Honours B.A. in Youth and Children's Studies

The Youth and Children's Studies program consists of 20.0 credits, including no more than 7 at 100 level.  The program must include a minimum of 10.5 credits in approved courses, including at least 9.0 senior credits.  Students must also complete the requirements for the Contemporary Studies (CT) program (minimum 5.0 credits as outlined in the Contemporary Studies section - click here.) 

The Honours Youth and Children's Studies program is structured around a group of required courses that is designed to synthesize the material the students learn in a range of disciplines. 

Required Courses (4.0 credits)

YC 100 - Studying Youth and Children: An Introduction

YC 200 - Youth and Children Through the Ages

YC 300 - Youth and Children's Studies: Community Service Learning

YC 400 - Senior Seminar in Youth and Children's Studies

PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology I

PS 102 - Introduction to Psychology II 

PS 275 - Developmental Psychology I: Infancy and Childhood

PS 276 - Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Young Adulthood 

Other Requirements (6.5 credits)

In addition to the required courses, students will take courses in three different areas.  Students must complete 2.0 credits in Categories A and B, and 1.0 credits in Category C.  An additional senior credit must be completed in any Category (A, B, or C).

Of the 6.5 credits, 1.0 credit must be at the 300 level and 0.5 credit at the 400 level.

Category A - Youth and Children in Society

CC 200 - Youth Justice

HI 375 - Seeking Justice:  The Family and Law in Canada, 1867-1969

CO 320/HR 320 - Children's Rights 

ID 303 - Indigenous Education 

SY 201* - Sociology of Families

SY 316* - Sociology of Education 

Category B - Youth and Child Cultures

CO 230 - Children and Music (Online Learning)

CO 326/CT 326 - Children, Toys and Media

CO 430/CT 430 - Youth Cultures

EN 201 - Children's Literacy

EN 238 - Tolkien and Fantasy

FS 260 - Youth Culture in Film

WS 203 - Girls, Women and Popular Culture

Category C - Youth and Child Development

CC 304 - Not in My Family: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence

CO 243 - Mathematics in Teaching I

CO 244 - Mathematics in Teaching II 

HS 200 - Social Determinants of Health

HS 307 - Child and Youth Health 

PS 283 - Educational Psychology

PS 379 - Psychology of Exceptional Children, Youth and Adults

Notes:

1. Refer to the University Regulations chapter for progression and course regulations to the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs. 
2. Students in the Youth and Children's Studies program are excluded from completing the Children's Education and Development option.