Honours Human Behaviour - Early Childhood Education Specialization (B.A.Sc.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 5.0 including:

Program Note

The timing of the Spring/Summer sessions may not adhere to the Sessional Dates as published in this Calendar.

Professional Practice Placement Notes

1. Applying for Placements - Prior to the start date of a placement, students are required to submit a completed Field Placement Request Form to the Program Coordinator.
2. Placements will be with agencies that have contracted in advance with Mohawk College. The College cannot accommodate any student requests for special consideration. 
3. Students are responsible for arranging their own travel to and from assigned placements.
4. Eligibility for Placements - All students must meet academic, social, and health requirements before they can attend a site for field placement.
   • Social/Professional Requirements - All students within the program are expected to consistently demonstrate Social/Professional behaviours that are typical of those expected by employers. If, in the opinion of program faculty, a student has failed to demonstrate appropriate behaviours, the university may refuse to offer a placement.
   • Health Requirements - In the interest of the student and the placement, students are required to submit documentation (e.g., Health Record Form) that they have had a satisfactory physical examination including many routine vaccinations. All students must submit this documentation prior to placement or the student will not start the placement. Students should refer to their professional practice coordinator to determine health requirements specific to their college and placement agency.
   • Police Reference Check - All students are required to have a Police Reference Check prior to the commencement of their placement. The cost of this check is the responsibility of the student.

Human Behaviour Course List

• PNB 3Q03 A/B, S - Individual Library Study
• PSYCH 2B03 - Personality
• PSYCH 2C03 - Social Psychology
• PSYCH 2E03 - Sensory Processes
• PSYCH 2NF3 - Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
• PSYCH 3A03 - Audition
• PSYCH 3AB3 - Adolescent Psychology
• PSYCH 3AC3 - Human Sexuality
• PSYCH 3AG3 - Aging
• PSYCH 3BA3 - Positive Psychology
• PSYCH 3C03 - Child Language Acquisition
• PSYCH 3CB3 - Attitudes and Persuasion
• PSYCH 3CC3 - Forensic Psychology
• PSYCH 3CD3 - Intergroup Relations
• PSYCH 3F03 - Evolution and Human Behaviour
• PSYCH 3FA3 - The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• PSYCH 3HH3 - Development During Infancy
• PSYCH 3II3 - Cognitive Development
• PSYCH 3JJ3 - Socio-Emotional Development
• PSYCH 3M03 - Motivation and Emotion
• PSYCH 3MT3 - Psychometrics
• PSYCH 3T03 - Behavioural Ecology
• PSYCH 3UU3 - Psychology of Language
• PSYCH 3YY3 - Evolution of Communication

Requirements

150 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I, plus three Professional Practices in Spring/Summer between Level II and III and Level III and IV.

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