Developmental Studies: Child Development and Child Care

University of Winnipeg

Social and Cultural Studies: blue ink subject illustration

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years
UWinnipeg 2026–27 Developmental Studies calendar: four-year direct-entry Stream C study pattern
Advanced childcare internship
Work experience
DEV-3630 provides field experience in childcare-centre administration and early-childhood leadership. The final-term course requires the Developmental Studies Director’s written permission and concurrent or prior DEV-3610. The calendar does not publish pay or a placement duration in this description.
Winnipeg official course catalogue: DEV-3630, PDF page 76
65% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 65% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
UWinnipeg Developmental Studies Stream C application: Direct entry category

Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details

March 1Canadian-curriculum-abroad applicationStanding annual entry · Every year

All Canadian/international high-school applicants studying Canadian curriculum abroad
March 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

June 1Education final application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

High-school and mature applicants to the Faculty of Education
June 1
Applications after March 1 are subject to space availability

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

March 1Education recommended application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

High-school and mature applicants to the Faculty of Education
March 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

July 2Fall application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants to Arts/Science/Business/Kinesiology
offered Fall intake, programme/partner exceptions separate
July 2

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

June 1 (extension)Fall international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
June 1 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

March 1Spring application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants where the exact degree offers Spring intake
March 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

February 15 (extension)Spring international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
February 15 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

July 2Suggested fall application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
July 2
UWinnipeg describes this as a suggested deadline and recommends applying three to four months before the intended start term

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

March 1Suggested spring application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
March 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

November 1Suggested winter application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
November 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

November 1Winter application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants where the exact degree offers Winter intake
November 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

October 15 (extension)Winter international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
October 15 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Core English 40S (Comprehensive, Literary or Transactional Focus); Anglais 40S or Français 40S where the published immersion rule applies
Core Mathematics 40S: Pre-Calculus, Applied or Essential; exact major prerequisites can narrow this choice
One other 40S credit in a different subject area, within the five eligible Grade 12 credits

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through UWinnipeg admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3$100 domestic application fee
- The one-time non-refundable fee must be received before UWinnipeg starts assessing the application.
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Step 4Final official high-school transcript
- Manitoba applicants can self-report Grade 12 marks. For applications received by June 1, UWinnipeg automatically requests the final transcript from the high school.
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Step 5Stream C autobiography
- The separate Child Development and Child Care program application includes an autobiography.
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Step 6Stream C reference letters
- The separate Child Development and Child Care program application includes reference letters.
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Step 7Apply for admission and disclose every secondary and postsecondary institution attended, including unsuccessful studies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 8Submit official secondary and postsecondary transcripts and proof of secondary graduation.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 9Provide citizenship or immigration-status evidence if the calendar's applicant condition applies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 10Submit certified translations for records that are not in English or French.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 11Provide English-language evidence if the university's language requirement applies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 12For Developmental Studies Stream C: upload its form, two non-family references and a four-page maximum autobiography to the admissions portal; diploma applicants also provide their ECE evidence.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Manitoba regular high-school entry (2027–28)

Manitoba high-school applicants to all faculties except Education; programme-specific entry conditions also apply

At least 30 Manitoba high-school credits, including five Grade 12 credits (40 A, S, G or U); three must be 40S. Physical Education 40F cannot be one of the five.
Core English 40S (Comprehensive, Literary or Transactional Focus) and core Mathematics 40S (Pre-Calculus, Applied or Essential).
Minimum admission average of 65%, calculated from one English 40S, one Mathematics 40S and one other 40S credit in a different subject area; the highest grade is used when more than one required-course option is available.
Français/French Immersion students can present Anglais 40S or Français 40S in place of English 40S.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES

Only applicants to the calendar's explicitly named degree route or stream; honours/advanced entry is not a high-school prerequisite

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT Students must meet regular-status or mature-status admission requirements. In addition, students applying to Stream C must be accepted into the program. The Stream C Selection Committee will select students on the basis of their academic qualifications and admissibility to the program.

