BA Child Development

The Department of Child Development trains Child Development Specialists who can evaluate 0-18 year-old normally developing or disabled, orphaned, working, immigrant, delinquent and hospitalized children's mental, linguistic, motor, social and emotional development and self-care skills, and who can help children, families, educators and the society in supporting all areas of development and skills. The person, who are graduated from this program, works as a child specialist in some private and public institutions.Students graduate from the Department of Child Development equipped with the knowledge and skills to determine children's levels of development in all areas; design programs and organize contexts appropriate with their levels of development; follow and organize children's development in various areas; prepare curricula; counsel and cooperate with families, persons and institutions involved in child development about the field; raise social awareness in these issues; and coordinating and working with child and family-related disciplines.