Building healthy adults starts with building healthy children. As a child development major at CMU, you'll help youth create a foundation for lifelong success. Whether you want to work with people from infancy through early adulthood, advocate for the rights of children, become a social worker or counselor, or work with youth in various family and community settings, this program is your foundation for a career lifting others toward successful futures.<br>When you were growing up, do you remember an adult who showed you how to be resilient Who gave you the confidence to be your best — and, most of all, be yourself<br><br>With our child development major, you'll learn to be that person.<br><br>You'll examine the long-range effects of growth and development from birth through early adulthood. By the time you graduate, you'll get hands-on experiences that will prepare you for a fulfilling career. In the past, our students have completed internships at government agencies, safe houses, youth centers, and more.<br><br>Classes cover such interdisciplinary topics such as:<br><br>Family and parent-child relationships.<br>Infant, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescentearly adulthood development.<br>Culture and the impact of oppression.<br>Mental health.<br>Risk and resilience.