Published applicant-status routes

Regular, conditional, concurrent, accelerated, mature, visiting and second-degree applicants; exclusions remain scoped

A student admitted to the University will receive one of the following status designations: Regular: meets Regular Status entrance requirements. Conditional: has completed the high school courses for entrance requirements with an average between 50-64.99%. (International students are not eligible). Concurrent: has registered in a specified number of first- year University of Winnipeg courses while completing entrance requirements at the University’s Collegiate. International students must meet high school graduation requirements in their home country and have graduated. Accelerated: has special admission to a partial first-year Arts and Science program, while attending a Manitoba high school and simultaneously completing subjects necessary to meet regular entrance requirements. Mature: meets Mature Status entrance requirements, and will turn 21 years of age or older during the calendar year in which he/she first registers. (International students are not eligible) Mature Access: meets Mature Access criteria and may enroll in two specified courses. Upon successful completion (minimum grade of C), the student will move to Mature Status. (International students are not eligible) Probationary: has completed some university courses and does not meet the minimum performance standard. (International students are not eligible). Visiting: has a letter of permission from another university to take courses at The University of Winnipeg. Second Degree: has obtained a first university degree from The University of Winnipeg or another university. For more information on admission status categories, visit: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/admissions-req.html

Other-province and international qualification

Applicants with Canadian out-of-province or international educational credentials

Admission requirements for Canadian and international students can be found online. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/admissions-req.html a. Out-of-Province Canadian High School Applicants Candidates must present standing in Grade 12 English and meet the graduation requirements according to their home province. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/requirements/out- of-province-hs-students.html b. International Applicants Candidates will be considered for admission to the University on an individual basis. Meeting the minimum academic requirement does not guarantee admission. The University reserves the right to set a level of academic proficiency to determine acceptance. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/international/how- to-apply.html

English-language evidence

Applicants whose first or primary language is not English

The language of instruction at The University of Winnipeg is English. That means you must have a level of ability in English that allows you to participate in all aspects of university study, including lectures, reading, writing, and discussion. If English is not your first/primary language, you must show you are ready to study here by meeting the English Language Requirements of the University. Students will not be admitted until this requirement has been met, at the discretion of the Admissions Office. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/international/lang- req.html

Transfer and advanced-standing rules

Applicants transferring postsecondary credit, or presenting AP/IB results

Students who have been pursuing post-secondary studies at another institution may apply for admission to the University, seeking to complete the work for a first Bachelor’s degree; such applicants must be students in good standing at the former institution. Students seeking a second Bachelor’s degree should refer to Degree and Major Requirements. Applicants seeking admission with transfer credit are advised that the courses transferred, together with those they subsequently take at The University of Winnipeg, must meet the general and specific requirements of the Faculty and department in which they choose to major. Applicants should not assume that they will complete the degree with a number of credit hours equal to the difference between total hours required for the degree and transferred hours. Credits that are transferred from institutions outside of Canada (excluding the USA) or non-AUCC institutions will be transferred in a “S” grades and will not count toward the overall grade point average of the student. a. Other Institutions Students wishing to have credits from another institution assessed for credit toward their degree at the University must disclose this on their application for admission and provide the necessary information like course descriptions within four months of being admitted. Documentation received after the four-month period will not be evaluated and no credit will be granted. Failure to disclose post- secondary studies can result in cancellation of acceptance or dismissal from the University. See website: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future- student/requirements/transfer.html b. International Baccalaureate Program Credit or advanced standing is granted in specific subject areas for Higher Level and some Standard Level courses, provided a minimum score of 4 has been attained. An official copy of the International Baccalaureate results must be forwarded to the Admissions Office, or a request may be submitted to IB to enable the University to access official results electronically. Accepting credit is voluntary and students may elect to decline the credit or advanced standing. For complete details visit https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/requirements/ap- and-ib-info.html c. Advanced Placement Program (College Board) Credit or advanced standing is granted in specific subject areas on the basis of Advanced Placement (College Board) examinations provided a minimum score of 3 has been attained (in some cases a score of 4 is required). An official mark statement from the College Board must be forwarded to the Admissions Office. Students may elect to decline the credit or advanced standing. For complete details visit https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future- student/requirements/ap-and-ib-info.html

Manitoba self-reported marks

Manitoba high-school applicants seeking an offer before July 1

Self-report Grade 12 marks to receive an offer before July 1. Apply by June 1 for the university to request final high-school transcripts; after June 1, an offer requires a submitted high-school transcript.

