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Print Course IconABSC 160 Introduction to Child Behavior and Development (3). SI

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An introduction to child behavior and development with an emphasis on the normal developmental range of growth, intelligence, cognition, emotion, language, and social skills from birth to adolescence. Ten written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. View the ABSC 160 course preview. Instructor: Pat Semb.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 829.50
Nonresident students pay: 829.50

Materials (included in Tuition and Fees):

  • Childhood, six PBS videotapes.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

  • Semb. An Introduction to Child Behavior and Development: Course Text and Study Guide, 8th ed., Transmedia Technology, 2006.

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Print Course IconABSC 268 Introduction to Marriage and Family Relations (3).

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This course focuses on the family unit and the factors that affect its development. Topics include dating and cohabitation; family and lifestyle diversity; parental roles and child development; divorce and stepfamilies. This course emphasizes research related to these issues. (Formerly HDFL 288.) Ten written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. View the ABSC 268 course preview. Instructor: Pat Semb.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 804.50
Nonresident students pay: 804.50

Textbooks (separate purchase):

  • Knox and Schact. Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage and the Family, 8th ed., Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.
  • Knox and Schact. Study Guide for Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage and the Family, 8th ed., Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.s

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