Childhood Studies Minor
Missouri Western State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in childhood studies. This minor is intended for those students who have child-related emphases in their major disciplines, such as juvenile delinquency, child psychology, or pediatrics or for those who simply wish to learn more about the subject of childhood. The minor will also provide a foundation of study for those students who intend to go on to professional or graduate school in order to study in child-related areas. This minor does not provide students with certification to teach in the state of Missouri.
Each student interested in this minor should discuss with his or her major academic advisor which courses best fit that student's discipline and concentration area as well as which general studies courses need to be chosen to satisfy prerequisites.
To insure that the minor is a truly interdisciplinary experience, at least three disciplines must be represented with no more than nine hours coming from any one discipline:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| Select eighteen credit hours from the following: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Juvenile Justice | ||
| Juvenile Law and Procedures | ||
| Family, Community, and Schools: Partnering for Young Children 1 | ||
| Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child 2 | ||
| Children's Literature 2 | ||
| Collaborating with Families and School Personnel for Inclusion | ||
| Literature for Adolescents | ||
| Child Growth and Motor Development | ||
| Domestic Relations | ||
| Maternal/Newborn Nursing | ||
| Pediatric Nursing | ||
| Life-Span Developmental Psychology 3 | ||
or PSY 319 | Child/Adolescent Psychology | |
| Child Psychopathology and Social Dynamics 3 | ||
| The Family | ||
| Family and Child Welfare | ||
| Theatre for Children and Youth | ||
Internship: Relevant field experience/practicum/internship through any academic department 4 | ||
Relevant Special Topics Course offered through any academic department 4 | ||
Relevant Independent Study arranged with any full-time faculty member 4 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Declared childhood studies minors are exempt from EDU 300 Introduction to Early Childhood Education as a prerequisite for this course |
| 2 | Declared childhood studies minors are exempt from EDU 202 Introduction to Education and EDU 203 Participation in Teaching I as prerequisites for this course. |
| 3 | Declared childhood studies minors are exempt from PSY 200 Intermediate Psychology as a prerequisite for this course. |
| 4 | May be repeated for credit. Only three credit hours of any one internship (including student teaching), special topics course, or independent study may be applied to the minor. |
University Graduation Requirements
- Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
- Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
- Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.
Cognitive Science Minor
Missouri Western State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in Cognitive Sciences. This minor is intended for students who are interested in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the brain, mind, and cognition broadly construed. To be able to do this, students in the minor will engage in viewing this topic from multiple perspectives, with a strong foundation in psychology and additional courses that broaden and build on that foundation from other areas across the university. The minor will provide a foundation of study for those students who intend to go on to professional or graduate school in cognitive sciences and related fields such as human factors/usability, computer sciences, philosophy, psychology, neurosciences, and medicine.
Each student interested in the minor should discuss with his or her major academic advisor which courses best fit that student’s discipline and concentration area. The minor does allow for an independent readings/research course or a special topics course to count to the minor, this must be related to cognitive sciences and approved by the director of the minor.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| Learning and Memory | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| Language Awareness | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Language Development for Educators | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| Reasoning and Argumentation | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Computer Programming | ||
| Programming for Engineering Technology | ||
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
BIO/ENG/HUM/PSC/PSY 314 Technology and Society | ||
| Learning and Memory | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Language Awareness | ||
Special Topics Course: A three credit hour special topics course relevant to cognitive sciences and offered by any academic department | ||
Independent Study: A three credit hour independent study course relevant to cognitive sciences and arranged with any full-time faculty member | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
University Graduation Requirements
- Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
- Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
- Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.