Stream C Child Care application package

Category B direct/transfer applicants and Category A completed-ECE-diploma applicants

Apply to Winnipeg and upload the Stream C form, two references and an autobiography in the admissions portal.
At least one reference is from an employer, supervisor or employment/volunteer colleague. Family references are not accepted.
Autobiography: at most four standard pages, 1.5-line spacing, covering background/motivation, academic profile, work/organizations, abilities and study/career goals.
Diploma-entry applicants provide original ECE II and, if available, ECE III. Department review follows university application; this is not a guarantee of selection.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Requirements For A 3-Year Ba In Developmental Studies: GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 90 credit hours
Requirements For A 3-Year Ba In Developmental Studies: TOTAL: 30 to 33* credit hours

References

Program facts

Academic minimum

InternshipAdvanced childcare internship

DEV-3630 provides field experience in childcare-centre administration and early-childhood leadership. The final-term course requires the Developmental Studies Director’s written permission and concurrent or prior DEV-3610. The calendar does not publish pay or a placement duration in this description.

Check work experience options

Courses

Named courses referenced in the current shared department calendar, resolved against the current course-description catalogue. Separate streams, degree routes and alternatives are included; this is a course menu, not a timetable or a list every student takes.

Direct-entry Stream C · Final term of Year 42 listed

Both specialization options place these two courses in the final term.

DEV-3610Topics in Leadership in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)3 credits
The course provides an opportunity for currently enrolled interning students to understand and to integrate core concepts such as mentoring, team building, strategic planning, advocacy, communication, and inclusion of children with diverse needs, as they explore management and leadership issues in childcare systems.
Note: Written permission of the Director of Developmental Studies is required to take this course. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and DEV-3310 | DEV-3410.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3630Advanced Internship3 credits
The course provides advanced field experience in the administration of childcare centres and leadership in the early childhood community.
Note: Written permission of the Director of Developmental Studies is required to take this course. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and DEV-3330 | DEV-3430.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76

