The child and youth development program prepares servant-leaders of children and youth who demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively lead a variety of young learners in a diversity of settings.
Graduates are prepared to enter child and youth care settings, including day care centers, community-based programs such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club, youth corrections programs, children’s ministry, and nonprofit early childhood programs, such as church preschools.
Demonstrate an understanding of the theories that underlie the study of child and adolescent growth and development.
Demonstrate an understanding of how the environment (cultural, community, family, physical, etc.) affects and interacts with an individual’s growth and development.
Your faith will be strengthened with courses taught from a biblical worldview—from business to biblical studies, math to ministry.
Students take foundational coursework in human development, education and sociocultural contexts. Students select an area of specialization — children’s ministry, early childhood (non-licensure), special education (non-licensure) or youth programs administration — and complete a 12-credit internship in the area of specialization.
Students take foundational coursework in human development, education and sociocultural contexts. Students select an area of specialization — children’s ministry, early childhood (non-licensure), special education (non-licensure) or youth programs administration — and complete a 12-credit internship in the area of specialization.
Students complete internships in several local schools and programs, including the Chattahoochee Early Learning Academy.
Graduates of the program are prepared to enter child and youth care settings, including day care centers, community-based programs such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club, youth corrections programs, children’s ministry and nonprofit early childhood programs, such as church preschools.
