The University California State University, Hayward occupies 342 acres in the Hayward hills, overlooking San Francisco Bay. Cal State Hayward's central Bay Area location provides easy access to museums, art galleries, aquariums, planetariums, theaters, concerts, and sports events. Its proximity to both the Pacific Ocean and Sierra Nevada Mountains offers recreational diversion as well as excellent laboratories for educational studies. The University has approximately 13,000 students with 600 faculty, and a library that contains over one million items, accessible on-line.
Additional programs lead to teaching and other credentials.
CSUH also operates a second campus in nearby Contra Costa County, which provides full instructional support for over 2,500 upper division and graduate students. The Department of Human Development Focusing on the development of human beings from birth through old age, the interdisciplinary Department of Human Development prepares students to work with people of all ages in a culturally diverse society. Through large lectures, small seminars, projects, and the Internet, students develop skills in critical thinking, problem solving, communication, empathy, and team building. The Department has 6 full-time faculty, including one joint appointment with Women's Studies, and approximately 400 majors. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in child development, cognitive development, language acquisition, and the child and the family and community.