Additional published courses

ACS-1453Introduction to Computers3 credits
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of computers: types of computers, hardware, software, and types of application systems.
Note: This course does not apply toward the Major or the Minor in Applied Computer Science.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage13
ANTH-2300Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology3 credits
This core course examines the theoretical framework of Biological (Physical) Anthropology and the nature of current human biological variation.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and BANT-2300.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage3
ANTH-3120Indigenous Peoples of Arctic Canada3 credits
This course focuses on the Inuit and their ancestors, inhabitants of Canada's Arctic and adjacent regions for nearly 5000 years.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-2118 | HIST-3622.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage5
ANTH-3308Human Evolution3 credits
This course examines the evolution of our species, from the earliest hominins to the appearance of anatomically modern humans.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-4308 | BANT-3308 | BANT-4308.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage8
ANTH-4105Indigenous Peoples and Newcomers in Encounter: Selected Topics
Uses biographies and material culture to study encounters between Indigenous peoples and newcomers from before contact into the early 20th century.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ANTH-4105
BIOL-1115Cells and Cellular Processes3 credits
This course focuses on the structural components, biochemistry, and physiology of cells.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage23
BIOL-1116Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity3 credits
This course surveys evolution, ecology and biodiversity.
Note: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity is a prerequisite for all 2000-, 3000- and 4000-level courses in Biology It is also a required course for entry to Agriculture, Dentistry, Human Ecology, Medical Rehabilitation, Nursing Education, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage23
BIOL-2111Comparative Chordate Zoology6 credits
This course deals with the functional anatomy, adaptations, and evolution of the Protochordata, Agnatha, Chrondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and BIOL-2116.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage24
BIOL-2301Genetics3 credits
Studies heredity from the molecular to the population level and introduces methods of genetic analysis.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, BIOL-2301
BIOL-3410Freshwater Ecology3 credits
This course examines the environmental and biotic processes which operate in aquatic environments.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage26
BIOL-3471Forest Ecology3 credits
This course provides an integrative, interdisciplinary discussion on structure and function of forest ecosystems, with a special reference to boreal forests in North America.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENV-3471.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage26
BIOL-3562Human Reproductive Biology3 credits
This course presents a comprehensive overview of the biology of human sex and reproduction including the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems, sexual response, fertilization, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage26
BIOL-3563Human Embryology3 credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the structural, functional and developmental anatomy of the human body.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage27
BIOL-3602Comparative Animal Physiology I3 credits
This course introduces the concepts of physiological homeostasis, physiological control systems and excitable cells.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage27
BIOL-3603Comparative Animal Physiology II3 credits
This course continues the study of animal physiology.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage27
BIOL-3902Microbial Ecology3 credits
This course examines the ecologically important activities of microorganisms, including interactions between microorganisms, plants, and animals; the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and phosphorus through terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; bio-deterioration; soil, waste, and water management; resource recovery; fuel and biomass production; biological pest control; microbial transformation of man-made organic chemicals; and bio-remediation.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage27
BIOL-4402Current Topics in Ecology3 credits
This course involves students in current issues and topics in ecology.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this class and GBIO-7402.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage28
BUS-1201Introduction to Business I3 credits
This course introduces fundamental concepts related to current business trends, business ownership, entrepreneurship, and general management, including organizational behaviour and human resource management.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and AS-1101.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage31
BUS-1202Introduction to Business II3 credits
This course introduces basic terminology, concepts, theories and some qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques of key functional areas in business such as: accounting; finance; marketing; and, production and operations management.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and AS-1101.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage31
BUS-2002Fundamentals of Financial Accounting3 credits
An introduction to the accounting postulates used in preparing and presenting financial statements and a brief study of the role of accounting in the creation and application of business information.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage31
BUS-2103Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the theories and concepts of organizational behaviour.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PSYC-2440 | PSYC-2101(6).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage31
BUS-2440Fundamentals of Human Resource Management3 credits
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of managing an organization's human resources.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage32
BUS-3110Ethics in Management3 credits
This course considers the social and ethical responsibilities of management at both the individual and organizational levels.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage33
BUS-3250Not-For-Profit Management3 credits
This course explores the distinctive management challenges inherent in a not-for-profit organization.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage33
CHEM-2202Organic Chemistry I3 credits
This course is an introductory study of aliphatic carbon compounds.
Note: CHEM-1111 may be used as a corequisite provided a minimum grade of 75 or equivalent was obtained in Chemistry 40S. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-2201.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage42
CHEM-2203Organic Chemistry II3 credits
This course is an introductory study of the chemistry and structural identification of common aliphatic and aromatic organic compounds.
Note: CHEM-1112 may be used as a corequisite provided a minimum grade of 75 or equivalent was obtained in Chemistry 40S. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-2201.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage42
