Fall 2023 Course Information
Child Development - Birth To 3 (Infant/Toddler)
University: |
Michigan State University |
Course Number: |
HDFS 201 |
Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $435 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
August 28, 2023 - December 15, 2023 |
Course Description
This course focuses on development from birth to age three. It covers major theories and research about development including growth patterns, influences of disabilities and risk factors, environmental factors and their effects on attachment styles, language acquisition, brain development, cognitive development, social-emotional development, and perceptual and sensory motor skills.
Contacts
Instructor
Tamesha Harewood
harewoo1@msu.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Infants and Children: Prenatal through Middle Childhood
Berk, Laura
Edition: 2016
ISBN: 0133936724
Publisher: Pearson
Course Access
Approximately three weeks before the semester begins, the Registrar's Office enrolls the student in the class and assigns them a student number (PID) and 4 digit passcode (PAN). These are sent to the student in two separate emails using the email address listed in ExpanSIS. The student must use the PID and PAN to activate their MSU email address. After 24-48 hours, the student can access the class through the course management system. The course information pages are sent multiple times to any and all e-mail addresses listed for the student in ExpanSIS.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.