E421 – Social and Emotional Development I: Infancy and Childhood
This course focuses on the study of social and emotional development from birth through the school years, presenting and critiquing a Western social science point of view. It primarily considers how children experience themselves and others; how the contexts of relationships and culture impact the young child’s social and emotional development; and the interaction of biological, psychological, and social forces. Students are expected to acquire a working knowledge of the emotional and social domains of development through the integration of natural observation of infants, pre-schoolers, and school-aged children with relevant theory and research. (Doctoral students who have graduated from Erikson’s master’s degree program and have already taken CHLD C421 are not required to take this course.)