CHEM-2801Environmental Issues: A Chemistry Perspective3 credits
This course examines a number of environmental and societal issues, such as global warming and acid rain.
Note: CHEM-2801 may be used to fulfil the Science requirement for the BA degree.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage43
CHEM-3502Intermediate Biochemistry I: Structure, Function, and Energetics of Biomolecules3 credits
Topics to be examined in this course include the structure and function of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, and "high energy" phosphate compounds (emphasizing the inter-relationship of structure and function); mechanisms and kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; membrane transport; and bioenergetics.
Note: CHEM-2202 may be used as a corequisite provided that a minimum grade of B+ was obtained in CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-3501.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage44
CHEM-3503Intermediate Biochemistry II: Intermediary Metabolism3 credits
This course examines major catabolic and anabolic pathways, and their regulation and integration.
Note: CHEM-2203 may be used as a corequisite provided that a minimum grade of B+ was obtained in CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-3501.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage44
CHEM-3601Environmental Chemistry3 credits
This course in environmental organic chemistry describes the properties, partitioning behaviour and reactivity of organic contaminants and their influence on the distribution, transport and fate of the chemical in the environment.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage45
CRS-1200Introduction to Conflict Resolution Studies6 credits
Disagreements, hurtful relationships, bullying, verbal aggression, physical assault, genocide, and war-human conflict is widespread in personal, community, and global settings, and all experience conflict in some way.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and MSC-1200.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage61
CRS-2252Conflict and Communication3 credits
This course provides some theoretical underpinnings of the dynamics of communication in interpersonal and small group conflict.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage62
CRS-2281Selected Topics in Conflict Resolution Studies3 credits
The course is designed to introduce students to the reality and complexity of conflict situations within a number of settings, such as small and large communities, organizations, and families.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and THFM-2806.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage62
DEV-2004Observation and Evaluation Techniques in Child-Care Settings3 credits
This course provides a theoretical and practical examination of the principles of systematic observation and evaluation in child-care settings.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3001Applied Child Development3 credits
This course focuses on the application of theory and research in child development.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3100The Child, Family, and Social Policy3 credits
This course is designed to sensitize students to the social policy and legal dimensions of child development.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3300Speech and Language Disorders in Children3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of communication disorders in children.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and LING-3105.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3400Parents, Families, and Professionals in Child Care3 credits
This course considers theory and practice in establishing and maintaining productive relationships with parents, families, and professionals in the child care setting.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3500Independent Study3 credits
Readings in a particular topic in child care will be arranged between an individual student and an instructor.
Note: Written permission of the Instructor and the Director of Developmental Studies are required to take this course. Restrictions: Department Permission Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DEV-3600Special Topics in Developmental Studies3 credits
The course examines relevant issues and developments in Developmental Studies.
Note: Written permission of the Instructor and the Director of Developmental Studies are required to take this course.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage76
DIS-1003Introduction to Disability Studies I3 credits
This course addresses definitions of and approaches to disability, and the differences as a result of history and cultures.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-1003.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage78
EDUC-3510Inclusive Approaches to Teaching3 credits
This course addresses the relevant theories, delivery systems, assessment, adaptive programming, family and community involvement, and education services for all children and youth, including children with special learning needs and abilities in regular classrooms in community schools.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and EDUC-2530 | EDUC-3511 | EDUC-4501.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage94
EDUC-4407Enrichment and Talent Development3 credits
This introductory course to gifted education considers philosophy, theoretical models, and issues such as acceleration, segregation versus integration, and appropriate teaching techniques.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and EDUC-3502.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage97
EDUC-4408Issues with At-Risk Children and Youth3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with many key issues and concepts in the domain of at-risk children and youth.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and EDUC-3503.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage97
EDUC-4410Introduction to Indigenous Education3 credits
This course explores First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives of Indigenous education and pedagogies supporting meaningful inclusion of Indigenous cultures, languages, and worldviews in contemporary education.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage97
EDUC-4412Teaching and Supporting Youth From Immigrant and Refugee Backgrounds3 credits
This course is designed to provide teachers with an awareness and understanding of issues concerning children and youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage97
ENGL-2003The Field of Children's Literature6 credits
An introduction to the study of children's literature, this course explores the characteristics of this form of literature, unusually named for its readers rather than its producers.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former ENGL-2003(3) Requisite Courses: 6 credit hours of First-year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)].
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-2004A History of Children's Literature6 credits
This course covers the history of children's literature from Sumerian clay 'readers' to the present day, with a focus on texts published before the mid-twentieth century.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-2113Picture Books for Children
Studies the form, production and interpretation of children’s picture books and includes an opportunity to create one.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-2113
ENGL-2114Fairy Tales and Culture
Traces fairy tales from oral traditions through literary versions and modern cultural adaptations.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-2114
