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Fall
Freshman English – Composition or Freshman English – Honors I
Intro to Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)
Family Relations
General Psychology
General Education

Spring
Freshman English – Reading or Freshman English – Honors II
Human Development: Early Childhood
Seminar on Self-Growth
Introduction to Sociology
Fundamentals of Speech
General Education

See our Undergraduate Bulletin for more information on these courses.

Individual and Family Relations
Dynamics of social-psychological forces affecting family interaction. Explorations of courtship, husband-wife, parent-child relationships.

Human Development: Early Childhood
Principles and theories of growth and development prenatal through age 8, with a systemic perspective on physical, motor, cognitive, language, social and emotional development. Observations required.

Lifespan Human Development
Lifespan individual development. Critical examination of influences on individual development across the lifespan.

Lifespan Sexuality
Introduction to human sexuality over the lifespan, utilizing individual and family perspective. Focus is development of sexual behavior, relationships, and gender characteristics from infancy to late life.

Child Guidance
Developmentally appropriate principles and strategies for child guidance. Systems perspective, positive discipline, theoretical approaches, current topics, developing a personal/eclectic approach.

Seminar on Self-Growth
Course in personal growth and self-management. A starting point in working with families in the diverse world is to begin with an understanding of self. Learning strategies are aimed at bridging theory with real life experiences.

Parent Education and Involvement
Parent groups: training of leaders, survey of literature.

Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family
Trends and issues in divorce, single parenting and remarriage related to effects on adults, children

Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Empirical study of physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of children.

Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families
Study of cultural, ethnic, racial and economic influences on individuals and families in the United States. Emphasis on knowledge and skills to improve human relations in settings serving individuals and families.

 

See our Undergraduate Bulletin for more information on these courses.