Introduction to Child and Youth Studies
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students admitted to CHYS BA(Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHYS, CHLH, BA(Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BSc (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and BSc Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) until date specified in Registration guide.
Cognition and Learning
(also offered as EDUC 2F01)
Psychological approaches to cognitive, behavioural, and social development. Cognitive processes in learning and instruction (i.e., assisting students to use appropriate cognitive processes on specific academic tasks). Cognitive theories applied to school subject areas including reading, writing, mathematics, science.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: CHYS 1F90 or PSYC 1F90.
Note: CHYS BA(Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and BSc Integrated Studies (Pass)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Child and Youth Development
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BA(Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BSc (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BSc/BEd Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), BSc/BEd Integrated Studies (Pass)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate), CHLH, LING (single or combined), CHSC, HLSC majors with a minimum of 5.0 overall credits and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: CHYS 1F90; CHSC 1F90 or PSYC 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students may not concurrently register in PSYC 2F12. A half-day placement per week is required for all students. All other students may complete a school or non-school placement. Placements are available in a variety of settings. School placements for students not enrolled in a Concurrent Education Program are not guaranteed and will depend on availability. School placements are arranged by the Director, Concurrent Education Programs. Non-school placements are organized by the Child and Youth Studies Course Co-ordinator. Transportation to placement is a student responsibility. Students having school placements require Identification Cards issued by Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) based on a satisfactory police record check. Application packages for OESC are available at http://www.oesc-cseo.org. Students in non-school placements will be required to make arrangements for a standard police check. For placement purposes, proof of freedom from active tuberculosis is required. This course is designed to promote the bridging of disciplines.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 2F12.
Young Offenders
Scope, nature and outcomes of youthful offending from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 1F90, PSYC 1F90, SOCI 1F90.
Diversity and Development
Theoretical aspects of development of children and youth with exceptional needs. Topics may include cognitive, physical and psychological/emotional differences.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: CHYS 1F90; CHSC 1F90 or PSYC 1F90.
Co-requisite: CHYS 2F10 or PSYC 2F12.
Childhood, Youth and Society
(also offered as SOCI 2P38)
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.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), SOCI (single or combined) and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: CHYS 1F90; CHSC 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.
Rhythmic Activities for Children
(also offered as PEKN 2P93)
Nature of musical rhythm and its relation to dance and other physical activities; practical experiences in perceptual-motor abilities and curriculum planning.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BKin and BSc(Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 1F90, PEKN 1P93, PSYC 1F90.
Physical Activity for Preschoolers
(also offered as PEKN 2P94)
Movement experiences for pre-schoolers in dance, games and gymnastics. Topics include the impact of physical activity on the developing child, pre-schooler's characteristics and needs, motor development principles and planning age-appropriate movement activities.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BKin and BSc(Kin) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 1F90, PEKN 1P93, PSYC 1F90.
Literacy in Childhood and Youth
(also offered as LING 2P99)
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or PSYC 1F90.
Children and Youth with Special Needs
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. Extended community placement.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P20, 3P26, 3P35, 3P43, 3P48.
Note: enrolment will be limited to the availability of an appropriate match between a student and a child/youth. Transportation to placement is a student responsibility. Screening such as police checks for criminal activity may be required. Cost associated is a student responsibility.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P96.
Culture and Mental Health of Children/Youth
Environmental risk factors on the etiology and trajectories of childhood and youth behavioural/emotional disorders. Emphasis on the influence of culture, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
Qualitative research design and analysis. Topics include participant observation, interviewing, archival research, discourse analysis, ethics.
Lectures, tutorial, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors.
Prerequisite: one of MATH 1F92, PSYC 2F23, SOCI 2P11 and 2P13 (2F10) (for CHYS/SOCI combined majors).
Theories of Development and Socialization
(also offered as PSYC 3P11)
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10 or PSYC 2F12.
Emotions in Children 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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Quantitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
Practical, theoretical and ethical issues in quantitative research design including computer applications and analyses.
Lectures, tutorial, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors.