ENGL-3119Canadian Children's Literatures and Cultures3 credits
This course investigates children's texts in Canada in order to examine various ideologies of Canadian childhood(s).
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-2116.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage116
ENV-2604Environment and Health3 credits
There is growing concern amongst the scientific community, media, and general public that environmental chemical contamination may be responsible for some human and ecosystem health problems.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage126
IDS-4920Program Planning in Development and Conflict Resolution3 credits
Program planning is a critical first step in most interventions by development and conflict resolution organizations.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage196
KIN-2101Program Planning in Sport3 credits
This course examines the planning process as it relates to the delivery of sport programs.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage199
KIN-2207Physical Growth and Motor Development3 credits
This course reviews knowledge and practice pertaining to physical growth, biological maturation, and motor development and their interrelationship in human performers.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage200
KIN-3103Inclusive Physical Activity3 credits
In this course students explore the interaction of personal, task and environmental variables in facilitating physical activity for persons with disabilities.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage201
KIN-3208Physical Activity and Aging3 credits
The course introduces students to theories, concepts, and issues associated with the effects of physical activity on adult development and aging.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage202
LING-3105Speech and Language Disorders in Children3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of communication disorders in children.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and DEV-3300.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage208
PHIL-2234Philosophy of Nature3 credits
This course considers hypotheses about the nature of things as suggested by recent developments in the physical and biological sciences coupled with philosophical speculation.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage226
PHIL-2251Philosophy of the Natural Sciences3 credits
Key issues in understanding and evaluating the enterprise of natural science form the subject matter.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage226
PHIL-2252Philosophy of the Social Sciences3 credits
The course will be concerned with understanding the social sciences and psychology, with special emphasis on methodological issues.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage226
POL-3300Public Policy Process3 credits
The focus of this course is the interplay of politics and the public policy process, with concentration on theories of policy-making, actors in the policy process, and institutions and structures in the policy process.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3331.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage238
POL-3320Gender and the Law3 credits
This course focuses on a number of aspects relative to gender and the law in Canada.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3429.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage239
POL-3411Indigenous People in Canada and the Law3 credits
The course explores foundational documents supporting and defining Canada's legal governance relationship with Indigenous People including federal, provincial, municipal and band responsibilities.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage239
POL-3415Indigenous Justice and Canadian Law3 credits
This foundational course explores Canadian and Indigenous law in Canada, issues related to legal compliance, and efforts to integrate and incorporate practices from both traditions towards a more effective and appropriate legal system in Canada.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage239
PSYC-1000Introductory Psychology6 credits
This course provides an introduction to the scientific analysis of behaviour and mental activity from the biological, social, and individual perspectives.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this courses and PSYC-1000/3 (transferred introductory course from another institution).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage245
PSYC-2101Introduction to Data Analysis3 credits
This lab course introduces basic data analytic techniques appropriate to experimental and non-experimental research designs.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and STAT-1201 | STAT-1302 | STAT-1601 | STAT-2001.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage245
PSYC-2102Introduction to Research Methods3 credits
This lab course introduces basic research designs.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PSYC-2100.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage245
PSYC-2200Developmental Psychology I: Fundamentals3 credits
Introduces theories of human development alongside hereditary influences, prenatal development and early childhood.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, PSYC-2200
PSYC-2620Psycholinguistics3 credits
This course provides an examination of the various models and approaches to language behaviour, with particular emphasis on contemporary psycholinguistic theory and research.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage246
PSYC-2900Physiological Psychology I3 credits
This course is an introduction to the physiological determinants of behaviour.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage246
PSYC-3200Developmental Psychology II: Childhood3 credits
Examines personality, social and cognitive development during childhood.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, PSYC-3200
PSYC-3220Adult Psychology3 credits
This course examines theoretical views, research methodology, and research evidence pertaining to human functioning during adulthood and aging.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage246
PSYC-3230Adolescent Psychology3 credits
Studies development during adolescence, including identity, cognition and relationships with family and peers.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, PSYC-3230
PSYC-3450Organizational Leadership and Decision Making3 credits
This course provides an in-depth survey of research and theory about leadership and decision making in organizations.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
PSYC-3480Interpersonal Communication3 credits
This course emphasizes the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
PSYC-3710Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents3 credits
Students learn about the features of psychopathologies that occur in children and adolescents, including mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
PSYC-3720Behaviour Modification3 credits
This course deals with the application of the principles of conditioning theory to the teaching and modification of human behaviour.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
PSYC-3740Introduction to Family Processes3 credits
This course will cover the theoretical aspects of family processes.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
PSYC-3830Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour 13 credits
This course provides an introduction to the study of behaviour from the point of view of genetic inheritance and evolution.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage248
