Education in Child Life

Thank you for your interest in Child Life as a career choice. Although ASU does not offer a program in Child Life, we do offer several undergraduate courses that provide you with the knowledge needed to pass the Child Life National Exam and to make you competitive for post-Bachelor Child Life Internships in health care settings. These courses include:

3 Credits – CDE 337 Early Childhood Intervention
3 Credits – PRM 364 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
3 Credits – CDE 450 Child Dysfunction in the Family (Family Systems course)

3 Credits – CDE 244 Children Facing Health Challenges

3 Credits – PRM 455 Recreational Therapy with Children (AKA Play in Child Life)

3 Credits – CDE 232 Human Development

3 Credits – SOC 353 Death and Dying