College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Students pursuing a CSD major may wish to explore electives that broaden their understanding of child development, culture and language, aging, and interdisciplinary health care.

Pediatrics

  • EDEC 1630 – Child Development
  • EDEL 3770 – Children’s Literature & Literacy (Fall and Spring)
  • EDEL 2570 – Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners (Fall and Spring)

Culture and Linguistics

  • LING 2210 – Sociolinguistics (Spring)
  • LING 2320 – Second Language Acquisition (Spring)
  • LING 3990 – Spanish Phonology (Spring)
  • CSD 1990 – Cultural Diversity & Development (Spring)
  • TESOL Certificate Program
    • LING 1500
    • LING 2320
    • LING 2400
    • LING 2450
    • LING 4400
  • ASL 2300 – Understanding Deaf Culture (Fall and Spring)
  • ECLD 1560 – Language Policy Issues, Race, and Schooling (Fall and Spring)
  • ECLD 2020 – Bilingual Education & Policy (Fall)
  • PRNU 1990 – The Intersections of the Mind (Travel course to Puerto Rico)
  • CSD 3200 – Culture of Disability (Fall and Spring)
  • CSD 1250 – Communication Differences & Disorders in the Media (Fall)
  • EDSP 1050 – Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities (Fall and Spring)
  • ANTH 1600 – Linguistic Anthropology (Fall and Spring)

Aging

  • HDF 1050 – Human Development
  • PRNU 2121 – Service Learning: Gerontology (Fall)
  • HDF 3210 – Psychology of Aging (Spring)
  • NH 3990 – Age Well, Medical Style (Spring)
  • CSD 3200 – Culture of Disability (Fall and Spring)
  • CSD 1250 – Communication Differences & Disorders in the Media (Fall)
  • EDSP 1050 – Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities (Fall and Spring)

Interprofessional Health Sciences

  • SWSS 1020 – Foundations of Social Work (Fall and Spring)
  • COMU 2990 – Music and Mental Health (Spring)
  • HSCI 1100 – Introduction to Public Health (Fall and Spring)
  • HSCI 1900 – Foundations of Health Equity (Fall and Spring)
  • HSCI 2100 – Foundations of Global Health
  • NFS 1043 – Fundamentals of Nutrition

This list is intended to help CSD students develop complementary knowledge and skills that support careers in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, health care, and related fields.