PSYC-3900Physiological Psychology II3 credits
This course is a continued study of the structure and function of the nervous system with an emphasis on the physiological and neurological processes underlying regulatory, instinctual, and social behaviour in animals and humans, and on brain systems involved in learning and memory.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage248
PSYC-4200Topics in Developmental Psychology3 credits
This course will examine selected topics in Developmental Psychology not covered by PSYC-4240(3) Social Development and PSYC-4250(3) Cognitive Development.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage249
PSYC-4240Social Development3 credits
This course examines theory and research concerning social development from birth to adolescence.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage249
PSYC-4250Cognitive Development3 credits
This course introduces the student to contemporary research in areas such as memory, language, and logical thinking, that comprise the psychological study of mental growth from birth to adulthood.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage249
PSYC-4900Topics in Physiological Psychology3 credits
This course in physiological psychology examines research findings in a selected topic.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage250
REL-2802Indigenous and Christian Encounter3 credits
This course will explore Indigenous Spirituality in the context of the encounter between Christianity and the traditional religions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada from first contact to the present.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and REL-2805.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage260
RHET-2131Professional Style and Editing3 credits
This course teaches students to revise their prose, not for new ideas but for better phrasing of the ones they already have.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
SOC-1100Introduction to Sociology I: Concepts and Methods3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the discipline of sociology.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-1101 | SOC-1105.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage277
SOC-2103Sociology of Families3 credits
This course examines the traditional nuclear family in Western industrialized societies and its various forms.
Note: Students may not receive credit for SOC-2103(3) and the former SOC-2103(6).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage277
SOC-2107Criminological Theory3 credits
The problems of defining and explaining crime and deviant behaviour are considered as well as an analysis of the major theoretical trends in the field.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2108Sociology of Deviance3 credits
This course introduces students to the study of discourses of social regulation, moral regulation, and governance in Canada.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2109Social Policy and Social Welfare3 credits
This course focuses on the policy context of social welfare with particular emphasis on Canada.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2115Sociology of Socialization and Development6 credits
Using several theoretical perspectives, this course investigates the processes of socialization and personality formation through this life cycle.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2118Sex and Gender Relationships3 credits
This course discusses the dynamics of sex and gender relationships in different socio-cultural contexts.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2125Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods3 credits
This course is an introduction to the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in the social sciences, with an emphasis on sociology.
Note: This course meets the University Science Requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2126Introduction to Research Design and Qualitative Research3 credits
This course is an introduction to the principles and techniques of social science research.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2201Sociology of Aging3 credits
This course considers the age structure of Canadian society, aging in different cultures, methods of studying aging and sociological theories of aging.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage279
SOC-2202Changing Patterns of Aging3 credits
This course investigates the changes taking place today in the lives of middle-aged and older Canadians.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage279
SOC-2307Sociology of Youth3 credits
Analyzing youth in contemporary society, this course explores their problems and roles in the family, education, the economy, politics and government, youth organizations, sub-cultures and social movements.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage280
SOC-3118Women in Society6 credits
This course examines the social position of women in Western industrial capitalist societies with comparative material from socialist and non-industrial societies.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage281
SOC-3210Critical Studies in Medicine and Psychiatry3 credits
This course provides a sociological approach to understanding the power of medicine and psychiatry in modern society.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage281
SOC-3303Globalization and Families3 credits
Students learn about the connections between families and other social institutions such as social networks, the nation state, work, religion, health, and technologies in the context of globalization.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage282
SOC-4406Seminar in Sociology of Law and Criminology3 credits
This course is an advanced study of the sociology of crime, moral regulation and deviance.
Restrictions: Instructor Permission Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage283
SOC-4412Seminar in Sociology of Families3 credits
This course is an advanced study of the sociology of families with a major focus on theoretical approaches to the study of families; an examination of internal processes of families; a delineation of patterns of stress at each stage of family development; and an analysis of linkages with other institutions at each stage of family development.
Restrictions: Instructor Permission Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage283
STAT-1301Statistical Analysis I3 credits
This course introduces students in the natural, physical, social and human sciences to elementary statistical analysis and its applications.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and STAT-1401 | STAT-1501.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage288
STAT-1302Statistical Analysis II3 credits
This course is an extension of STAT-1301(3).
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PSYC-2101 | STAT-1201 | STAT-1601 | STAT-2001.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage288
THFM-3502Drama in Education6 credits
This is a survey of the major approaches to the use of dramatic and theatrical techniques in the field of education.
Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage299

Elective choices

Direct-entry Stream C uses 27 UW core credit hours and 15 UW specialization credit hours.
In the direct-entry core, take SOC-2115 or the approved Sociology of Families route, and take either DEV-3001 or PSYC-3200.

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Scope and qualifications

Career fields published for Developmental Studies across its three streams. Research, administration and university teaching are described as graduate-study routes, not direct BA outcomes.