Program: Community, Health and Social Services for Children Concentration - Sonoma State University

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025, 2nd ed. General Catalog

The Community, Health, and Social Services for Children concentration in the Early Childhood Studies major prepares students for a career working with young children and families in non-education settings. Students work with an advisor to prepare for a career in entry-level positions in social services or for graduate work in counseling, social work, child life specialist, etc.

Concentration Requirements (8 units)

EDEC 247 - Physical Development and Health in Childhood Unit(s): 3
EDEC 347 - Field Experience in Community Service Agencies Unit(s): 2
EDEC 447 - Children’s Emotional Development and Mental Health Unit(s): 3

Major Electives (12 units)

AMCS 445 - Multi-Culturalism and Education Unit(s): 4
CALS 403 - Chicano/Latino Youth and Adolescents Unit(s): 3-4
CALS 405 - The Chicano/Latino Family Unit(s): 3-4
CALS 450 - Chicano/Latino Children’s Literature Unit(s): 3-4
EDEC 405 - iPlay: Child Development in the Digital Age Unit(s): 3
EDEC 406 - Positive Guidance Unit(s): 3
EDEC 407 - Children’s Literature for Justice Unit(s): 3
EDEC 408 - Science, Literacy, and Play: Exploring the Natural World with Young Children Unit(s): 3
EDEC 409 - Play in Early Childhood Unit(s): 3
EDEC 410 - Language Development Unit(s): 3
EDEC 414 - Trauma-Informed Services for Children Unit(s): 3
EDEC 415 - Promoting Creativity in Early Childhood Unit(s): 3
EDEC 440 - Child Life Theory Unit(s): 3
EDEC 442 - Children’s Grief & Loss Unit(s): 3
EDEC 444 - Therapeutic Play in Medical Settings Unit(s): 3
EDEC 490 - Special Topics in Early Childhood Studies Unit(s): 1-4
EDMS 419 - Identity and Agency for Socially Just Classrooms and Communities Unit(s): 3
EDSS 417 - School and Society Unit(s): 3
EDSS 418 - Development in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Unit(s): 3
KIN 400 - Elementary School Physical Education Unit(s): 3
KIN 427 - Adaptive Physical Activity: Theory to Practice Unit(s): 4
PSY 409 - Social and Emotional Development Unit(s): 4
PSY 418 - Psychology of Family Unit(s): 4
PSY 431 - Introduction To Art Therapy Unit(s): 4
PSY 448 - Cognitive Development Unit(s): 4
SOCI 345 - Sociology of Families Unit(s): 4
SOCI 445 - Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence Unit(s): 4
SOCI 451 - Sociology of Education Unit(s): 4

Total Units: 120

Program Roadmaps

Early Childhood Studies with a Concentration in Community, Health and Social Services for Children Sample Four-Year Plan

Early Childhood Studies with a Concentration in Community, Health and Social Services for Children Sample Two-Year Plan