Elementary Education and Development- Minor

Our Elementary Education and Development Minor offers you the opportunity to develop an understanding of how children develop from birth to age five. You will get an introductory experience with early child care and infant and toddler care. The minor provides you with knowledge about development concerns with young children and how to best work with the families of children. The required courses provide you with a beginning overview of child development and components of early learning environments. Our minor in elementary education and development benefits careers in social work, pediatric medical fields, and counseling, psychology and child life specialties.

By graduation, you will be able to:

• Have been introduced to the concept of play as an important part of a child’s early learning and development
• Learn about the basics of developing creative instructional environments for young children
• Develop strong time management skills