Instructional methods include lecture, discussion of the assigned reading, demonstrations and movies. Degree credit is granted for a combined total of 15 credits elected through Psych. 211 and 404-409. Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits through the series Psychology 404-409. Directed experience with children aged eighteen months to five years at the University of Michigan's Children Center and Children's Center for Working Families for approximately eight to twelve hours per week on a regular basis.
Seminar relating theoretical issues to applied practice is held every two weeks.
No prerequisites required. Course is intended to introduce students to children in a child care setting. Perception, Science, and Reality. No credit granted to those who completed Psych. 444 prior to Fall Term, 1992.