Prerequisite: one of MATH 1F92, PSYC 2F23, SOCI 2P11 and 2P13(for combined CHYS/SOCI majors).
Learning Disabilities
Current theoretical, methodological and remedial approaches to learning disabilities in children and youth. Cognitive and social aspects of learning disabilities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35.
Learning Disabilities: Laboratory
Supervised experience in analysis and evaluation of informal assessment and treatment strategies to be used with children at-risk for learning disabilities.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 3P20.
Psychology of Parenting
(also offered as PSYC 3P23)
Determinants, varieties and consequences of parenting focussing on psychological research findings in contemporary parenting/parenthood issues. Topics include different styles of parenting, parent-child relationships, child maltreatment, parenting children with different temperaments and parenting in ecological contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10 or PSYC 2F12.
Note: students minoring in Psychology may register prior to date specified in Registration guide. Contact the Psychology Department.
Development of Peer Relationships
Influences of peer relationships on cognitive, social and emotional development. Topics may include social competence, social influence, aggression and bullying.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 3P77 (3Q94).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS (PSYC) 3P77 or 3Q94.
Introduction to Infants and Preschoolers with Special Needs
Issues in the assessment of children, as well as preventative and early intervention strategies. Variety of assessment techniques including testing, observation and rating scales.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P90.
Policies of Childhood and Youth: Canadian Perspectives
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P97.
Policies of Childhood and Youth: The Rights of the Child
Canadian and global initiatives in child provision, child protection and child participation before and after the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P98.
Embodiment of Children and Youth
How the physical body is experienced and performed in the lives of children and youth.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHSC and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Practical and Theoretical Issues in Child and Youth Work
Introduction to key issues in policy and programmatic responses, philosophy, values, roles, ethics and tasks.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 1F90.
Children, Youth and Popular Culture
Influences of popular culture, including film, television, music, performing arts, video games and literature.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Developmental Disabilities: Issues of Inclusion
Philosophical and practical issues of inclusion of the child and youth with disabilities in the family, schools and the community.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35.
Children, Youth and Families
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.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (WISE) 2P21.
Children, Youth and the Law
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Behavioural Challenges of Children and Youth
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CHLH majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in the Registration guide.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P93.
Gender and Sexuality in Childhood and Youth
(also offered as SOCI 3P44 and WISE 3P44)
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.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors, SOCI and WISE (single or combined) majors or minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 2P38, SOCI 2P11 and 2P13, WISE 2P90, 2P91.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P92.
Foundations of Behaviour Analysis and Therapy
Basic learning principles and concepts focussing on research, education, clinical practice and everyday life.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35 or PSYC 2F23.
Note: not open to students who have completed PSYC 2F45 and students may not concurrently register in PSYC 2F45.
Applications of Behaviour Analysis and Therapy
Diverse habilitative and rehabilitative work with children, youth and families focussing on research, education, clinical practice and everyday life.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Focus on Early Childhood Education I
(also offered as EDUC 3P50)
Early childhood education programs for children from birth to age eight. Topics include the historical and societal influences on early childhood education, program models derived from theories of learning and child development and research on the effectiveness of these programs.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Note: CHYS BA(Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Autism
Nature, epidemiology, assessment, treatment and research of Autism and the other Autistic Spectrum Disorders focussing on research, educational and clinical practice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors and CODC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35.
Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages
(also offered as LING 3P61 and PSYC 3P61)
Theories, research and methods in early language development. Linguistic stages in the development of child language at the level of grammar and meaning (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics). Discourse as an indicator of the socialization process. Effect of interaction with care givers. Early bilingualism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91), PSYC 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS (LING/PSYC) 2P98.
Thinking and Development
Theoretical and applied issues in the development of thinking abilities including how this is expressed in the development of motor control.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Psychology of Computers in Education
(also offered as PSYC 3P74)
Uses of computers in education in light of current theories of child and youth development.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and PSYC (single or combined) majors and BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) students until date specified in Registration guide. BA Integrated Studies and BSc Integrated Studies students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and all other students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.
