HDFS Human Development and Family Studies

HDFS-510 Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation (1 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Impact of family development and stress on individual and family well-being.

HDFS-513 Parent Education and Involvement (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Parent groups: training of leaders, survey of literature.

HDFS-520 Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Trends and issues in divorce, single parenting and remarriage related to effects on adults, children and society.

HDFS-525 Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Empirical study of physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of children.

HDFS-530 Human Development: Early and Middle Adulthood (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Study of adults in the family context during the early and middle years.

HDFS-532 Death and Bereavement (3 cr.)
Spring and Summer
Significance of death and bereavement for the American culture, individual and family. Special consideration given to major tasks of grieving for children and adults.

HDFS-535 Seminar: Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
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.

HDFS-536 Experience: Developing Cultural Competence (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Fifty hours experience interacting with inidviduals and/or families of an ethnic minority group whose background the student does not share; and/or with foreign-born persons of color, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities and persons of various ages and socio-economic groups.

HDFS-540 Human Development: Late Adulthood (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Survey of the field of gerontology focusing on what it means to grow old in the United States from a systemic perspective. Multicultural attitudes toward aging; the psychological, physical, social and economic needs and problems of the older population are addressed. Consideration will be given to the personal, familial, environmental and social resources of the older population.

HDFS-541 Family Caregiving to Dependent Elders (1 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Unique challenges confronting adult children who provide care to aging parents. Government, agency, workplace and family policies and practices promoting and/or undermining family strengths and well-being.

HDFS-545 Health Care Dilemmas and Decisions for Families (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Bioethical issues facing U.S. families. Selected issues provoke deep and troubling questions that will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective through readings, student-led discussion, lectures, and case reviews.

HDFS-550 Women's Relationships in Later Life (3 cr.)
Women's experiences in later life. Impact of race, culture, class, sexual orientation upon aging. Images of aging women in contemporary literature and the media. Older women's experiences in familial relationships and friendships.

HDFS-560 Work and Family Issues (3 cr.)
Spring
Effects of employment and family careers and varying patterns of combining work and family.

HDFS-565 Family Resource Management (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Examination of individual and family use of resources to attain goals. Exploration of methods for working with individuals and families regarding family resource management. Identification of socio-cultural influences of poverty and decision making.

HDFS-575 Grantsmanship For Nonprofits (1-2 cr.)
Explore the availability of foundation grant money for nonprofit organizations. Designed to give the beginning grant writer an overview of grant purposes, foundation funding sources, proposal development and writing.

HDFS-595 Special Topics in Human Development (1-2 cr.)
Special topics in human development; repeatable for different topics. R

HDFS-623 Spirituality Across the Lifespan (2 cr.)
Seminar discussion of autobiographical and biographical accounts of individual's spiritual experiences, beliefs and spiritual development over the life cycle.

HDFS-626 Special Topics in the Study of Family Life (1-3 cr.)
Family life programs and literature; individual study of problems of personal or professional interest.

HDFS-640 Child and Family Law (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Legal issues affecting children and families.

HDFS-642 Geriatric Functional Assessment (4 cr.)
Fall
Multi-disciplinary assessmnet applied to elderly at critical transition points. Assessment of social and economic status, functional status (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living), mental health, and environmental characteristics. Explore variou measurement instruments. Background check required.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-540.

HDFS-650 Family Policy (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Content, methods and process of assessing impact of public policy on children and families.

HDFS-654 Suicide and the Family: Family and Community Intervention (1 cr.)
Analysis of attempted and completed suicides from an interdisciplinary perspective. Forms of intervention, with emphasis upon family therapy, are compared, contrasted, and evaluated for suitability.

HDFS-656 Abuse and the Family (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Definition and analysis of types of abuse in family context. Interrelationship of victims, perpetrators, other family members, helping professionals, social context. Risk factors, effects, reporting and recovery.

HDFS-703 Child and Adolescent Development Seminar (3 cr.)
Advanced seminar in various aspects of child and adolescent development.

HDFS-704 Child and Family Services (2 cr.)
Summer
Review and analysis of the historical development and statutory base of child and family services as well as the social values, issues and trends that shape them.

HDFS-707 Issues and Problems in Parent Education (2 cr.)
A study of the issues and problems of parent groups and the training of parent-group leaders. Instructor's consent required.

HDFS-715 Theories of Family Processes (2 cr.)
Fall and Summer
Advanced analysis of family interaction theory. Emphasis is on normal family processes as they apply to the practice of marital and family intervention.

HDFS-728 Contemporary Family Issues (3 cr.)
Summer

Contemporary family issues and trends addressing continuity as well as the changing nature of relationships and families. Emphasis on family change within the larger context of ecological, demographic and economic change.

HDFS-735 Problems in Family Studies and Human Development (2 cr.)
Identification, selection and completion of a problem in family studies and human development, culminating in a Plan B paper. $

Prerequisites: take EDUC-740.

HDFS-740 Issues in Family Life Education (2 cr.)
Summer

Review of community-based programs for family and human development issues across the lifespan with consideration for personal philosophy, theory, research, development and evaluation of existing program models.

HDFS-742 Lifespan Family and Human Development Seminar (2-3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer

Human development theory; research, changing trends and issues are explored with focus upon family life cycle variations. Emphasis is given to the application of scientific knowledge to select issues and thematic narratives of lifespan development as well as to information regarding child development in families and their sociocultural contexts.

HDFS-746 Theory Based Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods (3 cr.)
Summer
Fundamentals of family and developmental research. Focus on qualitative and quantitative research designs, the role of theory, methods of data collection and analysis, and unique factors associated with family research. Preparation for completion of the comprehensive graduate project.

HDFS-770 Thesis-Family Studies and Human Development (2-6 cr.)
Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of method of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for 2, 4, or 6 semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of 6. Consent of program director. R $

Prerequisites: take EDUC-740.

HDFS-793 Couples and Family Therapy Practicum I (4 cr.)
Fall
Preparation for professional couple and family therapy services through seminar discussions, observation, and supervised therapy experience. Admission to MS in Marriage and MFT program director consent required.

HDFS-794 Couples and Family Therapy Practicum II (4 cr.)
Spring

Sequel to HDFS-793/PSYC-793. Continuing preparation for professional couple and family therapy services through seminar discussions, observation, and supervised therapy. MFT program director consent. 

Prerequisites: take HDFS-793.

HDFS-797 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies (2 cr.)
Field experience related to family and consumer sciences education skills and knowledge used in teaching wage-earning courses at secondary level.

HDFS-799 Independent Study(1-3 cr.) R