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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

LUI030 Child Development 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 3

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the course LUA101.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire
- a comprehensive perspective of child development and learning
- knowledge of the significance of play and creativity in learning
- knowledge of how a child's social environment effects development


CONTENTS
The course studies theories of child development and learning and theories of the socialisation and social environment of children. Other subjects are observations, current research on learning, and the significance of play in development and learning.

TEACHING
The course is characterised by problem-based working methods and by integration of the different aspects of the course.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
Literature seminars.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: fail/pass

ITEMS/CREDITS
Child development 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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