Prerequisite: one of MATH 1F92, PSYC 2F23, SOCI 2P11 and 2P13 (for CHYS/SOCI combined majors; may be taken concurrently), 1.0 MATH or COSC credit.
Note: this is not a computer programming course.
Social Development
(also offered as PSYC 3P77)
Social competence, aggression, friendship and other topics in social development from a variety of developmental perspectives. Methodological and intervention issues relevant to the study of social development.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10, PSYC 2F12 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 3P24.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3P24 and CHYS (PSYC) 3Q94.
The Health of Children
(also offered as CHSC 3P80)
Biological, psychological and sociological determinants of health during childhood. Emphasizing a wellness perspective.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), BMED, CHLH, CHSC and HLSC majors, until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC 1F90 or CHYS 2F10.
Family Conflict and Violence
(also offered as SOCI 3P83)
Conflict within modern family relationships. Contemporary research on spousal violence, power and decision-making, sexual abuse and child abuse. Socio-historical factors contributing to increased family stress. Institutional and interpersonal strategies for reducing family conflict.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students minoring in Sociology may register prior to date specified in Registration guide. Contact the Sociology Department.
Approaches to Family Assessment and Intervention
Theoretical, research and clinical issues pertaining to assessment and intervention with families. Interventions include parent training, self-help groups and family counselling. Focus on early identification and intervention.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10 or PSYC 2F12.
Childhood, Youth and Equity Issues
Research on contemporary children and youth focussing on how age and generation intersect with social class, race and gender. Topics include children's rights, child poverty and equity strategies.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and CHLH majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Childhood and Youth Through the Ages
Historical conceptions of children, childhood, youth and development, and their relation to contemporary theory and research.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10 or 2P38.
Contemporary Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies
Current research in the area of child and youth cultures. Topics may include the ethnography of childhood, youth and popular culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHLH majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Conflict, Contradictions and Development
(also offered as PSYC 3Q33)
Conflict in early human development including the understanding of the causes, management and outcomes of conflicts. Cognitive and social strategies used to resolve conflicts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10, PSYC 2F12 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 3Q93.
Directed Studies I
Program of study or research practicum not available among the regular course offerings, designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and approval of the co-ordinator.
Note: arrangements must be agreed upon with the co-ordinator prior to registration. Normally taken in conjunction with an honours thesis.
Directed Studies II
Program of study or research practicum not available among the regular course offerings, designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and approval of the co-ordinator.
Note: arrangements must be agreed upon with the co-ordinator prior to registration. Normally taken in conjunction with an honours thesis.
Special Topics Seminar
The topic will vary depending on the needs of the program and availability of a faculty instructor.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Treatment Approaches for Children and Adolescents
(also offered as PSYC 4F31)
Theoretical background, research and evaluation of current therapeutic approaches. Disorders including conduct discords, emotional distress, anxiety states, autism, family dysfunction; dynamic therapies therapeutic play, Gestalt approaches, counseling techniques and expressive work; behavioural theory and techniques, including social skills training, cognitive work and relaxation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10 or PSYC 2F12.
Note: students will participate in a weekly practicum placement.
Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS (PSYC) 4P31 and 4P32.
Honours Group Thesis
Group research projects providing experience with different methods of data collection and analysis.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.
Prerequisites: CHYS 3P10 and 3P15.
Co-requisite: CHYS 4P98.
Note: students must hold a minimum 75 percent overall average in CHYS 3P10 and 3P15.
Honours Individual Thesis
Research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty adviser.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Chair.
Prerequisites: CHYS 3P10 and 3P15.
Co-requisite: CHYS 4P98.
Note: students must hold a minimum 75 percent overall average in CHYS 3P10 and 3P15, and submit a detailed (one page minimum) letter of intent.
Development of Self and Identity
Multidisciplinary exploration of the development of self and identity in childhood and adolescence, focussing on classic and contemporary theoretical frameworks. Topics include distinction between self-as-subject and self-as-object, unity versus multiplicity in the self, and social construction of selfhood.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Peer Cultures
Survey of peer cultures emphasizing social structural and interpretive understandings of peer group formation and their impact on child and youth identity.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P27, 3P28, 3P38, 3P39, 3P44.
