Course Information

Prescribed Courses (12 credits)

CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N) Introduction to Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies (3) Introduction to the multidisciplinary field of child maltreatment.

CMAS 465 Child Maltreatment: Prevention and Treatment (3) Advanced examination in approaches for preventing child maltreatment and treating its consequences.Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N)

CMAS 466 Systems and Community Responses (3) An exploration of the multidisciplinary response to child maltreatment.Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N)

CMAS 493 Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies: Capstone Experience (3) This course serves as the capstone experience for students enrolled in the Child Maltreatment and Advocacy minor. Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N) Prerequisite or Concurrent (must have one done the other can be concurrent): CMAS 465, CMAS 466. See the "Securing a CMAS 493 Internship Location" for details on setting up your internship

Supporting Courses (6 credits)

• BBH 146– Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality
• BBH 301 – Values and Ethics in the Human Development Professions
• BBH 446 – Human Sexuality as a Health Concern
• CN ED 422 – Foundations of Addictions Counseling
• CN ED 431 – Counseling and Teaching Youth at Risk
• CRIM 012 – Criminology CRIM 422 – Victimization
• CRIM 423 – Sexual and Domestic Violence
• CRIM 441 – The Juvenile Justice System
• ED PSY 010 – Individual Differences and Education
• ED PSY 011 - Educational Implications of Individual Differences in Childhood
• HD FS 129 – Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
• HD FS 229 – Infant and Child Development
• HD FS 239 – Adolescent Development
• HD FS 315 – Family Development
• HD FS 432 – Developmental Problems in Childhood and Adolescence
• HD FS 453 – Family Participation and Involvement in Child Services
• HD FS 455 – Development and Administration of Human Services Programs
• NURSING 111 – Nursing roles
• NURSING 230 – Introduction to the Fundamentals of Nursing
• NURSING 245 – Violence and the Impact on Society
• NURSING 409 – Intro to Forensic Nursing
• PSYCH 212 – Introduction to Developmental Psychology
• PSYCH 221 - Introduction to Social Psychology
• PSYCH 243 – Introduction to Well-being and Positive Psychology
• PSYCH 270 – Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
• PSYCH 410 – Child Development
• PSYCH 412 – Adolescence
• PSYCH 414 – Social and Personality Development
• PSYCH 445 – Forensic Psychology
• PSYCH 474 – Psychological Intervention in Childhood
• PSYCH 476 – Child Psychopathology
• PSYCH 497H – Human Development, Health, and Education from a Global Perspective
• RHS 300 – Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services
• RHS 301 – Introduction to Counseling as a Profession
• RHS 400W – Case Management and Communication Skills
• RHS 401 – Community Mental Health Practice and Services
• RHS 402 – Children and Families in Rehabilitation Settings and Human Services
• SOC 005 – Social Problems
• SOC 30 – Sociology of the Family
• SOC 430 – Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective

*Additional courses may be acceptable, but need to be approved by making a request for consideration to the the Education Coordinator.