CHILDHOOD AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
In first year, there is only one required course for the program. Students will be able to select their remaining courses from a range of disciplines.
This program focuses on the subject of childhood from a range of different academic disciplines including, but not limited to: literature, history, psychology, sociology and religious studies. Topics such as the range of meanings of childhood, what competencies do children have, what rights and obligations do parents, educators, lawyers and journalists have to children and childhood are addressed within the program. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Contemporary Perspectives on Childhood & Social Institutions, Emerging Perspectives in Childhood Studies, Children’s Literature, The Sociology of the Family, the Family in the North Atlantic World since 1500, Child Development, Responding to Child and Family Issues
Possible Career Opportunities: include areas in family law, social policy, social program development, social work, clinical work with families or children, education, journalism