The Minor in Family Supports and Community Practice is offered jointly by the School of Early Childhood Studies and the School of Nutrition. It is designed to focus on the theme of the Family in Community Context and the methodology of Interdisciplinary Practice.
To receive the Minor, a student must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required course (1):
| CLD 435 |
Theory and Practice of Family Support |
Plus five (5) of the following:
| CLD 332 |
Families in Canadian Context II |
| CLD 447 |
Equity Issues in Ontario ECE |
| CLD 448 |
Childhood in a Global Context |
| CLD 449 |
Research in ECE Lab Schools |
| CYC 800 |
Intensive In-Home Family Support |
| FNA 202 |
Physical Activity and the Environment |
| FNP 400 |
Professional Practice: Placement
(or DST 99A/B* Applied Community Project) |
| FNY 403 |
Food Security Concepts and Principles |
| INT 900 |
Program Planning and Evaluation Strategies
(or CYC 705 Special Topics: Program Evaluation) |
| INT 901 |
Gerontology: Critical Issues and Future Trends |
| INT 902 |
Disability Issues
(or DST 501 Rethinking Disability) |
| INT 904 |
Health Promotion and Community Development |
| INT 905 |
Conflict Resolution in Community Services |
| INT 906 |
Sexuality: Power and Pleasure
(or FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality) |
| INT 907 |
Team Work for Community Services |
| INT 908 |
Homelessness in Canadian Society |
| INT 910 |
First Nations Issues |
| INT 911 |
International Community Development |
| INT 912 |
Community Development: Int'l Field Experience |
| SOC 502 |
Violence and the Family
(or SWP 923 Family Violence) |
| SOC 605 |
Families: Difference and Diversity |
| SOC 606 |
Work and Families in the 21st Century |
| SWP 435 |
Aboriginal Approaches to Social Work |
* A multi-term course that will be credited only as a single-term course towards the Minor.
