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Core Coursework
As part of the Human Development and Learning concentration, you take courses in each of the following six subject areas. Courses can be taken for 3-4 credits. You choose one course for each core area and the remaining courses or other learning experiences count as electives. Transfer credits can be used in both core and elective areas; prior learning credits are often used as electives.
- Culture and the Life Cycle
- Lifespan Development
- Intercultural Conflict and Communication
- Child Development and Learning Theory or another course focusing on theories of learning and human development such as Child Development and Educational Psychology or Educational Foundations
- One course about the prevailing cultural attitudes and social policy issues affecting children, youth, families or elders:
- History and Image of the American Family
- Children and Social Policy
- Urban Youth in Context
- At least one course focusing on issues of gender, sexual orientation and/or sexual identity as these affect human development:
- Men
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
- Translating Gender
- Women and Mental Health
- Women's Health in Global Perspective
Sample Electives
- Abnormal Psychology
- The African American Experience
- The American Family in Literature and Film
- Arts, Culture and Learning
- The Body in Context
- Child and Adolescent Literature
- Children with Special Gifts and Needs
- Conflict Resolution
- The Counseling Role
- History and Image of the American Family
- Loss and Grief
- Race, Justice and Political Reality
- Social Psychology
- Spiritual Autobiographies
- Human Services Seminar
- Women's Education Project
- Transpersonal Psychology
- Depth Psychology
- Human Services Seminar
Community and Capstone Projects
All students do a project in the community during their time at Antioch. The project supports your learning goals and your area of concentration. You may choose your own project or work with an organization that is already involved with Antioch students. Your adviser will help you determine the best choice for your education and career goals. For students with prior practical experience in the field of human development and learning, this requirement may be waived, or may be met through the credit for prior learning assessment process. You finish your studies with a capstone project that brings various elements of you learning together.
Sample Community-based Field Experiences
- Practicum with Seattle's Alcohol and Drug Crises Helpline
- Volunteer with families in need at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Service learning project at Lambert House, which serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth
- Employment or supervised volunteer work in a mental health agency
- Employment or supervised volunteer work in an approved child-care facility
- Employment or supervised volunteer work in elder care
Sample Capstone Projects
- Advocacy project working for human rights for those with mental, physical or developmental disability or chronic illness
- Bringing change or innovation to an agency serving a population of children, youth or the elderly
- Research, including firsthand observations, on attitudes and approaches to parenting, human development and education in two or more distinct cultural environments
- Review of the research on the application of particular educational or therapeutic approaches to serving particular client populations
- Policy analysis/advocacy project focusing on the needs of children, youth, adult and/or elder populations
- Oral history project dealing with the experiences of developmentally challenged persons and of family members, caregivers and professionals with whom they interact
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