework. Applying service-learning theories and principles within an educational setting and examining the service experience within multidisciplinary perspectives.

Course enrolmemt is limited. Permission for course registration will not be granted until the satisfactory police record check is received by the department.

Multidisciplinary exploration of concepts, practices, and implications of engagement in educational settings. Contemporary issues in education in Canada and globally. Topics may include implications of globalization, teacher education, teachers and professors as workers, equity issues gender, race, sexuality, age and class , and efforts to alter curriculum and pedagogy critical, feminist, anti-racist.

Theoretical aspects of development of children and youth with exceptional needs. Historical, cross-cultural and sociological perspectives on the relationship between childhood, youth and society. Topics include children and youth in schools, communities, popular culture and state policy. Introduction to qualitative and applied approaches in the multidisciplinary study of children and youth, emphasizing theoretical foundations, research design, data collection, and analysis.

Introduction to quantitative and applied approaches in the multidisciplinary study of children and youth, emphasizing theoretical foundations, research design, data collection, and analysis. Feminist sociological examination of various issues related to gender and violence across the lifespan. Topics may include intersectional analyses of dominant social systems of power and violence, rape culture, structural forms of gender-based violence, war, militarization, and the gendered dimensions of serial murder.

Examines how masculinities are produced in varied sport, social, historical and cultural sites. Exploration of selected issues in literacy development. Topics may include reading, writing, the impact of information technology on literacy development in the Canadian or global context.

The historical, socio-cultural, sexual and political construction of gender and families. Theoretical and applied issues in sports relating to child athletes. Topics may include definition of sports, training contexts, accessibility and accommodations, disability, race, gender and sexuality, long-term outcomes, field work relationships, ethical issues, and issues in training development, application, and evaluation.

Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 5. Prerequisite s : one Social Sciences context credit. Completion of an experiential component required by all students. Transportation to the experiential setting is a student responsibility. Students must submit an application to the appropriate police service in January, to assure police check is received by the Department no later than May 1. Permission for course registration will not be granted until the satisfactory police record check with a vulnerable sector screening is received by the Department.

Failure to submit the completed, signed Experiential Setting Verification form Attendance Record , or failure to complete the on-line course component, will result in a grade of F for the course. This course is part of the Summer Games Initiative. Psychological approaches to cognitive, behavioural and social development.

Cognitive processes in learning and instruction assisting students to use appropriate cognitive processes on specific academic tasks. Cognitive theories applied to school subject areas including reading, writing, mathematics and science. Theoretical and applied issues in assessment and intervention. Topics may include field work relationships, ethical issues, participant observation, and issues in program development, application and evaluation.

Note: a community placement is required. Transportation to placement is a student responsibility. A current police check including a vulnerable sector check is required. Students must submit an application to the appropriate police service, assuring the police check is received by the Department not later than September Cost associated is a student responsibility.

For placement purposes, proof of freedom from active tuberculosis may be required. Failure to submit the completed, signed, placement verification form Attendance Record will result in a grade of F for the course. Students must have a minimum of 7. Philosophical assumptions, common qualitative methodologies, their design and procedures, and techniques for writing effective proposals.

Overview of contemporary critical thought impacting qualitative research in the social sciences and beyond. Interdisciplinary exploration of child and youth development and socialization, including the foundational literature in psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as contemporary and critical interpretive theories of childhood and youth.

Multidisciplinary consideration of theoretical and applied issues in the development of emotion, including interaction between cognition and emotion, and the role of motivation. Topics may include emotion theories, theory of mind, empathy, motivation, disorders, and cross-cultural perspectives.

Data screening and descriptive statistics, univariate procedures for correlation and group comparison, multiple regression, data assumptions and statistical software application, including data management and interpretation of results.

Current theoretical, methodological and remedial approaches to learning disabilities in children and youth. Cognitive and social aspects of learning disabilities. Topics include different styles of parenting, parent-child relationships, child maltreatment, parenting children with different temperaments and parenting in ecological contexts. Students must have a minimum of 8. Influences of peer relationships on cognitive, social and emotional development. Topics may include social competence, social influence, aggression and bullying.

Issues in the assessment of children, as well as preventative and early intervention strategies. Variety of assessment techniques including testing, observation and rating scales. Canadian initiatives in child welfare, education, health and children's rights within a broader global context.

Roles of national and local governments, non-governmental organizations, professionals, adults and children. Canadian and global initiatives in child provision, child protection and child participation before and after the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. How the physical body is experienced and performed in the lives of children and youth. Introduction to key issues in policy and programmatic responses, philosophy, values, roles, ethics and tasks.

Influences of popular culture, including film, television, music, performing arts, video games and literature. Philosophical and practical issues of inclusion of the child and youth with disabilities in the family, schools and the community. Conflict in early human development including the understanding of the causes, management and outcomes of conflicts.

Cognitive and social strategies used to resolve conflicts. Research on children and youth in families from historical, comparative and contemporary perspectives. Topics may include theories of the family, comparative family relations, issues of social change and policy and their impact on children and youth in the context of family life. Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended. Introduction to the ways in which children and youth are regulated through the law in Canada.

Exploration of various statutes and provisions relating to education, sexuality, family violence, mental health, and the youth justice system. Factors influencing behavioural challenges presented by children and youth, within a multi-modal paradigm. Use of case examples to illustrate the model from the perspective of assessment and intervention. Historical, cross-cultural and sociological approaches to the development of gender identities and sexuality amongst children and youth.

Topics include the role of families, schools, peers and state policies. Basic learning principles, procedures, and concepts and how they can be applied to support children and youth in everyday life.

Focus on disabilities and mental health issues in school, clinical, family, and other settings. Early childhood education programs for children from birth to age eight. Non-discrimination Policy Privacy Accessibility.

We acknowledge the land on which Brock University was built is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people. Welcome to Brock University. Quick links.

Want to go to Brock but not sure where to start?