Early Intervention and Prevention Systems
Examination of community and organiza-tional systemic factors contributing to the prevention of problems, and aiding in early intervention in the lives of children and youth with special needs. Topics include examination of the nature of prevention, and the development and maintenance of co-ordinated service delivery systems.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Multiculturalism, Race, and Racism
Historical and current construction and effects of race and ethnicity in the lives of children and youth in Canada and globally.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year four (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P27, 3P28, 3P30, 3P31, 3P32, 3P38, 3P39, 3P44.
Children, Youth and Globalization
Political-economic and postmodern perspectives on globalization and its effect on children and youth.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P27, 3P28, 3P30, 3P31, 3P32, 3P38, 3P39, 3P44.
Theoretical and Practical Issues in Conflict Resolutions
Sociocognitive examination of theories and evidence-based practices of conflict resolution interventions. Focus on traditional and recent transformative approaches to resolving peer relational difficulties, and developmental outcomes of functional and dysfunctional resolution.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 2F10.
Note: CHYS 3Q33 highly recommended.
Issues in Diversity and Development
Contemporary issues of social policy and practice affecting the diversity and development of children and youth.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P20, 3P26 (3P90), 3P35, 3P94.
Issues in Childhood, Youth and Society
(also offered as SOCI 4P38)
Canadian and international research on childhood and youth in changing societies. Topics include globalization of childhood and youth, child labour, child welfare and Canadian policy.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and SOCI (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P23, 3P38, 3P44 (3P92), 3P77 (3Q94), 3P91, 3Q33 (3Q93).
Sentencing and Punishment of Youth
Philosophical and legal foundations, objectives and process of sentencing and punishment of young offenders in Western societies. Gaps between sentencing theory and practice, and issues such as the roles of plea bargaining, mitigating and aggravating factors, victims, and adult sentences for youth.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 3P39 or SOCI 3P62.
Risk-Taking in Youth
(also offered as PSYC 4P41)
Topics may include youth lifestyle choices, problem behaviour theory, risk and protective factors, competence, and developmental pathways in the context of community, family, peer, and intrapersonal factors.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) and PSYC ( single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P09, 3P11, 3P12, 3P23, 3P24, 3P65, 3P74, 3Q33, PSYC 3P18.
Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality
Theories of gender and sexuality. Development of gender and sexual identities. Historical and cross-cultural investigations, institutional patterns, representations and inequality.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
Advanced Topics in Applied Behaviour Analysis
Current research applications focussing on research, educational and clinical practice.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 3P48.
Trauma and Abuse in the Lives of Children and Youth
Issues in identification, prevention and intervention in trauma and abuse of children and youth. Systemic analysis focussing on family, school and social influences on prevention and recovery.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P35 or 2P38.
Maturation and Development
(also offered as PSYC 4P56)
Influences of brain physiology and maturation on psychological development and vice versa.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Pass)/BEd (Primary/Junior), NEUR and PSYC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits or 5.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 2F10, PSYC 2F12, 2F36.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PSYC 3P56.
Issues in Thinking and Development
Contemporary issues in learning and development. Topics may include memory, cognitive approach to motor development and social cognition.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHYS 3P11, 3P25, 3P65.
Thesis Seminar
Applications of principles of research design and data analysis.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisites: CHYS 3P10 and 3P15.
Co-requisite: CHYS 4F97 or 4F99.
Note: students must hold a minimum 75 percent overall average in CHYS 3P10 and 3P15.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 4P99.
Advanced Special Topics
2006-2007: Critical and Postmodern Theories of Childhood and Youth
Social construction of childhood and youth through the lens of approaches oriented toward critiquing and changing society as a whole. Focus on radical, emancipatory forms of inquiry into the relationship of children, youth, and contemporary social issues. Theorists may include Foucault, Deleuze, Spivak, Marx, bell hooks, Hardt and Negri.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHYS 2P38.
2006-2007: Children in War Zones
Physical, social, and psychological consequences of modern warfare on children as both victims and combatants.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHYS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).