Human Development and Family Science

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022
General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)
Launch Seminar (1 Hour)
Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)
Foundations (22-25 Hours)
- Writing & Information Literacy (3)
- Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
- Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
- Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
- Natural Science (4-5)
- Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
- Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)
Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)
Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.
- Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
- Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
- Lived Environments
- Origins & Evolution
- Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
- Sustainability
- Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
- Health & Wellbeing
- Number, Nature, Mind
EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)
Supporting Course Requirements (9 Hours)
- PSYCH 1100 Introduction to Psychology (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
- SOCIOL 1101 Introductory Sociology (3)
- STAT 1350.xx Elementary Statistics, or STAT 1450.xx Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (either can overlap with GE Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis) (3)
Major Requirements (39 Hours)
Major Core 24 HDFS 2200 Family Development (3 Hours)
- HDFS 2400 Life Span Human Development (3)
- HDFS 2410 Child Development, or HDFS 2420 Adolescence & Emerging Adult Development (3)
- HDFS 2210 Helping Skills in Context (3)
- HDFS 2367 American Family Issues (3)
- HDFS 2900 Methods in Human Ecology Research (3)
- HDFS 3200 Foundations of Family Science (3)
- HDFS 3440 Human Sexuality & Intersectionality across the Lifespan (3)
Group A (6 Hours)
Choose 6 hours from the following choices:
- HDFS 4370 Families & Stress (3)
- HDFS 5200 Foundations of Couple & Family Therapy (3)
- HDFS 5340 Intimate Relationships (3)
- HDFS 5350 Families with Adolescents (3)
- HDFS 5410 Infant-Toddler Development: Current Research & Controversies (3)
- HDFS 5430 Adult Development & Aging (3)
- HDFS 5440 Human Sexuality in Context (3)
- HDFS 5560 Advanced Family Development (3)
- HDFS 5890 Special Topics in Family Development (3)
Group B (9 Hours)
Choose at least 9 hours from the following choices:
Any Group A courses not used toward fulfilling the Group A requirement
- HDFS 2189 Introduction to Field Work (4)
- HDFS 2350 Parenting (3)
- HDFS 2410 or HDFS 2420 (whichever not taken in Major Core) (3)
- HDFS 3189.xx Field Work with Targeted Populations (1-3)
- HDFS 3193 Practicum in HDFS Research (1-3)
- HDFS 3300 Promoting Early Language & Literacy in ECD&E (3)
- HDFS 3310 Developing Age Appropriate Curriculum for Infants & Toddlers (3)
- HDFS 3320 Development Age Appropriate Curriculum in Youth Programs (3)
- HDFS 3330 Service Learning & Positive Youth Development for School Age (3)
- HDFS 3450 Managing & Supporting Behavior in Social Contexts (3)
- HDFS 3620 Intervention & Prevention Practices: Development & Evaluation (3)
- HDFS 3800 Professional Development (1)
- HDFS 3850 Leading Early Childhood Education, Childcare, & School-Age Programs (3)
Total Hours: 75-88
Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 32-45
Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap credits where possible.